Baruch (given name)

Baruch (Hebrew: בָּרוּךְ, Modern Barukh, Tiberian Bārûḵ; "Blessed") has been a given name among Jews from Biblical times up to the present, on some occasions also used as surname. It is also found, though more rarely, among Christians—particularly among Protestants who use Old Testament names.

Except for its use as a name, this is also related to berakhah or bracha (Hebrew: ברכה; plural ברכות, berakhot), which is a Jewish blessing. See also: and Barakah.

The root B-R-K meaning "blessing" is also present in other Semitic languages. The most common Arabic form is the passive form Mubarak, but the form is also used.

is a Latin name with similar meaning; cf. Baruch Spinoza or Benedictus de Spinoza.

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