be.ra.khah denotes a bestowed good—often divine provision or favor, and sometimes a spoken pronouncement, gift, or settlement.

The noun most often denotes a bestowed good, especially provision or favor attributed to the LORD and extending to people, land, produce, or households. It also names a pronouncement bestowed by a father or leader, a gift brought to another person, and, in a royal invitation, an agreement expressed through peaceful enjoyment.

1. Bestowed provision or favor · dominant

   In Deuteronomy 28:2 the plural noun is said to come upon and overtake those who hear the LORD's voice, while Deuteronomy 28:8 places the singular in storehouses and the work of the hand. Construct forms in Genesis 39:5 and Leviticus 25:21 connect it with the LORD's action on a household and with produce for three years; in Ezekiel 34:26 the APB renders rains in season as "rains of blessing."

   Deuteronomy 28:2Deuteronomy 28:8Genesis 39:5Leviticus 25:21Ezekiel 34:26Malachi 3:10
2. Pronounced allotment or declaration · common

   In Genesis 27:35 the construct noun is the blessing Isaac's son says was taken away, and Genesis 28:4 asks that the blessing of Abraham be given to Jacob and his offspring. Deuteronomy 33:1 identifies what Moses spoke over Israel's sons as this noun, while Genesis 49:28 says each tribe received the blessing appropriate to him.

   Genesis 27:35Genesis 28:4Genesis 49:28Deuteronomy 33:12 Samuel 7:29Nehemiah 9:5
3. Gift brought to another person · occasional

   In 1 Samuel 25:27 the singular noun stands in the request that what the servant brought be given to the young men, and 1 Samuel 30:26 introduces spoil sent to Judah's elders. Genesis 33:11 likewise has Jacob urge Esau to take what has been brought to him; the APB renders these clauses with "present," "gift," or "blessing."

   1 Samuel 25:271 Samuel 30:262 Kings 5:15Genesis 33:11Joshua 15:19Judges 1:15
4. Settlement offered by a king · rare

   In 2 Kings 18:31 the singular noun occurs in the Assyrian king's invitation to come out and then eat from one's own vine and fig tree and drink from one's cistern. The parallel clause in Isaiah 36:16 is rendered by the APB as "Make peace with me," showing a settlement context rather than a material gift.

   2 Kings 18:31Isaiah 36:16

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB commonly uses "blessing" or "blessings," especially where the noun concerns what the LORD gives or what a father pronounces. In gift and settlement contexts it also uses "present," "gift," and "Make peace"; These renderings confirm the clauses rather than establish a separate English equivalent in every instance.