1295. berekah

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berekah: Blessing

Original Word: בְּרֵכָה
Part of Speech: Noun Feminine
Transliteration: brekah
Pronunciation: beh-rah-KAH
Phonetic Spelling: (ber-ay-kaw')
Definition: Blessing
Meaning: a reservoir

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

fishpool

From barak; a reservoir (at which camels kneel as a resting-place) -- (fish-)pool.

see HEBREW barak

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from barak
Definition
a pool, pond
NASB Translation
ponds (1), pool (15), pools (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

בְּרֵכָה noun feminine pool, pond (הברכה SI⁵; Arabic ; Sabean ברכת SabDenkm⁷³; Aramaic בְּרֵיכְתָּא) — ׳ב 2 Samuel 2:13 (twice in verse); 2 Samuel 4:12; 2 Kings 18:17 (= Isaiah 36:2) 2 Kings 20:20; Nehemiah 3:16; Isaiah 7:3; Isaiah 22:9,11; construct בְּרֵכַת 2 Samuel 2:13; 1 Kings 22:38; Nehemiah 2:14; Nehemiah 3:15; Nahum 2:9; plural בְּרֵכוֺת Ecclesiastes 2:6; Songs 7:5.

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from the root בָּרַךְ (barak), meaning "to kneel" or "to bless," which can imply a gathering or pooling, as in water.

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • G2861 (κρηνίον, krenion): Refers to a small spring or fountain, often used in the context of a source of water.
• G3041 (λίμνη, limne): Refers to a lake or large body of water, similar to a reservoir in terms of being a collected body of water.

These Greek terms, while not direct translations, share the concept of water collection and storage, reflecting the importance of water management in both Hebrew and Greek contexts.

Usage: The term בְּרֵכָה is used in the Hebrew Bible to refer to a man-made or natural pool of water, often for the purpose of storage or irrigation. It is typically translated as "reservoir" or "pool" in English.

Context: בְּרֵכָה (berekah) appears in several contexts within the Hebrew Bible, often associated with water storage and management in ancient Israel. These pools were crucial for sustaining life in arid regions, serving both practical and ceremonial purposes. Notable mentions include:

• 2 Kings 18:17: "Then the king of Assyria sent the Tartan, the Rabsaris, and the Rabshakeh with a great army from Lachish to King Hezekiah at Jerusalem. They advanced and came to Jerusalem, and they stopped by the aqueduct of the Upper Pool, which is on the road to the Washerman's Field." (BSB)

• Nehemiah 3:15: "Shallun son of Col-Hozeh, ruler of the district of Mizpah, repaired the Fountain Gate. He rebuilt it, roofed it, and installed its doors, bolts, and bars. He also repaired the wall of the Pool of Shelah near the king’s garden, as far as the stairs that descend from the City of David." (BSB)

These references highlight the strategic and essential nature of reservoirs in urban planning and defense, as well as their role in daily life and religious practices.

Forms and Transliterations

בְּרֵכ֣וֹת בְּרֵכַ֖ת בְּרֵכַ֣ת בְּרֵכַ֤ת בְּרֵכַ֥ת ברכות ברכת הַבְּרֵכָ֖ה הַבְּרֵכָ֣ה הַבְּרֵכָה֙ הברכה כִבְרֵֽכַת־ כברכת־ bə·rê·ḵaṯ bə·rê·ḵō·wṯ bereChat bereChot bərêḵaṯ bərêḵōwṯ chivrechat hab·bə·rê·ḵāh habbereChah habbərêḵāh ḵiḇ·rê·ḵaṯ- ḵiḇrêḵaṯ-

Englishman's Concordance

2 Samuel 2:13
HEB: וַֽיִּפְגְּשׁ֛וּם עַל־ בְּרֵכַ֥ת גִּבְע֖וֹן יַחְדָּ֑ו
NAS: out and met them by the pool of Gibeon;
KJV: together by the pool of Gibeon:
INT: and met by the pool of Gibeon together

2 Samuel 2:13
HEB: אֵ֤לֶּה עַל־ הַבְּרֵכָה֙ מִזֶּ֔ה וְאֵ֥לֶּה
NAS: side of the pool and the other on the other side
KJV: and they sat down, the one on the one side of the pool, and the other on the other side of the pool.
INT: one of the pool the one one

2 Samuel 2:13
HEB: וְאֵ֥לֶּה עַל־ הַבְּרֵכָ֖ה מִזֶּֽה׃
NAS: and the other on the other side of the pool.
KJV: the one on the one side of the pool, and the other on the other side of the pool.
INT: one of the pool side

2 Samuel 4:12
HEB: וַיִּתְל֥וּ עַל־ הַבְּרֵכָ֖ה בְּחֶבְר֑וֹן וְאֵ֨ת
NAS: them up beside the pool in Hebron.
KJV: and hanged [them] up over the pool in Hebron.
INT: and hung beside the pool Hebron the head

1 Kings 22:38
HEB: הָרֶ֜כֶב עַ֣ל ׀ בְּרֵכַ֣ת שֹׁמְר֗וֹן וַיָּלֹ֤קּוּ
NAS: the chariot by the pool of Samaria,
KJV: the chariot in the pool of Samaria;
INT: the chariot by the pool of Samaria licked

2 Kings 18:17
HEB: וַיַּֽעַמְדוּ֙ בִּתְעָלַת֙ הַבְּרֵכָ֣ה הָֽעֶלְיוֹנָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֕ר
NAS: of the upper pool, which
KJV: of the upper pool, which [is] in the highway
INT: and stood the conduit pool of the upper which

2 Kings 20:20
HEB: עָשָׂ֗ה אֶת־ הַבְּרֵכָה֙ וְאֶת־ הַתְּעָלָ֔ה
NAS: he made the pool and the conduit
KJV: and how he made a pool, and a conduit,
INT: and how made the pool and the conduit and brought

Nehemiah 2:14
HEB: הָעַ֔יִן וְאֶל־ בְּרֵכַ֖ת הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ וְאֵין־
NAS: and the King's Pool, but there was no
KJV: and to the king's pool: but [there was] no place
INT: of the fountain about Pool and the King's there

Nehemiah 3:15
HEB: וְ֠אֵת חוֹמַ֞ת בְּרֵכַ֤ת הַשֶּׁ֙לַח֙ לְגַן־
NAS: and the wall of the Pool of Shelah
KJV: thereof, and the wall of the pool of Siloah
INT: bars and the wall of the Pool of Shelah garden

Nehemiah 3:16
HEB: דָוִ֔יד וְעַד־ הַבְּרֵכָה֙ הָעֲשׂוּיָ֔ה וְעַ֖ד
NAS: as the artificial pool and the house
KJV: of David, and to the pool that was made,
INT: of David far pool as the artificial far

Ecclesiastes 2:6
HEB: עָשִׂ֥יתִי לִ֖י בְּרֵכ֣וֹת מָ֑יִם לְהַשְׁק֣וֹת
NAS: I made ponds of water
KJV: I made me pools of water, to water
INT: made ponds of water to irrigate

Songs 7:4
HEB: הַשֵּׁ֑ן עֵינַ֜יִךְ בְּרֵכ֣וֹת בְּחֶשְׁבּ֗וֹן עַל־
NAS: Your eyes [like] the pools in Heshbon
KJV: thine eyes [like] the fishpools in Heshbon,
INT: of ivory your eyes the pools Heshbon By

Isaiah 7:3
HEB: קְצֵ֗ה תְּעָלַת֙ הַבְּרֵכָ֣ה הָעֶלְיוֹנָ֔ה אֶל־
NAS: of the upper pool, on the highway
KJV: of the upper pool in the highway
INT: the end of the conduit pool of the upper on

Isaiah 22:9
HEB: אֶת־ מֵ֥י הַבְּרֵכָ֖ה הַתַּחְתּוֹנָֽה׃
NAS: the waters of the lower pool.
KJV: the waters of the lower pool.
INT: collected the waters pool of the lower

Isaiah 22:11
HEB: הַחֹ֣מֹתַ֔יִם לְמֵ֖י הַבְּרֵכָ֣ה הַיְשָׁנָ֑ה וְלֹ֤א
NAS: of the old pool. But you did not depend
KJV: of the old pool: but ye have not looked
INT: the two the waters pool of the old Nor

Isaiah 36:2
HEB: וַֽיַּעֲמֹ֗ד בִּתְעָלַת֙ הַבְּרֵכָ֣ה הָעֶלְיוֹנָ֔ה בִּמְסִלַּ֖ת
NAS: of the upper pool on the highway
KJV: of the upper pool in the highway
INT: stood the conduit pool of the upper the highway

Nahum 2:8
HEB: וְנִינְוֵ֥ה כִבְרֵֽכַת־ מַ֖יִם מִ֣ימֵי
NAS: Though Nineveh [was] like a pool of water
KJV: [is] of old like a pool of water:
INT: Nineveh A pool of water her days

17 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 1295
17 Occurrences

bə·rê·ḵaṯ — 4 Occ.
bə·rê·ḵō·wṯ — 2 Occ.
ḵiḇ·rê·ḵaṯ- — 1 Occ.
hab·bə·rê·ḵāh — 10 Occ.