ב־ר־ך
Hebrew
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Origin of 'pond' sense?”)
From Proto-Semitic; compare Arabic ب ر ك (b-r-k), Classical Syriac ܒ-ܪ-ܟ (b-r-k).
Root
ב־ר־ך • (b-r-k)
- Related to knees, kneeling.
- Related to blessing, benediction.
- Related to ponds, pools.
Derived terms
Hebrew terms belonging to the root ב־ר־ך (0 c, 7 e)
Further reading
- “ב־ר־ך” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language
- “ב־ר־ך”, in Hebrew dictionary and conjugation tables, Pealim.com
- A. Murtonen (1989), “BRK”, in Hebrew in Its West Semitic Setting, Part I, Section Bb, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 121
- Klein, Ernest (1987) A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Hebrew Language for Readers of English, Jerusalem: Carta, →ISBN, page 85