the meaning of the name baruch is blessing.
the meaning of the name baruch is blessing.
what is the meaning of the name baruch?
blessing
etymologically, the name is from the consonantal root "b-r-k", meaning "knee", and verbally "to prostrate oneself", and hence "to receive blessing". the feminine noun "barakah" () means "blessing". in islam, and specifically within the sufi tradition, it has a meaning similar to "charisma". the hebrew cognate is "berakhah".









































the biblical name baruch is the hebrew cognate; see book of baruch for an instance of the name.









































the name is sometimes written differently in different countries; for example, the last name of singer shakira (a lebanese-colombian) is mebarak.
mubarak (name)
benedictus is a latin name with similar meaning; cf. baruch spinoza or benedictus de spinoza.









































section::::people with the given name baruch.









































section::::people with the given name baruch.:bible.









































bullet::::- baruch ben neriah, aide to the prophet jeremiah









































bullet::::- baruch, son of zabbai; one of nehemiah's helpers in repairing the walls of jerusalem









































bullet::::- baruch, son of col-hozeh; a member of the tribe of judah who settled in jerusalem









































section::::people with the given name baruch.:later times.









































bullet::::- baruch agadati (1895–1976), israeli painter, dancer, and film director
baruch (given name)