וַֽ/יְבָרֲכ֖וּ
𐤅/𐤉𐤁𐤓𐤊𐤅
bârak
and they 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.
Leviticus 9:23 · Word #8
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 HC/Vpw3mp
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | p — Piel — Intensive active |
| Conjugation | w — Sequential Imperfect — Imperfect with waw-consecutive, narrating past events |
| Person | 3 — 3rd person — Third person ("he/she/they") |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | p — Plural — Plural |
Common Translation
| Phrase | and they blessed |
SIBI-P1 Translation H1288-79
they bestowed blessing
| Morphological Notes | Verb; Piel stem; sequential imperfect (wayyiqtol); 3rd person masculine plural. |
| Rendering Rationale | The Piel stem conveys the active, intentional bestowal or invocation of blessing, reflecting the intensified action of conferring benefit. The 3rd person masculine plural sequential imperfect form is rendered as "they bestowed," preserving person and number. |
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