בָּרוּךְ

Strong’s Definition

Baruk, the name of three Israelites

Etymology & Derivation

passive participle from H1288 (בָרַךְ); blessed;

KJV Usage

Baruch.

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.friend, amanuensis, and faithful attendant of jeremiah
• 2.a priest, the son of zabbai who assisted nehemiah in rebuilding the walls of jerusalem
• 3.a priest, or family of priests, who signed the covenant with nehemiah
• 4.son of col-hozeh, a descendant of perez or pharez, the son of judah

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: Bârûwk; Pronunciation: baw-rook'