Strong's H1290 · Hebrew
בֶּרֶךְ
berek · /beh'-rek/
Definition
a knee
KJV: knee.
Root / derivation: from H1288 (בָרַךְ);
KJV usage breakdown
How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered בֶּרֶךְ across 25 verses.
Every occurrence (KJV)
25 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.
Genesis3 verses
And she said, Behold my maid Bilhah, go in unto her; and she shall bear upon my knees, that I may also have children by her. have: Heb. be built by her
Genesis 48:12And Joseph brought them out from between his knees, and he bowed himself with his face to the earth.
Genesis 50:23And Joseph saw Ephraim's children of the third generation: the children also of Machir the son of Manasseh were brought up upon Joseph's knees. brought: Heb. born
Judges3 verses
So he brought down the people unto the water: and the LORD said unto Gideon, Every one that lappeth of the water with his tongue, as a dog lappeth, him shalt thou set by himself; likewise every one that boweth down upon his knees to drink.
Judges 7:6And the number of them that lapped, putting their hand to their mouth, were three hundred men: but all the rest of the people bowed down upon their knees to drink water.
Judges 16:19And she made him sleep upon her knees; and she called for a man, and she caused him to shave off the seven locks of his head; and she began to afflict him, and his strength went from him.
1 Kings3 verses
And it was so, that when Solomon had made an end of praying all this prayer and supplication unto the LORD, he arose from before the altar of the LORD, from kneeling on his knees with his hands spread up to heaven.
1 Kings 18:42So Ahab went up to eat and to drink. And Elijah went up to the top of Carmel; and he cast himself down upon the earth, and put his face between his knees,
1 Kings 19:18Yet I have left me seven thousand in Israel, all the knees which have not bowed unto Baal, and every mouth which hath not kissed him. I have: or, I will leave
2 Kings2 verses
And he sent again a captain of the third fifty with his fifty. And the third captain of fifty went up, and came and fell on his knees before Elijah, and besought him, and said unto him, O man of God, I pray thee, let my life, and the life of these fifty thy servants, be precious in thy sight. fell: Heb. bowed
2 Kings 4:20And when he had taken him, and brought him to his mother, he sat on her knees till noon, and then died.
Job2 verses
Isaiah3 verses
Strengthen ye the weak hands, and confirm the feeble knees.
Isaiah 45:23I have sworn by myself, the word is gone out of my mouth in righteousness, and shall not return, That unto me every knee shall bow, every tongue shall swear.
Isaiah 66:12For thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will extend peace to her like a river, and the glory of the Gentiles like a flowing stream: then shall ye suck, ye shall be borne upon her sides, and be dandled upon her knees.
Ezekiel3 verses
All hands shall be feeble, and all knees shall be weak as water. be weak: Heb. go into water
Ezekiel 21:7And it shall be, when they say unto thee, Wherefore sighest thou? that thou shalt answer, For the tidings; because it cometh: and every heart shall melt, and all hands shall be feeble, and every spirit shall faint, and all knees shall be weak as water: behold, it cometh, and shall be brought to pass, saith the Lord GOD. shall be weak: Heb. shall go into water
Ezekiel 47:4Again he measured a thousand, and brought me through the waters; the waters were to the knees. Again he measured a thousand, and brought me through; the waters were to the loins.
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Frequently asked questions
What does Strong's H1290 (berek) mean?
a knee
How many times does H1290 appear in the Bible?
Strong's H1290 (בֶּרֶךְ) appears in 25 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “knees.”
How is berek translated in the KJV?
In the KJV, Strong's H1290 is rendered as “knees” (24×), “knee” (1×).
Where does the Hebrew word בֶּרֶךְ come from?
from H1288 (בָרַךְ);