Baruch en · PROPN
Pronunciation
- /bəˈrux/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈbɛ ɹəx/ (General-American)
- /ˈbä rəx/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈbɑɹ.ux/ (General-American)
Etymology
Borrowed from Hebrew בָּרוּךְ (Barukh, “blessed”). Cognate with Arabic بَارَك (bārak, “Barak”).
Meanings
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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.
1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Jeremiah 36:4:
- A book of the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox canon of the Old Testament, considered apocryphal by Protestants.
- A male given name from Hebrew.
Translations (29)
lad ברוך (given name) · eo Baruĥo (book of the Bible) · ar سِفْرُ بَارُوخ (book of the Bible) · it Baruc (Biblical figure) · es Baruc (Biblical figure) · it Baruc (book of the Bible) · ast Baruc (book of the Bible) · es Baruc (book of the Bible) · yi ברוך (given name) · fr Baruch (book of the Bible) · fr Baruch (Biblical figure) · ga Barúch (given name) · he בָּרוּךְ (given name) · lad Baruh (given name) · he בָּרוּךְ (Biblical figure) · grc Βαρούχ (given name) · sv Baruk (book of the Bible) · ar بَارُوخ (Biblical figure) · sv Baruk (Biblical figure) · pl Księga Barucha (book of the Bible) · ast Baruc (Biblical figure) · id Barukh (Biblical figure) · id Barukh (book of the Bible) · eo Baruĥo (Biblical figure) · fr Baruch (given name) · pl Baruch (given name) · es Baruc (given name) · pl Baruch (Biblical figure) · pt Baruque (Biblical figure)