berakhah

or be·ra·kah, be·ra·chah

[ Sephardic Hebrew brah-khah; Ashkenazic Hebrew braw-khuh ]

noun

, Hebrew.

, plural be·ra·khoth, be·ra·khot [b, r, ah-, khawt], be·ra·khos [braw, -, kh, uh, z].

1. a blessing or benediction, usually recited according to a traditional formula.

Word History and Origins

Origin of berakhah¹

Hebrew bərākhāh