Biblical Hebrew Forum

[Chris Watts <dekruidnootjes AT eircom.net>]

Dear all, is there any tentative connection between the word:   
ברך   and  ברכה  (bless and pools respectively)?  I remember  
very long ago reading an article by a Rabbi (name forgotten) who made  
a distinct an interesting case for the fact that Bless was not the  
root but that bless came from the idea of a collection of water, this  
latter concept being the root.  It is because I can not find any  
references to this idea that I am asking board members for their  
qualified input, also I have read that the noun 'Knee' gave rise to  
the verbal idea?  Again am not able to access any reliable sources  
about this.  And thankyou in advance.

Chris Watts
Ireland