בֵרַ֣ךְ
𐤁𐤓𐤊
bârak
had blessed
To bless, to endow with power for success, prosperity, fertility, or longevity; to recognize, affirm, or invoke divine favor or well-being. In its most typical sense, בָרַךְ refers to the act of conferring a benefit, either from a divine figure to a human or from one human to another, often formally recognizing favor or good fortune. Less commonly, the term can be used in euphemistic contexts to mean 'curse,' usually as a deliberate circumlocution in prohibitive formulas or legal settings.
Genesis 28:6 · Word #4
Lexicon H1288
| Lemma | בָרַךְ |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤁𐤓𐤊 |
| Transliteration | bârak |
| Strong's | H1288 |
| Definition | To bless, to endow with power for success, prosperity, fertility, or longevity; to recognize, affirm, or invoke divine favor or well-being. In its most typical sense, בָרַךְ refers to the act of conferring a benefit, either from a divine figure to a human or from one human to another, often formally recognizing favor or good fortune. Less commonly, the term can be used in euphemistic contexts to mean 'curse,' usually as a deliberate circumlocution in prohibitive formulas or legal settings. |
Morphology HVpp3ms
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | p — Piel — Intensive active |
| Conjugation | p — Perfect — Completed action |
| Person | 3 — 3rd person — Third person ("he/she/they") |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
Common Translation
| Phrase | had blessed |
SIBI-P1 Translation H1288-89
he bestowed blessing
| Morphological Notes | Verb, Piel stem (intensive/factitive), perfect (completed action), 3rd person masculine singular. |
| Rendering Rationale | The Piel stem expresses the active conferral of benefit or favor, and the perfect 3ms form indicates a completed action by a masculine singular subject. "He bestowed blessing" preserves the root idea of granting benefit derived from the gesture of kneeling. |
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