Baruch

//ˈbä rəx// name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    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."

  2. 2
    A book of the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox canon of the Old Testament, considered apocryphal by Protestants.
  3. 3
    A male given name from Hebrew.

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Example

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"Baruch let the physical therapist palpate his shoulder muscles to locate the source of the pain."

Etymology

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

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