בְּרָכָהBᵉrâkâh

Meanings

Same root

• בָרַךְbârak · H1288to 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)
• בְּרָכָהBᵉrâkâh · H1294Berakah, the name of an Israelite, and also of a valley in Palestine

Where it appears

Appears 69 times in the Bible.

• Genesis 12:2 I will make you into a great nation. I will bless you and make you famous, and you will be a blessing to others.
• Genesis 27:12 What if my father touches me? He’ll see that I’m trying to trick him, and then he’ll curse me instead of blessing me.”
• Genesis 27:35 But Isaac said, “Your brother was here, and he tricked me. He has taken away your blessing.”
• Genesis 27:36 Esau exclaimed, “No wonder his name is Jacob, for now he has cheated me twice. First he took my rights as the firstborn, and now he has stolen my blessing. Oh, haven’t you saved even one blessing for me?”
• Genesis 27:38 Esau pleaded, “But do you have only one blessing? Oh my father, bless me, too!” Then Esau broke down and wept.
• Genesis 27:41 From that time on, Esau hated Jacob because their father had given Jacob the blessing. And Esau began to scheme: “I will soon be mourning my father’s death. Then I will kill my brother, Jacob.”