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Baruch

ba·ruch

UK/ˈbä rəx/ US/ˈbɛ ɹəx/ rare

noun

1.

economic advisor to United States Presidents (1870-1965)

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2.

a disciple of and secretary for the prophet Jeremiah

3.

an Apocryphal book ascribed to Baruch

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Origin

Borrowed from Hebrew בָּרוּךְ (Barukh, “blessed”). Cognate with Arabic بَارَك (bārak, “Barak”).

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