Baruch

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

• 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/

Baruch

1. (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.

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.

• IPA^(key): /ba.ʁuʃ/

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Baruch m

1. (biblical) Baruch