Baruch
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See also: Barúch
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Hebrew בָּרוּךְ (Barukh, “blessed”). Cognate with Arabic بَارَك (bārak, “Barak”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- Biblical Name (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈbä rəx/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈbɛ ɹəx/, /ˈbɑɹ.ux/
- Modern Name (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA(key): /bəˈrux/
Proper noun[edit]
Baruch
- (biblical) Any of a number of Old Testament men, including the scribe and companion of Jeremiah.
- 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Jeremiah 36:4:
- 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[edit]
Biblical figure
book of the Bible
given name
French[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Baruch m
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