What does בָּרַךְ · אֱלֹהִים mean in the Bible?
בָּרַךְ · אֱלֹהִים is a Hebrew phrase meaning "blessed be God".
Hebrew · H1288, H430
ברוך אלהים
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) · gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God ; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates ; and sometimes as a superlative
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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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אֱלֹהִים H430 gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God ; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates ; and sometimes as a superlative
Pronunciation ʾĕlōhiym
Plural form persistently denotes the singular God of Israel; signals transcendent power and authority in every application.
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What does ברוך אלהים (barukh Elohim) mean in the Bible?
בָּרַךְ · אֱלֹהִים is a Hebrew phrase meaning "blessed be God".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H1288, H430?
H1288, H430 is connected to 2,930 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. blessed be God
Source Gloss
blessed be God
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 4 Aligned forms 155
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 1×
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 9×
Participle active Isa 66:3 · Prov 27:14 2×
Jussive Gen 28:3 1×
Cohortative Ps 34:2 1×
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 7×
Participle passive Deut 33:13 · Job 1:21 · Num 22:6 · Ps 113:2 4×
Hithpael reflexive or reciprocal — the subject acts on itself or mutually with others 1×
Imperfect Isa 65:16 1×
Word Origins
ברוך אלהים is a primitive root - no further derivation.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain