Blessed in Scripture.
Explore blessed in the Bible through the Hebrew 'Ashrei / Barukh' (Blessed, happy, praised) and Greek 'Makarios' (Blessed, happy, fortunate). Discover how every original-language word for Blessed deepens your understanding of Scripture.
Hebrew Terms
blessed, happy. - happiness - only in masculine plural construction as interjection, how happy! 1) happiness, blessedness 1a) often used as interjection 1b) blessed are
[idiom] abundantly, [idiom] altogether, [idiom] at all, blaspheme, bless, congratulate, curse, [idiom] greatly, [idiom] indeed, kneel (down), praise, salute, [idiom] still, thank. - 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) 1) to bless, kneel 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to kneel 1a2) to bless 1b) (Niphal) to be blessed, bless oneself 1c) (Piel) to bless 1d) (Pual) to be blessed, be adored 1e) (Hiphil) to cause to kneel 1f) (Hithpael) to bless oneself 2) (TWOT) to praise, salute, curse
Definition Comparison
| Strong's | Word | Language | Definition | Occurrences |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H835 | אֶשֶׁרʼesher | Hebrew | blessed, happy. - happiness - only in masculine plural construction as interjection, how happy! 1) happiness, blessedness 1a) often used as interjection 1b) blessed are | 42 |
| H1288 | בָרַךְbârak | Hebrew | [idiom] abundantly, [idiom] altogether, [idiom] at all, blaspheme, bless, congratulate, curse, [idiom] greatly, [idiom] indeed, kneel (down), praise, salute, [idiom] still, thank. - 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) 1) to bless, kneel 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to kneel 1a2) to bless 1b) (Niphal) to be blessed, bless oneself 1c) (Piel) to bless 1d) (Pual) to be blessed, be adored 1e) (Hiphil) to cause to kneel 1f) (Hithpael) to bless oneself 2) (TWOT) to praise, salute, curse | 289 |
| G3107 | μακάριοςmakários | Greek | a prolonged form of the poetical (meaning the same) blessed, happy(X -ier). - supremely blest - by extension, fortunate, well off | 49 |
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