Baruch
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Baruch
- /ˈbä rəx/ UK
- /ˈbɛ ɹəx/ US
- /ˈbɑɹ.ux/ US
- /bəˈrux/ US, UK
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Hebrew בָּרוּךְ (Barukh, “blessed”). Cognate with Arabic بَارَك (bārak, “Barak”).
proper noun
- Any of a number of Old Testament men, including the scribe and companion of Jeremiah. Then Jeremiah called Baruch the son of Neriah: and Baruch wrote from the mouth of Jeremiah all the words of the LORD, which he had spoken unto him, upon a roll of a book.
- A book of the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox canon of the Old Testament, considered apocryphal by Protestants.
- A male given name from Hebrew.
Translations
Talk about this word "Baruch." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/baruch. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Baruch. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/baruch "Baruch." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/baruch.Cite this
@misc{baruch_2026,
title = {Baruch},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/baruch},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
