ברכא

Aramaic

Alternative forms

• Syriac: ܒܪܟܐ

Noun

בִּרְכָּא • (birkā) m

1. knee
   • Tanach, Daniel 6:11, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:

     וְזִמְנִין תְּלָתָה בְיוֹמָא הוּא בָּרֵךְ עַל־בִּרְכוֹהִי וּמְצַלֵּא וּמוֹדֵא קֳדָם אֱלָהֵהּ

     wəzimnīn təlāṯā bəyōmā hū bārēḵ ʿal-birḵṓhī ūməṣallē ūmōḏē qŏḏām ʾĕlāhēh

     and he kneeled upon his knees three times a day, and prayed, and gave thanks before his God

Inflection

State	Singular	Plural
Absolute	בֶּרֶךְ	בִּרְכִּין
Construct	בֶּרֶךְ	בִּרְכֵּי
Determined	בִּרְכָּא	בִּרְכַּיָּא

References

• “brk”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–