Blessing
To sprinkle with blood (consecrate)
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Etymology
To sprinkle with blood (consecrate)
Old English 'blēdsian' from 'blōd' (blood) — originally a pagan consecration rite
To kneel, bless, bestow abundance
From root ב-ר-ך (to kneel). A berakhah is both a blessing from God and a prayer blessing God. 'Blessed are you, LORD our God'
To speak well of, praise, bless
From eu (good/well) + logos (word). Source of 'eulogy.' 'Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ' (Ephesians 1:3)
Blessing, increase, divine favor
Same Semitic root as Hebrew berakhah. Barakah is the spiritual energy and blessing that flows from God