====== בָרַךְ ======

Meaning
  * To kneel
  * To bless God as an act of adoration
  * To bless man as a benefit
  * Sometimes, to curse

Verb, appearing approximately 330 times in the Old Testament.

The word בָרַךְ marks important moments of covenant, worship, inheritance and hope.

===== Examples =====

In Scripture, בָּרַךְ expresses both human and divine blessing:

  * God blesses humans, conveying favour, prosperity, and life - "And God blessed them and said, 'Be fruitful and multiply…'" (<autott>genesis_1:28|Genesis 1:28</autott>
  * Humans bless God, meaning to praise or acknowledge God’s goodness - "Bless the LORD, O my soul" (<autott>psalm_103:1|Psalm 103:1</autott>
  * Humans bless others, invoking God’s favour on someone - "The LORD bless you and keep you" (<autott>numbers_6:24|Numbers 6:24</autott>)

===== Conjugation Tables =====

==== Piel Stem — "to bless" ====

=== Perfect (past tense) ===

| **Person**                    | **Hebrew**  | **English Meaning** |
| 3rd person masculine singular | בֵּרֵךְ     | he blessed          |
| 3rd person feminine singular  | בֵּרֲכָה    | she blessed         |
| 2nd person masculine singular | בֵּרַכְתָּ  | you blessed         |
| 2nd person feminine singular  | בֵּרַכְתְּ  | you blessed         |
| 1st person common singular    | בֵּרַכְתִּי | I blessed           |
| 3rd person masculine plural   | בֵּרְכוּ    | they blessed        |
| 3rd person feminine plural    | בֵּרְכוּ    | they blessed        |
| 2nd person masculine plural   | בֵּרַכְתֶּם | you blessed         |
| 2nd person feminine plural    | בֵּרַכְתֶּן | you blessed         |
| 1st person common plural      | בֵּרַכְנוּ  | we blessed          |

=== Imperfect (future tense) ===

| **Person**                    | **Hebrew**   | **English Meaning** |
| 3rd person masculine singular | יְבָרֵךְ     | he will bless       |
| 3rd person feminine singular  | תְּבָרֵךְ    | she will bless      |
| 2nd person masculine singular | תְּבָרֵךְ    | you will bless      |
| 2nd person feminine singular  | תְּבָרֲכִי   | you will bless      |
| 1st person common singular    | אֲבָרֵךְ     | I will bless        |
| 3rd person masculine plural   | יְבָרֲכוּ    | they will bless     |
| 3rd person feminine plural    | תְּבָרַכְנָה | they will bless     |
| 2nd person masculine plural   | תְּבָרֲכוּ   | you will bless      |
| 2nd person feminine plural    | תְּבָרַכְנָה | you will bless      |
| 1st person common plural      | נְבָרֵךְ     | we will bless       |

=== Imperative (command) ===

| **Person**                    | **Hebrew** | **English Meaning** |
| 2nd person masculine singular | בָּרֵךְ    | bless!              |
| 2nd person feminine singular  | בָּרֲכִי   | bless!              |
| 2nd person masculine plural   | בָּרֲכוּ   | bless!              |
| 2nd person feminine plural    | בָּרַכְנָה | bless!              |

=== Infinitive and Participle ===

| **Form**                      | **Hebrew** | **English Meaning** |
| Infinitive construct          | בָּרֵךְ    | to bless            |
| Participle masculine singular | מְבָרֵךְ   | blessing            |
| Participle feminine singular  | מְבָרֶכֶת  | blessing            |
| Participle masculine plural   | מְבָרְכִים | blessing            |
| Participle feminine plural    | מְבָרְכוֹת | blessing            |

==== Qal Stem — "to kneel" ====

| **Form**                                | **Hebrew** | **English Meaning** |
| Perfect 3rd person masculine singular   | בָּרַךְ    | he knelt            |
| Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular | יִבְרַךְ   | he will kneel       |
| Infinitive construct                    | לִבְרֹךְ   | to kneel            |
| Participle masculine singular           | בֹּרֵךְ    | kneeling            |