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Hebrew · H1288, H5315 · unreviewed

יְבָרֵךְ נַפְשׁוֹ

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) · properly, a breathing creature , i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality ; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)

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בָּרַךְ H1288 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)
Pronunciation barak
Blessing flows from kneeling posture of submission; carries covenantal power to confer or withhold benefit.
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נֶפֶשׁ H5315 properly, a breathing creature , i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality ; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
Pronunciation nafsho
Vitality or lifeforce of a creature; ranges from physical breath to desire, appetite, and personal identity or selfhood.
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What does יְבָרֵךְ נַפְשׁוֹ (yevarekh nafsho) mean in the Bible?

בָּרַךְ · נֶפֶשׁ is a Hebrew word meaning "he blesses himself, congratulates his own life".

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Meaning

he blesses himself, congratulates his own life
Grammatical Forms

How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.

Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 64×
Participle passive 1Chr 16:36 · 1Chr 29:10 · 1Kgs 1:48 · 1Kgs 2:45 · 1Kgs 5:21 · 1Kgs 8:15 · 1Kgs 8:56 · 1Kgs 10:9 · 1Sam 15:13 · 1Sam 23:21 · 1Sam 25:32 · 1Sam 25:39 · 1Sam 26:25 · 2Chr 2:11 · 2Chr 6:4 · 2Chr 9:8 63×
Cohortative Ps 95:6 1×
Piel intensive active — emphasizes thoroughness or repeated action 79×
Sequential imperfect 1Chr 29:20 · Judg 5:2 · Judg 5:9 · Neh 9:5 · Ps 66:8 · Ps 68:27 · Ps 96:2 · Ps 100:4 · Ps 103:20 · Ps 103:21 · Ps 103:22 · Ps 134:1 · Ps 135:19 · Ps 135:20 · Ps 103:1 · Ps 103:2 23×
Imperfect 1Sam 9:13 · Gen 48:16 · Gen 48:20 · Prov 3:33 · Prov 30:11 · Ps 29:11 · Ps 49:19 · Ps 115:12 · Ps 115:13 · Hag 2:19 · Ps 16:7 · Ps 26:12 · Ps 132:15 · Num 22:6 · Ps 5:13 · Ps 65:11 22×
Perfect 1Kgs 21:13 · 2Chr 31:10 · 2Sam 6:12 · Deut 33:1 · Exod 20:11 · Gen 24:1 · Gen 24:35 · Gen 28:6 · Gen 49:28 · Isa 61:9 · Job 42:12 · Ps 10:3 · Ps 147:13 · 1Chr 17:27 · 1Kgs 21:10 · Job 1:10 21×
Infinitive absolute 1Chr 4:10 · Deut 15:4 · Gen 22:17 · Josh 24:10 · Num 23:11 · Num 23:20 · Num 23:25 · Num 24:10 · Ps 132:15 9×
Participle active Isa 66:3 · Prov 27:14 2×
Jussive Gen 28:3 1×
Cohortative Ps 34:2 1×
Pual intensive passive — intensive action received by the subject 11×
Imperfect 2Sam 7:29 · Prov 22:9 · Ps 112:2 · Ps 128:4 · Judg 5:24 · Prov 20:21 7×
Participle passive Deut 33:13 · Job 1:21 · Num 22:6 · Ps 113:2 4×
Hithpael reflexive or reciprocal — the subject acts on itself or mutually with others 1×
Imperfect Isa 65:16 1×
155 total occurrences across all forms in the biblical text Morphology: OSHB — CC BY 4.0
Cross-Language Connections

Greek words that correspond to or develop the meaning of this Hebrew word in the New Testament.

ψυχή psychḗ G5590 LXX equivalent Greek
soul
Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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