barak

Mounce's Complete Expository Dictionary of Old and New Testament Words

בָּרַךְ (bārak), GK 1385 (S 1288), 327x. bārak, usually translated “to bless,” indicates the action of pronouncing good things upon the recipient. It is frequently found in the Psalms (76x), as people return blessing to God in worship (where the NIV usually translates the verb as “praise”).