Bârûwk — H1263

H1263 · Hebrew — ברוך

Pronunciation: baw-rook'

Definition

masculine proper noun

Baruk, the name of three Israelites

  1. Baruch = "blessed"
  2. friend, amanuensis, and faithful attendant of Jeremiah
  3. a priest, the son of Zabbai who assisted Nehemiah in rebuilding the walls of Jerusalem
  4. a priest, or family of priests, who signed the covenant with Nehemiah
  5. son of Col-hozeh, a descendant of Perez or Pharez, the son of Judah

Usually translated as

Baruch

Origin

passive participle from H1288; blessed

Occurrences

Bârûwk occurs 26 times in 24 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Nehemiah (3), Jeremiah (21)

Strong's Lexicon — B