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1 s " 8 5* 9* i7 16a, 25 n 2 6 324 28' 35 9 4 8 3 Nu 6 s427 (P) Dt i 11 2 7 7 13 12 7 14 2429 I5 <-«-io-".w re 1015 23 21 24 l319 26 15 28 8 30 16 Jui 3 24 2 S6 ni2 7 2 » iCh4 10 iS 14 ^ 27 26 5 2 Ch3i 10 Ne 8 6 Eu 2 4 Jb42 12 f 5 13 28* 29" 4S 3 67" 7 - 8 io7 3s ii5 1213 i28 5 i34 3 i47 13 Pr 3 !0 l8i9 JS 5i s 6i 9 Je 3I 23 Hg2 19 . T). «A%,.- sabbath Gn 2 3 Ex 20" (P); field Gn 27" (E); bread Ex 23^ (E); work Dt 28 12 Jb i 10 cf. Dt 33" ^65" 132 15 . 3. men bless men : priests & kings "> 0V2 Dt io 8 21 5 2 S 6 18 1 Ch 16 2 23 13 ^129"; MelchizedekAbrahamGni4 19 ; Moses Dt 33' Ex 12 32 39*"; Joshua Jos 14 13 22 6 - 7 ; priests Lv 9 22 - 23 Nu 6 23 Dt27 12 J0S8 33 2Ch 3 o 27 ^1 18 26 ; Solomon iK8 1,B ( = 2 Ch6 3 ); David 2 S 6 20 (= 1 Ch 16 43 ) 19 40 ; Eli 1 S 2 20 ; Balaam Nu 22 s 23 n.so.ss 24 io. f at hers, esp. on death-bed Gn 27 4 + 12 t. Gn 27 (all JE) 28 16 (P) 32 1 (E) 48 s1 (P) 48 15 - 20 49 28 (J) 2 S 13 25 ; in consecrating a sacrifice 1 S 9 13 . 4. salute, greet, with an invocation of blessing (stronger than Dl^t?): [•mfc* TOP 12 with thee will Israel bless Gn 48 20 (E). a. in meeting Gn 47 7 (P) 2 K 4 s9 io 15 1 S 13 10 . h. in departing Gn 24 60 (J) 47 10 (P) 1 K 8<*. c. by messengers 1 S 25 14 2 S 8 10 1 Ch 18°. d. in gratitude Jbsi 20 Pr3o" Ne n 2 . e. morning salutation Pr 27 14 . f. congratula- tions for prosperity Gn 12 3 (J) 2 7 29 Nu 2 4 9 (E) 1 K i 47 ^49 19 62 5 . g. in homage 2S 14 22 f> 72 15 . h. in friendliness 2 S 21 3 . 5. bless, with tRe antithetical meaning curse (Thes) from the greeting in departing, saying adieu to, taking leave of; but rather a blessing over- done and so really a curse as in vulgar English as well as in the Shemitic cognates: 1 K 21 10 ' 3 Jb I 6 - 11 2 59 + io 3 . Pu. Impf 713? 2 S 7 a + 3 t.; T>3n Jus 24 Pr2o 21 ; Pt. lRbONu 22 s + 3 t.; f. rvpa Dt 33 13 ; VfpQ v'37 22 ; — I- pass, to be blessed, adored: DK* Jb I 2 ' -^ 1 13 2 . 2. prospered by God: a. persons 2 S 7 29 1 Ch 17W ^,3722 nz 2 128 4 Pr 2 o 21 . b. things Dt 33 13 . 3. have prosperity invoked, by Balaam Nu2 2 fi . 4. tw gratitude Fr 2 2 9 Ju5 24 . Hiph. D'ppsn ^1"13>1 aW fo mWe Ai's camels kneel Gn 24" (J). ' Hithp. 