Etymology?:
from bārax בָּרַךְ ‘to bless’
Roots:
ברך
bᵊrāxā n, f
1) blessing
2) (source of) blessing
3) blessing, prosperity
4) blessing, praise of God
5) a gift, present
6) treaty of peace
Mentioned in Genesis 27:12, 27:38, 27:41, 49:25, 49:26, 49:28, 28:4, 39:5, 27:35, 33:11, 27:36, 12:2 Exodus 32:29 Codex Leviticus 25:21 Deuteronomy 23:6, 12:15, 16:17, 33:1, 11:27, 11:29, 30:1, 28:2, 28:8, 33:23, 11:26, 30:19 Joshua 8:34, 15:19 Judges 1:15 1 Samuel 25:27, 30:26 2 Samuel 7:29 2 Kings 5:15, 18:31 Isaiah 36:16, 65:8, 19:24, 44:3 Ezekiel 44:30, 34:26 Joel 2:14 Zechariah 8:13 Malachi 3:10, 2:2 Psalms 109:17, 129:8, 24:5, 133:3, 21:7, 84:7, 3:9, 21:4, 37:26 Proverbs 28:20, 24:25, 11:26, 10:6, 10:7, 10:22, 11:11, 11:25 Job 29:13 Nehemiah 9:5, 13:2