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Baruch

American  
[bair-uhk, buh-rook] / ˈbɛər ək, bəˈruk /

noun

  1. Bible. the amanuensis and friend of Jeremiah and nominal author of the book of Baruch in the Apocrypha.

  2. Bernard Mannes 1870–1965, U.S. statesman and financier.

  3. a first name.


Baruch British  
/ ˈbɛərʊk, ˈbɑː- /

noun

  1. Bible

    1. a disciple of Jeremiah (Jeremiah 32–36)

    2. the book of the Apocrypha said to have been written by him

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Mr. Graham-Dixon posits that Baruch Spinoza, a “philosophical pantheist” and a friend of many Collegiants, was an influence on Vermeer.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 26, 2026

Ten years ago, Peter Cipriano, a graduate student at Baruch College, wrote his master’s thesis about one of New York City’s most tortured civic failings: its inability to fix Penn Station.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 13, 2026

The other three bodies have been identified as Tamir Nimrodi, 20, Eitan Levy, 53, and Uriel Baruch, 35, the Hostages Families Forum said.

From BBC Oct. 15, 2025

The familial theme is embedded deep within the organization, Baruch said.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 2, 2025

Baruch tried to say, and Lord Asriel realized his mind was wandering.

From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman

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