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בַּרַךְ בִּרְכָּא‏ n.f. knee

knee Com. Dan6:11 : וְזִמְנִין תְּלָתָה בְיוֹמָא הוּא בָּרֵךְ עַל־בִּרְכוֹהִי וּמְצַלֵּא‏ three times a day he would kneel down upon his knees and pray. GenApoc 10.8 : ٠٠٠] ך ברכא ٠٠٠‏ . TgJ Is45:23 : אְרֵי קְֹדָמַי תִכרַע כָל בַרַך תְקַיֵים כָל לִישָן‏ for before me every knee shall bend every tongue shall affirm. TgIIChron 6:13 : וכרע על ברכוי כל קבל כל קהלא‏ .

Page refs. in other dictionaries: DJPA: 114a; DJBA: 206a; Jastrow: 195; Levy Ch-W: 1:115; DNWSI: 202;

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Derivatives:

ˀrkwbh, ˀrkwtˀ (ˀarkubbā, ˀarkubṯā) n.f. knee

brk vb. a/a(u) to bow; D to bless

bryk (brīḵ) adj. blessed

brkh, brktˀ (be/urkā, be/urkəṯā) n.f. blessing

mbrk, mbrkˀ (mḇarreḵ, mḇarrḵā) n.m. proclaimer of blessing