Baruch
[bair-uh k for 1; buh-rook for 2, 3]
- the amanuensis and friend of Jeremiah and nominal author of the book of Baruch in the Apocrypha. Jer. 32:12.
- Bernard Man·nes [man-uh s] /ˈmæn əs/, 1870–1965, U.S. statesman and financier.
- a male given name.
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Examples from the Web for baruch
Contemporary Examples
And at that many Jews might just say, "Baruch Hashem—thank God."
“You are my hero,” said Baruch Marzel, the militant leader of the Jewish National Front, as he embraced me at a banquet in 2006.
I condemned Baruch Goldstein when he mercilessly killed 29 innocent Muslims in prayer.
The settler groups were responsible for Baruch Goldstein and Yigal Amir, but Palestinians saw "Israelis."
I spent that time studying the text in hevruta, one-on-one, with a brilliant guy by the name of Baruch Thaler.
Historical Examples
It was a life-sized crucifix which Baruch had not seen before.
MelomaniacsJames Huneker
"Hear the words of the Preacher, the son of Baruch," she said.
The Works of Rudyard Kipling: One Volume EditionRudyard Kipling
So they asked Baruch, "Tell us now: how did you write all this?"
The Children's BibleHenry A. Sherman
Baruch answered, "Jeremiah told it all to me and I wrote it down in ink."
The Children's BibleHenry A. Sherman
How he fought under the Baruch before Alexandria, and came to Patelamunt.
Parzival (vol. 1 of 2)Wolfram von Eschenback
Baruch
- Bible
- a disciple of Jeremiah (Jeremiah 32–36)
- the book of the Apocrypha said to have been written by him
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