What does בֶּרֶךְ (berekĕ) mean in the Bible?
בֶּרֶךְ (berekĕ) is a Hebrew word meaning "a knee".
Hebrew · H1290
בֶּרֶךְ
A knee
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בֶּרֶךְ H1290
Pronunciation berekĕ
What does בֶּרֶךְ (berekĕ) mean in the Bible?
בֶּרֶךְ (berekĕ) is a Hebrew word meaning "a knee".
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How does the BSB render H1290?
The BSB source-word alignment has 25 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include . . . (4), knees (4), knee (3), her lap (2), his knees (2).
Where does בֶּרֶךְ (berekĕ) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 30:3. Its strongest book concentrations include 1 Kings (3), Ezekiel (3), Genesis (3), Isaiah (3).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It . . . 4× Judges 7:5, Judges 7:6, 1 Kings 8:54, 2 Chronicles 6:13
knees 4× Genesis 50:23, 1 Kings 19:18, Isaiah 35:3, Nahum 2:10
knee 3× Isaiah 45:23, Ezekiel 7:17, Ezekiel 21:7
her lap 2× Judges 16:19, 2 Kings 4:20
his knees 2× 1 Kings 18:42, 2 Kings 1:13
my knees 2× Ezra 9:5, Psalms 109:24
[for me] 1× Genesis 30:3
[her] knees 1× Isaiah 66:12
[his father’s] knees 1× Genesis 48:12
and knees 1× Daniel 10:10
knee-deep 1× Ezekiel 47:4
the knees 1× Job 4:4
were there knees 1× Job 3:12
your knees 1× Deuteronomy 28:35
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Genesis 30:3 בִּרְכַּ֔י to [for me] Noun - feminine dual construct | first person common singular Genesis 48:12 בִּרְכָּ֑יו to [his father’s] knees Noun - feminine dual construct | third person masculine singular Genesis 50:23 בִּרְכֵּ֥י to knees Noun - feminine dual construct Deuteronomy 28:35 הַבִּרְכַּ֙יִם֙ to your knees Article | Noun - fd Judges 7:5 בִּרְכָּ֖יו to . . . Noun - feminine dual construct | third person masculine singular Judges 7:6 בִּרְכֵיהֶ֖ם to . . . Noun - feminine dual construct | third person masculine plural Judges 16:19 בִּרְכֶּ֔יהָ to her lap Noun - feminine dual construct | third person feminine singular 1 Kings 8:54 בִּרְכָּ֔יו to . . . Noun - feminine dual construct | third person masculine singular 1 Kings 18:42 בְּרָכוֹ׃ to his knees Noun - feminine dual construct | third person masculine singular 1 Kings 19:18 הַבִּרְכַּ֗יִם to knees Article | Noun - fd
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 30:3
Aligned rows 25
Books represented 13
Genesis 3 Deuteronomy 1 Judges 3 1 Kings 3 2 Kings 2 2 Chronicles 1 Ezra 1 Job 2 Psalms 1 Isaiah 3 Ezekiel 3 Daniel 1 Nahum 1
Source forms
בִּרְכַּ֔י 2x bir·kay Genesis 30:3, Ezra 9:5
בִּרְכַּ֖יִם 2x bir·ka·yim Isaiah 66:12, Ezekiel 7:17
בֶּ֔רֶךְ 1x be·reḵ Isaiah 45:23
בְּרָכוֹ׃ 1x bə·rå̄·ḵō 1 Kings 18:42
בִּרְכֵּ֥י 1x bir·kê Genesis 50:23
בִּ֭רְכַּי 1x bir·kay Psalms 109:24
בִּרְכַּ֖י 1x bir·kay Daniel 10:10
בִּרְכֶּ֔יהָ 1x bir·ke·hā Judges 16:19
Parsing patterns
Noun - fd 6x Job 3:12, Isaiah 66:12, Ezekiel 7:17, Ezekiel 21:7
Noun - feminine dual construct | third person masculine singular 6x Genesis 48:12, Judges 7:5, 1 Kings 8:54, 1 Kings 18:42
Noun - feminine dual construct | first person common singular 4x Genesis 30:3, Ezra 9:5, Psalms 109:24, Daniel 10:10
Article | Noun - fd 2x Deuteronomy 28:35, 1 Kings 19:18
Conjunctive waw | Noun - fd 2x Job 4:4, Isaiah 35:3
Noun - feminine dual construct | third person feminine singular 2x Judges 16:19, 2 Kings 4:20
Noun - feminine dual construct 1x Genesis 50:23
Noun - feminine dual construct | third person masculine plural 1x Judges 7:6
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. a knee
Source Gloss
a knee
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
a knee BDB: knee Usage: knee.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
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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