Baruch

noun

Ba·​ruch bə-ˈrük 

ˈbär-ˌük,

ˈber-

: a homiletic book included in the Roman Catholic canon of the Old Testament and in the Protestant Apocrypha see Bible Table

Word History

Etymology

Late Latin, from Greek Barouch, from Hebrew Bārūkh

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

Baruch

noun

Ba·​ruch bə-ˈrük 

ˈbär-ˌük

: a book of homilies included in the Roman Catholic canon of the Old Testament and in the Protestant Apocrypha see bible

Biographical Definition

Baruch

biographical name

Ba·​ruch bə-ˈrük 

Bernard Man*nes ˈma-nəs  1870–1965 American businessman and statesman