English Explanatory Dictionary

Baruch

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. Any of a number of Old Testament men, including the scribe and companion of Jeremiah.
  2. A book of the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox canon of the Old Testament, considered apocryphal by Protestants.
  3. A male given name from Hebrew.

Pronunciation

/ˈbä rəx/ /ˈbɛ ɹəx/ /ˈbɑɹ.ux/ /bəˈrux/

Word forms

Baruch

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew בָּרוּךְ (Barukh, “blessed”). Cognate with Arabic بَارَك (bārak, “Barak”).

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