Strong's H1263 (Hebrew)

Hebrew: בָּרוּךְ (Bârûwk)

Pronunciation: baw-rook'

Morphology: n-pr-m

Name Meaning: Baruch = "blessed"

Derivation: passive participle from בָרַךְ (bârak) [H1288]; blessed;

Definition: Baruk, the name of three Israelites

KJV Renderings: Baruch.

Senses

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

Cross References

Sources. The definition, derivation and KJV renderings are James Strong's own wording from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890) — public domain. The numbered senses and the Hebrew–Greek cross-references are the editorial work of the OpenScriptures Strong's dictionary, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0; their sense-outline conventions match the Outline of Biblical Usage (Online Bible, Larry Pierce), noted as a convention match rather than a documented claim.