בֵּרַ֔כְתָּ
𐤁𐤓𐤊𐤕
bârak
have blessed
To bless, to endow with power for success, prosperity, fertility, or longevity; to recognize, affirm, or invoke divine favor or well-being. In its most typical sense, בָרַךְ refers to the act of conferring a benefit, either from a divine figure to a human or from one human to another, often formally recognizing favor or good fortune. Less commonly, the term can be used in euphemistic contexts to mean 'curse,' usually as a deliberate circumlocution in prohibitive formulas or legal settings.
baraka "blessing" (Kikuyu) · uburaka "blessing" (Kirundi) · libelaka "blessing (from God)" (Lingala) +1 more1 Chronicles 17:27 · Word #13
Lexicon H1288
| Lemma | בָרַךְ |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤁𐤓𐤊 |
| Transliteration | bârak |
| Strong's | H1288 |
| Definition | To bless, to endow with power for success, prosperity, fertility, or longevity; to recognize, affirm, or invoke divine favor or well-being. In its most typical sense, בָרַךְ refers to the act of conferring a benefit, either from a divine figure to a human or from one human to another, often formally recognizing favor or good fortune. Less commonly, the term can be used in euphemistic contexts to mean 'curse,' usually as a deliberate circumlocution in prohibitive formulas or legal settings. |
Morphology HVpp2ms
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | p — Piel — Intensive active |
| Conjugation | p — Perfect — Completed action |
| Person | 2 — 2nd person — Second person ("you") |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
Common Translation
| Phrase | have blessed |
SIBI-P1 Translation H1288-17
you have bestowed blessing
| Morphological Notes | Verb, Piel stem (intensive/active), perfect conjugation, 2nd person masculine singular. |
| Rendering Rationale | The Piel stem conveys an intensive or active bestowal of benefit, reflecting the developed sense of conferring blessing from the root idea of kneeling. The perfect 2nd masculine singular form is rendered as "you have" to preserve person, gender, number, and completed aspect. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
you have blessed
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | 'You have bestowed blessing' is awkward English; 'you have blessed' is a standard, context-true rendering of the verb in this grammatical form. |
Bantu Hebrew
בֵּרַ֔כְתָּ (bârak) — To bless, to endow with power for success, prosperity, fertility, or longevity; to recognize, affirm, or invoke divine favor or well-being. In its most typical sense, בָרַךְ refers to the act of conferring a benefit, either from a divine figure to a human or from one human to another, often formally recognizing favor or good fortune. Less commonly, the term can be used in euphemistic contexts to mean 'curse,' usually as a deliberate circumlocution in prohibitive formulas or legal settings.