בְּרֵכָה
bĕrēkâ
pool
Strong's H1295NounHebrewTWOT 285c

בְּרֵכָה (bĕrēkâ) is a Hebrew noun meaning pool. It appears 17 times in 8 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H1295).

Also rendered

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 285c)

Range of meaning (TWOT 285c)pool, pond; reservoir, kneel
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's

בְּרֵכָה noun, feminine: pool, pond

Strong's H1295 בְּרֵכָה: a reservoir (at which camels kneel as a resting-place)
KJV:(fish-) pool.

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.

Root family 285: בָּרַךְ bārak — 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

See it in Scripture

2 Samuel 2:132 Kings 18:17Nehemiah 2:14

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