curse your prosperity Mal 2: 2. 4. blessing, praise of God Ne 9: 5. 5. a gift, present Gn 33:11 ( E ) Jos 15:19 ( J ) Ju 1:15 1 S 25:2 7; 30:26 2 K 5:1 5; נֶפֶשׁ בְּרָכָה
a liberal person
Pr 11:25
(
cf.
Syriac
ܒܽܘܪܟܳܐ
(
burko
), Ethiopic
˜˜˜˜
(
barakat
)).
6.
treaty of peace
2 K 18:31
=
Is 36:1
6.
• II . בְּרָכָה S 1293, 1294 TWOT 285b GK 1388, 1389, 1390 1. n.pr.loc. Valley in wilderness by Tekoa 2 Ch 20:26 (×2) mod. Bereikût cf. Be & reff. 2. n.pr.m. one of
David’s band
1 Ch 12:3
.
•
בָּרוּךְ
S
1263
GK
1358
n.pr.m.
(
blessed)
1.
friend and amanuensis of Jeremiah
Je 32:12
,
13
,
16
;
36:4–32
;
43:3
,
6
;
45:1
,
2
.
2.
a priest, son of Zabbai (Zaccai)
Ne 3:20
;
10:7
.
3.
son of Colhozeh, of the tribe of Judah
Ne 11:5
.
•
בְּרֵכָה
S
1295
TWOT
285c
GK
1391
n.f.
pool, pond
(
הברכה
SI
5
; Arabic
بِرْكَةٌ
(
birkatun
);
Sab.
ברכת
Sab.Denkm.
73; Aramaic
בְּרֵיכְתָּא
)
—
ב׳
2 S 2:13
(×2) 4:12 2 K 18:17
(
=
Is 36:
2)
20:20 Ne 3:16 Is 7:
3;
22:9
,
11
;
cstr.
בְּרֵכַת
2 S 2:13 1 K 22:38 Ne 2:1
4;
3:15 Na 2:
9;
pl.
בְּרֵכֹות
Ec 2:6 Ct 7:
5.
•
בָּרַכְאֵל
n.pr.m.
(
̄El doth bless
,
cf.
Ph.
ברכבעל
, Palm. בלברך
Vog
117
,
Bab.
Bariki-ili
Opp
JAs 1887 Nov.–Dec., 536 f.
)
father of Elihu
Jb 32:2
,
6
.
•
יְבֶרֶכְיָ˜הוּ
S
3000
GK
3310
n.pr.m.
(
=
יְבָרֶכְיָהוּ
s. Yah blesseth
Ges
§ 27, 3)
father of a Zechariah in Isaiah’s time
Is 8:2
; usually in abbreviated form
n.pr.loc. nomen proprium loci, proper name of place. ×2 two times.
Be
E. Bertheau.
n.pr.
nomen proprium,
proper name.
m.
masculine.
SI
Siloam Inscription.
Sab.
Sabean.
Sab.Denkm.
Sabäische Denkmäler, edd. Mordmann & Müller
.
Ph.
Phenician.
Palm. Palmyrene. Vog C. J. M. de Vogüé, Syrie Centrale. Bab. Babylonian.
Opp Jules Oppert.
JAs Journal Asiatique. Ges W. Gesenius, Heb. Gram. ed. by Kautzsch;