בְּרָכָ֥ה
𐤁𐤓𐤊𐤄
berakhah
of blessing
from בָרַךְ; benediction; by implication prosperity; blessing, liberal, pool, present.
Proverbs 11:25 · Word #2
Lexicon H1293
| Lemma | בְּרָכָה |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤁𐤓𐤊𐤄 |
| Transliteration | Bᵉrâkâh |
| Strong's | H1293 |
| In-context | of blessing |
Morphology HNcfsa
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | c — Common — Common noun |
| Gender | f — Feminine — Feminine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
| State | a — Absolute — The noun stands independently |
SIBI-P1 H1293-02
a kneeling-blessing
| Root | ברך (b-r-k) |
| Core Meanings | to kneel, to bless, to bestow favor, to endow with benefit |
| Semantic Range | blessing, benediction, gift bestowed in goodwill, benefit, prosperity, abundance, sometimes a concrete gift or even a pool (as a place of blessing/abundance) |
| Conceptual Significance | בְּרָכָה expresses the covenantal flow of favor and life from YHWH to His people, often linked to fruitfulness, peace, and material provision. It reflects both divine generosity and the posture of reverence (kneeling) inherent in worship and relational fidelity. |
| Morphological Notes | Noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute (HNcfsa). Derived from the Qal root ברך. No pronominal suffix; stands in absolute state. |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun בְּרָכָה is a feminine singular absolute form derived from the root ברך, "to kneel" and by extension "to bless" or "to bestow favor." The rendering "a kneeling-blessing" preserves the concrete root imagery of kneeling (either in reverence or in the act of bestowing) while clearly expressing a single feminine noun in English as indicated by the morphology (HNcfsa). |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root ברך (to kneel, to bless, to bestow favor, to endow with benefit)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H1288-01 |
avarakhah | Let me bestow blessing |
H1288-02 |
avarakhekha | I will bestow blessing upon you |
H1288-03 |
avarakhem | I will bless them |
Word Usage (69 occurrences of H1293)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Genesis 12:2 | בְּרָכָֽה | berakhah | a blessing |
| Genesis 27:12 | בְרָכָֽה | verakhah | a blessing |
| Genesis 27:35 | בִּרְכָתֶֽ/ךָ | birekhatekha | your blessing |