Hebrew
brk (Hebrew root)
brk (Hebrew root)
A Hebrew root meaning to bless, salute, or kneel; it also forms nouns for knee, blessing, gift, or pool.
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Definition
Biblical Hebrew root. Bārak (בָּרַךְ baw-RAK) — verb: to bless, salute, kneel. Berek (בֶּרֶךְ BEH-rek) — noun: knee. Berakhah (בְּרָכָה ber-aw-KAW) — noun: blessing, a gift, a pool.
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- Antonym of
- 'ararHebrew
Sources
- 1.Lexicon in Veteris Testamenti Libros. (Leiden: Brill, 1985). 153Original citation: Köhler, Ludwig, Walter Baumgartner, and Ludwig Köhler. Lexicon in Veteris Testamenti Libros. Leiden: Brill, 1985, 153.
Last revised August 14, 2026