בָּרַךְ (barak) is
a Hebrew verb
meaning kneel. It appears
330 times
in 24 books of the Hebrew Bible
(Strong's H1288).
Also rendered
to bless
Same Hebrew root (TWOT 285)
Range of meaning (TWOT 285)kneel, bless; kneel down; bless oneself; bless God, God blesses, men bless men, salute, greet, curse; to be blessed, adored, prospered by God, have prosperity invoked, in gratitude; blaspheme, congratulate, praise, thank
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's
בָּרַךְverb: kneel, bless
Qal
1.kneel down
2.bless
Niphalbless oneself
Piel
1.bless God, adore with bended knees
2.God blesses
3.men bless men
4.salute, greet, with an invocation of blessing
5.bless, with the antithetical meaning curse from the greeting in departing, saying adieu to, taking leave of
Pual
1.passive to be blessed, adored
2.prospered by God
3.have prosperity invoked, by Balaam
4.in gratitude
Hithpaelbless oneself
Strong's H1288בָּרַךְ: 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) KJV:× abundantly, × altogether, × at all, blaspheme, bless, congratulate, curse, × greatly, × indeed, kneel (down), praise, salute, × still, thank.
Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.