Genesis 1:22
And elohim is blessing-kneeling40 אֶת-them to say, be fruitful, and be abundant, and fill אֶת-the Dual-Waters in the Days, and the flying-one is abounding in the Earth,
| 40 | To Bless⇒to Kneel Strong’s #1288, barak. To kneel. This is the concrete definition. “To bless” is an abstract implied meaning. In the Piel form. “The Piel stem is the most flexible in its use of all the various stem formations; it can express simple action, intensive action, resultative action, causative action.” (UHG Hebrew Grammar - Piel). The Psalmist, who must have been a die-hard observer of the Law, helps us understand this word better, “Come in, may we be bowing ourselves down, and may we be bending-the-knee, may we be kneeling [barak] to the faces of Yahweh.” Psalm 95:6 literal |