וַיָּ֥שָׁב דָּוִ֖ד לְבָרֵ֣ךְplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigבָרַךְ
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.Genesis 1:28Psalm 103:1Numbers 6:24 אֶתplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigאֵת
hebrew
The Hebrew אֵת word does not have a corresponding word in English. In Hebrew, it is a marker of the accusative, i.e. the word following it is the object of the sentence.
For example, in Genesis 1:1 the word is preceded by בָּרָ֣א אֱלֹהִ֑ים ( בֵּית֑וֹ וַתֵּצֵ֞א מִיכַ֤ל בַּת שָׁאוּל֙ לִקְרַ֣את דָּוִ֔ד וַתֹּ֗אמֶר מַה נִּכְבַּ֨ד הַיּ֜וֹם מֶ֣לֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל אֲשֶׁ֨ר נִגְלָ֤ה הַיּוֹם֙ לְעֵינֵ֨י אַמְה֣וֹת עֲבָדָ֔יו כְּהִגָּל֥וֹת נִגְל֖וֹת אַחַ֥ד הָרֵקִֽים
