Hebrew · H1288, H3068 · unreviewed

בָּרוּךְ יְהוָה

To kneel ; by implication to bless God (as an act of adoration), and (vice-versa) man (as a benefit); also (by euphemism) to curse (God or the king, as treason) · (the) self- Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah , Jewish national name of God

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בָּרַךְ H1288 to kneel ; by implication to bless God (as an act of adoration), and (vice-versa) man (as a benefit); also (by euphemism) to curse (God or the king, as treason)
Pronunciation barak
Blessing flows from kneeling posture of submission; carries covenantal power to confer or withhold benefit.
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יְהֹוָה H3068 (the) self- Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah , Jewish national name of God
Pronunciation YHWH
God's self-existence and eternity marked by the covenantal name revealing His unchanging, personal relationship with Israel
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What does בָּרוּךְ יְהוָה (barukh YHWH) mean in the Bible?

בָּרַךְ · יְהֹוָה is a Hebrew word meaning "to bless/praise the covenant LORD".

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Meaning

to bless/praise the covenant LORD
Grammatical Forms

How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.

Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 64×
Participle passive 1Chr 16:36 · 1Chr 29:10 · 1Kgs 1:48 · 1Kgs 2:45 · 1Kgs 5:21 · 1Kgs 8:15 · 1Kgs 8:56 · 1Kgs 10:9 · 1Sam 15:13 · 1Sam 23:21 · 1Sam 25:32 · 1Sam 25:39 · 1Sam 26:25 · 2Chr 2:11 · 2Chr 6:4 · 2Chr 9:8 63×
Cohortative Ps 95:6
Piel intensive active — emphasizes thoroughness or repeated action 79×
Sequential imperfect 1Chr 29:20 · Judg 5:2 · Judg 5:9 · Neh 9:5 · Ps 66:8 · Ps 68:27 · Ps 96:2 · Ps 100:4 · Ps 103:20 · Ps 103:21 · Ps 103:22 · Ps 134:1 · Ps 135:19 · Ps 135:20 · Ps 103:1 · Ps 103:2 23×
Imperfect 1Sam 9:13 · Gen 48:16 · Gen 48:20 · Prov 3:33 · Prov 30:11 · Ps 29:11 · Ps 49:19 · Ps 115:12 · Ps 115:13 · Hag 2:19 · Ps 16:7 · Ps 26:12 · Ps 132:15 · Num 22:6 · Ps 5:13 · Ps 65:11 22×
Perfect 1Kgs 21:13 · 2Chr 31:10 · 2Sam 6:12 · Deut 33:1 · Exod 20:11 · Gen 24:1 · Gen 24:35 · Gen 28:6 · Gen 49:28 · Isa 61:9 · Job 42:12 · Ps 10:3 · Ps 147:13 · 1Chr 17:27 · 1Kgs 21:10 · Job 1:10 21×
Infinitive absolute 1Chr 4:10 · Deut 15:4 · Gen 22:17 · Josh 24:10 · Num 23:11 · Num 23:20 · Num 23:25 · Num 24:10 · Ps 132:15
Participle active Isa 66:3 · Prov 27:14
Jussive Gen 28:3
Cohortative Ps 34:2
Pual intensive passive — intensive action received by the subject 11×
Imperfect 2Sam 7:29 · Prov 22:9 · Ps 112:2 · Ps 128:4 · Judg 5:24 · Prov 20:21
Participle passive Deut 33:13 · Job 1:21 · Num 22:6 · Ps 113:2
Hithpael reflexive or reciprocal — the subject acts on itself or mutually with others
Imperfect Isa 65:16
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