5p3nn Dt 29 18 + 3 1. ; 7m;;/. T^"! Is 65 16 v 72 17 ; P«. TO"? is 65";— &&»* on«s«// congratulate oneself I33i>3 in his heart Dt 29 18 ; ijnr3 with or by (cf. 3 m. 2. d) thy seed (invoke for oneself the blessing of the seed of Abraham) Gn 22 18 26 4 (J); by the Messianic king f 72 17 ; |OM lfoa Is 65"; by * Je 4 1 . t^a n.f. I, - 4 *» knee (As. birku COT 01 -; Eth. flCh: Aram, fjf, ^oU) Is 4s 23 ; du. 0?3->3 Jb 3 ,s + iot.; sf. '3-)3 etc. Gn 3 o 3 + 1 1 1.;— knee, knees: tKtt D"D water reachingto the knees Ez 47 4 ; '313 bv yjWn Dn io 10 ; bv 1T1 pnBQ H33! WW Dt 28 s5 ; D'313 h> JH3 AneeZ on yfcneesin worship 1 K 8" Ezr 9 s cf. Is 4s 23 1 K 1 9> 8 2 Ch6 13 , in entreaty 2K1", to drink of a fountain Ju 7 6 6 ; V313 p3 VJB DB> }mt his face between his knees in prayer 1 K 18 42 ; C3n3 bv upon the knees, Gn 30 3 (E ; on '3 ^ *6n v. pi ss DMWelbAu " :! » 1 «> ,r - Sta ZAW ***■ 143 «■) 50 23 (E) Jb 3 12 Ju 1 6 19 2 K 4 M Is 66' 2 ; two DJJO N'XViGn 48 12 (E); knees as seat of strength, weak from terror Jb 4 4 Is 35 s Ez 7 17 21 12 Na 2"; or fasting ^ 109 24 . fi.n^S n.f.blessing(Ar.i^;; Eth.n^h^: Aram. N3-Q, J^jaa ; NH as Heb.)— '3 Gn I2 J + 39 t.; cstr. n?-l3 Gn 28 4 + 9 t. ; sf. taff]? Gn 49™ + 7 t. ; pi. fftSyf f 2 1 7 + 4 t. ; cstr. nia-is, nb-13 Gn 49 s5 +5 t. ; sf. oyvfiyxf Mai 2 2 ; — 1. blessing: a. of parent Gn 27 12 -" 49 s8 (JE), of Moses Dt 33 1 . b. of God Ex 32 w (E) Lv 25 21 (P) Dt ii 26 - 27 - 29 23" (=Ne 13 2 ) 2 8 28 3 o 119 Jos 8^(0)28 7 29 ^3 9 2i 4 i 33 3 Is 44 3 Ez 34 26 44 30 Jo 2" Mai 3 10 ; 1W n3l3 Gn 39 5 (J) Dti2 15 i6 ,7 33 23 V 129 8 Pr io 22 ; n«D rcna f 24 s ; urnw nan3 Gn 28 4 (P), the blessing given to Abraham. c. of the people, in recognition of good men ijr 109 17 Pr io 6 n 26 24 s5 28 20 . d. 0/ a poor man, in recognition of benefits Jb 29 13 . 2. source of blessing: Abraham Gn 12 2 (J); Israel Is 19 24 Ez 34 26 Zc8 13 ; seed of the righteous f 37 s6 ; the king ^21'; memory of the righteous Pr io 7 ; new wine Is65 8 . 3. blessing, prosperity : D^B" 713133 by the prosperity of the upright (the city is exalted) Pru 11 ; nt3V H ni3"0 DJ iTWO yea, the early rain covereth with blessings ^ 84 7 cf. Gn 49 s526 ; D3T11313 nx ♦nVWI and I toill curse your prosperity Mai 2 2 . 4. bless- ing, praise of God Ne 9 s . 5. a gift, present Gn 33" (E) Jos 15" (J) Ju 1" 1 S 25 s7 30 26 2 K 5 15 ; n ?l? "^3 « liberal person Pr 1 1 25 (cf. Syr. Jwaico, Eth. fl^h'T:). 6. treaty of peace 2 K l8 31 =rls36' 6 . fn. n2~>3. 1. n.pr.loc. valley in wilderness by Tekoa 2Ch20 2626 ; mod. BereikM cf. Be & reff. 2. n.pr.m. one of David's band 1 Ch 1 2 3 .
