בְּרָכָה

n.f. blessing (Arabic بَرَكَةٌ; Ethiopic በረከት Aramaic בִּרְכָּא, ܒܘܪܟܬܳܐ; NH as Heb.)—ב׳ Gn 12:2 + 39 times; cstr. בִּרְכַּת Gn 28:4 + 9 times; sf. בִּרְכָתוֹ Gn 49:28 + 7 times; pl. בְּרָכוֹת ψ 21:7 + 4 times; cstr. בִּרְכוֹת, בִּרְכֹת Gn 49:25 + 5 times; sf. בִּרְכוֹתֵיכֶם Mal 2:2;— blessing: of parent Gn 27:12–41; 49:28 (JE), of Moses Dt 33:1. of God Ex 32:29 (E) Lv 25:21 (P) Dt 11:26, 27, 29; 23:6 (= Ne 13:2) 28:2, 8; 30:1, 19 Jos 8:34 (D) 2 S 7:29 ψ 3:9; 21:4; 133:3 Is 44:3 Ez 34:26; 44:30 Jo 2:14 Mal 3:10; ברכת יהוה Gn 39:5 (J) Dt 12:15; 16:17; 33:23 ψ 129:8 Pr 10:22; ברכה מאת י׳ ψ 24:5; ברכת אברהם Gn 28:4 (P), the blessing given to Abraham. of the people, in recognition of good men ψ 109:17 Pr 10:16; 11:26; 24:25; 28:20. of a poor man, in recognition of benefits Jb 29:13. source of blessing: Abraham Gn 12:2 (J); Israel Is 19:24 Ez 34:26 Zc 8:13; seed of the righteous ψ 37:26; the king ψ 21:7; memory of the righteous Pr 10:7; new wine Is 65:8. blessing, prosperity: בברכת ישׁרים by the prosperity of the upright (the city is exalted) Pr 11:11; גם ברכות יעטה מורה yea, the early rain covereth with blessings ψ 84:7 cf. Gn 49:25, 26; וארותי את ברכותיכם and I will curse your prosperity Mal 2:2. blessing, praise of God Ne 9:5. a gift, present Gn 33:11 (E) Jos 15:19 (J) Ju 1:15 1 S 25:27; 30:26 2 K 5:15; נֶפֶשׁ בְּרָכָה a liberal person Pr 11:25 (cf. Syriac ܒܽܘܪܟܳܐ, Ethiopic በረከት). treaty of peace 2 K 18:31 = Is 36:16.