Do I capitalize "Bless" after God? (May God Bless you) or (May God bless you)?
No. Lower case is correct.
Can I use the word benefit instead of bless?
Benefit as a verb does not mean the same as bless. To bless is in fact intrinsically religious, meaning to consecrate, to “make sacred”. It derives from anointing with blood in pagan rituals.Blessing has a sense similar to benefit as a noun, in so far as someone who is blessed (in the consecration sense) gets spiritual benefit from that; and by metaphorical extension blessed / blessing is applied to other more worldly benefits.They have been blessed with three beautiful children.Losing that job was a blessing in disguise.You might be thinking of benediction, which is a Latin-derived synonym of blessing. But there is no English verb derived from that root, so it does not provide a substitute for bless. In any case benediction is exclusively used in the religious sense, so it doesn’t really address your concerns.I cannot see in what context bless or any of its derivatives could be considered a swear word, unless you feel religion itself is offensive and religious vocabulary offends you by association.
Do you pronounce "blessed" as a verb differently from "blessed" as an adjective? Why?
I do not. I pronounce both as /blest/. And I have not heard others pronounce the verb and adjective differently in casual conversations.In the Catholic Church at least, you will frequently hear the adjective blessed pronounced differently than the verb. For example, when reciting the Hail Mary or in hymns, blessed as an adjective is pronounced /blesəd/.
What is the Hebrew word for "blessing"?
I am actually looking for the word meaning "covenantal blessing," that God gave to his people and that (as I understand it) fathers are supposed to give to their sons. The Aaronic Blessing. This is based on a reading of Tony Kushner's 'Angels in America,' who attributes the translation of 'blessing' as 'more life' to Bloom but does not say what the word for 'blessing' is in Hebrew.
Is rain a count noun?
Mostly not a count noun, but when Toto sing “I bless the rains down in Africa,” it’s OK because native speakers understand that to mean “instances of rainfall.” But I think one could easily go through life without ever using “rain” as a count noun. Peter Flom’s example, “We have had 3 rains this week,” is possible, but I must say it would sound a little odd to my ear. But there may be differences of usage.
Why do people say "God bless you" rather than "God blesses you"?
It's a vestige of the subjunctive mood -- for the most part, in modern English, we don't distinguish the subjunctive, but it still shows up occasionally (especially in traditional phrasing such in "God save the queen" or "until death do us part", as opposed to "God saves the queen" or "until death does us part.").The subjunctive often expresses an intention, a desire, or a possibility instead of a fact, so "God bless you" is a wish and intention for your good health.It can also be correctly considered the third-person imperative, but it always seemed a bit presumptuous to me (and missing a comma), "God, bless you."
How can you use “benefit” in a sentence as a noun and a verb?
Noun: There are few benefits of drinking lemon tea.Verb: Drinking lemon tea has benefitted many people.Thanks and God bless.
How do we use "even" as verb, noun, adjective, and adverb?
Even as a verb: This hem is crooked. You need to even it out. (verb)Be fair and give everyone an even portion. (adjective)The even numbers are indivisible by 2. (adjective)He spoke evenly and with little show of emotion. (adverb)Even if you give me a free ticket, I’m not going. (strengthener combining with if or though)Even has many different meanings. Go to Number one for English language teachers for the full list.