# בְּרַךְ (berakh)

Israeli respelling: be-rakh. Hear on Google uses modern Hebrew.

Strong’s H1289. 5 Old Testament occurrences.

{to kneel; by implication to bless God (as an act of adoration), and (vice-versa) man (as a benefit); also (by euphemism) to curse (God or the king, as treason)}

King James renderings: bless, kneel.

Lexicon: Strong’s Hebrew, public domain. The derived file is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Canonical: https://apologetics.wiki/bible/hebrew/berakh-h1289

## Occurrences

- [Daniel 2:19](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/daniel/2/19) — Then was the secret revealed unto Daniel in a night vision. Then Daniel blessed the God of heaven.
- [Daniel 2:20](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/daniel/2/20) — Daniel answered and said, Blessed be the name of God for ever and ever: for wisdom and might are his:
- [Daniel 3:28](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/daniel/3/28) — Then Nebuchadnezzar spake, and said, Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, who hath sent his angel, and delivered his serv…
- [Daniel 4:34](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/daniel/4/34) — And at the end of the days I Nebuchadnezzar lifted up mine eyes unto heaven, and mine understanding returned unto me, and I blessed the mos…
- [Daniel 6:10](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/daniel/6/10) — Now when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went into his house; and his windows being open in his chamber toward Jerusalem, he kn…