Hebrew word
bᵉrak
ber-ak'
בְּרַךְ
What it means
{to kneel
{to kneel; by implication to bless God (as an act of adoration), and (vice-versa) man (as a benefit); also (by euphemism) to curse (God or the king, as treason)}
Where it comes from
(Aramaic) corresponding to bârak (בָרַךְ)