Baruch

Origin

Borrowing from he בָּרוּךְ. Cognate with Arabic بارك (bārak, "Barak").

Full definition of Baruch

Proper noun

1. Any of a number of Old Testament men, including the scribe and companion of Jeremiah.
• Authorized Version|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.
2. An Apocryphal Book of the Old Testament.
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