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Strong's H1290 בֶּרֶךְ (berek)

Berek means “knee” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's G1290 — diaspora (“dispersion”) in the Greek Bible.

Strong's Number H1290
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 25
Books 13

Strong's H1290 Quick Answer

Strong's H1290 בֶּרֶך (berek) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. berek (beh'-rek) n-f. 1. a knee [from H1288] It has 25 linked Bible usages across 13 books. Visible English usage signals include knees and knee. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
berek (beh'-rek) n-f. 1. a knee [from H1288]
Usage
25 linked usages
Books
13 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
knees and knee

Meaning and Definition

berek (beh'-rek) n-f. 1. a knee [from H1288] KJV: knee. Root(s): H1288

Original Word
בֶּרֶך
Transliteration
berek
Derivation
Root: ברך First root strongs: 1288
Morphology
noun fem

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H1290. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

How Strong's H1290 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render berek, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

knees Genesis 30:3 knee Isaiah 45:23

How Strong's H1290 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 25 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H1290 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's H1290 in the Old Testament

25 indexed usages in Old Testament.

Genesis 30:3 KJV

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.

Genesis 48:12 KJV

And Joseph brought them out from between his knees, and he bowed himself with his face to the earth.

Genesis 50:23 KJV

And 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.

Usage Excerpts

First 25 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H1290.

Genesis 30:3 Old Testament, KJV
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.
Genesis 48:12 Old Testament, KJV
And Joseph brought them out from between his knees, and he bowed himself with his face to the earth.
Genesis 50:23 Old Testament, KJV
And 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.
Deuteronomy 28:35 Old Testament, KJV
The LORD shall smite thee in the knees, and in the legs, with a sore botch that cannot be healed, from the sole of thy foot unto the top of thy head.
Judges 7:5 Old Testament, KJV
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 7:6 Old Testament, KJV
And 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 16:19 Old Testament, KJV
And 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 Kings 8:54 Old Testament, KJV
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 18:42 Old Testament, KJV
So 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 19:18 Old Testament, KJV
Yet 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.
2 Kings 1:13 Old Testament, KJV
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.
2 Kings 4:20 Old Testament, KJV
And when he had taken him, and brought him to his mother, he sat on her knees till noon, and then died.
2 Chronicles 6:13 Old Testament, KJV
For Solomon had made a brasen scaffold of five cubits long, and five cubits broad, and three cubits high, and had set it in the midst of the court: and upon it he stood, and kneeled down upon his knees before all the congregation of Israel, and spread forth his hands toward heaven.
Ezra 9:5 Old Testament, KJV
And at the evening sacrifice I arose up from my heaviness; and having rent my garment and my mantle, I fell upon my knees, and spread out my hands unto the LORD my God,
Job 3:12 Old Testament, KJV
Why did the knees prevent me? or why the breasts that I should suck?
Job 4:4 Old Testament, KJV
Thy words have upholden him that was falling, and thou hast strengthened the feeble knees.
Psalms 109:24 Old Testament, KJV
My knees are weak through fasting; and my flesh faileth of fatness.
Isaiah 35:3 Old Testament, KJV
Strengthen ye the weak hands, and confirm the feeble knees.
Isaiah 45:23 Old Testament, KJV
I 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 66:12 Old Testament, KJV
For 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.
Ezekiel 7:17 Old Testament, KJV
All hands shall be feeble, and all knees shall be weak as water.
Ezekiel 21:7 Old Testament, KJV
And 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.
Ezekiel 47:4 Old Testament, KJV
Again 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.
Daniel 10:10 Old Testament, KJV
And, behold, an hand touched me, which set me upon my knees and upon the palms of my hands.
Nahum 2:10 Old Testament, KJV
She is empty, and void, and waste: and the heart melteth, and the knees smite together, and much pain is in all loins, and the faces of them all gather blackness.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H1290, grouped by book.

Genesis 3 usages, Old Testament
Deuteronomy 1 usage, Old Testament
Judges 3 usages, Old Testament
1 Kings 3 usages, Old Testament
2 Kings 2 usages, Old Testament
2 Chronicles 1 usage, Old Testament
Ezra 1 usage, Old Testament
Job 2 usages, Old Testament
Psalms 1 usage, Old Testament
Isaiah 3 usages, Old Testament
Ezekiel 3 usages, Old Testament
Daniel 1 usage, Old Testament
Nahum 1 usage, Old Testament

Strong's H1290 FAQ

What does berek (בֶּרֶךְ) mean?

Berek (Strong's H1290) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "knee". berek (beh'-rek) n-f. 1. a knee [from H1288]

How many times is berek (בֶּרֶךְ) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 25 linked usages for Strong's H1290 across 13 books.

Where can I study berek (בֶּרֶךְ) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H1290 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate berek (בֶּרֶךְ)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as knees and knee. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.