בָרַךְ overwhelmingly and typically means to confer divine or human favor, prosperity, or well-being. “Bless” is the natural, common English verb that matches the primary semantic range (to invoke, grant, or pronounce benefit) and covers the frequent rendered forms (blessed, blesses, blessing). Less common senses (euphemistic ‘curse,’ literal ‘kneel’) are marginal and should be handled as exceptions, so using a single consistent base verb ‘bless’ best preserves meaning and natural readability across all forms.