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Strong's H1295 בְּרֵכָה (berekah)

brekah - meaning, definition, and linked Bible usage across the indexed canon, including Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where this Strong's number appears.

Same number, other testament: Strong's G1295 — diasozo (“save”) in the Greek Bible.

Strong's Number H1295
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 15
Books 8

Strong's H1295 Quick Answer

Strong's H1295 בְּרֵכָה (brekah) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. brekah (ber-ay-kaw') n-f. 1. a reservoir (at which camels kneel as a resting-place) [from H1288] It has 15 linked Bible usages across 8 books. Visible English usage signals include pool, which, and pools. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
brekah (ber-ay-kaw') n-f. 1. a reservoir (at which camels kneel as a resting-place) [from H1288]
Usage
15 linked usages
Books
8 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
pool, which, and pools

Meaning and Definition

brekah (ber-ay-kaw') n-f. 1. a reservoir (at which camels kneel as a resting-place) [from H1288] KJV: (fish-)pool. Root(s): H1288

Original Word
בְּרֵכָה
Transliteration
brekah
Derivation
Root: ברך First root strongs: 1288
Morphology
noun fem

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H1295. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

How Strong's H1295 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render brekah, 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.

pool 2 Samuel 2:13 11× which 1 Kings 22:38 pools Ecclesiastes 2:6

How Strong's H1295 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 15 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H1295 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 H1295 in the Old Testament

15 indexed usages in Old Testament.

2 Samuel 2:13 KJV

And Joab the son of Zeruiah, and the servants of David, went out, and met together by the pool of Gibeon: and they sat down, the one on the one side of the pool, and the other on the other side of the pool.

2 Samuel 4:12 KJV

And David commanded his young men, and they slew them, and cut off their hands and their feet, and hanged them up over the pool in Hebron. But they took the head of Ishbosheth, and buried it in the sepulchre of Abner in Hebron.

1 Kings 22:38 KJV

And one washed the chariot in the pool of Samaria; and the dogs licked up his blood; and they washed his armour; according unto the word of the LORD which he spake.

Usage Excerpts

First 15 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H1295.

2 Samuel 2:13 Old Testament, KJV
And Joab the son of Zeruiah, and the servants of David, went out, and met together by the pool of Gibeon: and they sat down, the one on the one side of the pool, and the other on the other side of the pool.
2 Samuel 4:12 Old Testament, KJV
And David commanded his young men, and they slew them, and cut off their hands and their feet, and hanged them up over the pool in Hebron. But they took the head of Ishbosheth, and buried it in the sepulchre of Abner in Hebron.
1 Kings 22:38 Old Testament, KJV
And one washed the chariot in the pool of Samaria; and the dogs licked up his blood; and they washed his armour; according unto the word of the LORD which he spake.
2 Kings 18:17 Old Testament, KJV
And the king of Assyria sent Tartan and Rabsaris and Rabshakeh from Lachish to king Hezekiah with a great host against Jerusalem. And they went up and came to Jerusalem. And when they were come up, they came and stood by the conduit of the upper pool, which is in the highway of the fuller's field.
2 Kings 20:20 Old Testament, KJV
And the rest of the acts of Hezekiah, and all his might, and how he made a pool, and a conduit, and brought water into the city, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?
Nehemiah 2:14 Old Testament, KJV
Then I went on to the gate of the fountain, and to the king's pool: but there was no place for the beast that was under me to pass.
Nehemiah 3:15 Old Testament, KJV
But the gate of the fountain repaired Shallun the son of Colhozeh, the ruler of part of Mizpah; he built it, and covered it, and set up the doors thereof, the locks thereof, and the bars thereof, and the wall of the pool of Siloah by the king's garden, and unto the stairs that go down from the city of David.
Nehemiah 3:16 Old Testament, KJV
After him repaired Nehemiah the son of Azbuk, the ruler of the half part of Bethzur, unto the place over against the sepulchres of David, and to the pool that was made, and unto the house of the mighty.
Ecclesiastes 2:6 Old Testament, KJV
I made me pools of water, to water therewith the wood that bringeth forth trees:
Song of Solomon 7:4 Old Testament, KJV
Thy neck is as a tower of ivory; thine eyes like the fishpools in Heshbon, by the gate of Bathrabbim: thy nose is as the tower of Lebanon which looketh toward Damascus.
Isaiah 7:3 Old Testament, KJV
Then said the LORD unto Isaiah, Go forth now to meet Ahaz, thou, and Shearjashub thy son, at the end of the conduit of the upper pool in the highway of the fuller's field;
Isaiah 22:9 Old Testament, KJV
Ye have seen also the breaches of the city of David, that they are many: and ye gathered together the waters of the lower pool.
Isaiah 22:11 Old Testament, KJV
Ye made also a ditch between the two walls for the water of the old pool: but ye have not looked unto the maker thereof, neither had respect unto him that fashioned it long ago.
Isaiah 36:2 Old Testament, KJV
And the king of Assyria sent Rabshakeh from Lachish to Jerusalem unto king Hezekiah with a great army. And he stood by the conduit of the upper pool in the highway of the fuller's field.
Nahum 2:8 Old Testament, KJV
But Nineveh is of old like a pool of water: yet they shall flee away. Stand, stand, shall they cry; but none shall look back.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H1295, grouped by book.

2 Samuel 2 usages, Old Testament
1 Kings 1 usage, Old Testament
2 Kings 2 usages, Old Testament
Nehemiah 3 usages, Old Testament
Ecclesiastes 1 usage, Old Testament
Song of Solomon 1 usage, Old Testament
Isaiah 4 usages, Old Testament
Nahum 1 usage, Old Testament

Strong's H1295 FAQ

What does berekah (בְּרֵכָה) mean?

Strong's H1295 is a Hebrew entry for H1295 בְּרֵכָה (brekah). brekah (ber-ay-kaw') n-f. 1. a reservoir (at which camels kneel as a resting-place) [from H1288]

How many times is berekah (בְּרֵכָה) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 15 linked usages for Strong's H1295 across 8 books.

Where can I study berekah (בְּרֵכָה) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H1295 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate berekah (בְּרֵכָה)?

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