Baruch

Baruch ( בָּרוּךְ " praised " ) is a Hebrew first name that comes from the Bible and is also used as a surname. Baruch is synonymous with the Arabic name بارك / Barak or its English variant Barack. All variants correspond to the Latin " Benedictus " ( Benedict ).

Biblical people

  • Baruch (son of Neriah ), scribe of the prophet Jeremiah and brother of Seraiah, the quartermaster of Zedekiah
  • Baruch son of Sabbai is mentioned in the book of Nehemiah as a helper, the city walls of Jerusalem repaired (Nehemiah 3:20 )
  • Fictional author of Baruch, a deuterocanonical Jewish Scriptures

First name

  • Baruch Zcambor de Balaw ( Baalau, Kirchdorf in Kr Stuhm; poln Balowe ), Knight: on June 26, 1391 in St. Mary's castle with Henry of Donyn (also Dohna ) guarantees payment to the Grand Master Konrad von Wallenrode for knights Wysel Zcambor (also Tschammer, coat of arms stag and buffalo horn ) and his brother Heinrich
  • Baruch Spinoza (1632-1677), Portuguese - Dutch philosopher of Jewish descent
  • Baruch Goldstein (1956-1994), Israeli officer and assassin who killed 29 Palestinian worshipers in 1994

Family name

  • Bernard Baruch (1870-1965), American financier and presidential adviser
  • Franziska Baruch (1901-1989), calligrapher and designer of Hebrew Scriptures
  • Friedl Baruch ( Siegfried " Friedl " Baruch; 1905-1995 ), German politician (KPD, CPN)
  • Judah Leib Baruch (1786-1837), birth name of Ludwig Borne
  • Sasha Noam Baruch Cohen (born 1971 ), English comedian and actor, primarily known under his pseudonym Ali G and Borat. Baron is part of the compound surname Baron Cohen.
  • Simon Baruch (1840-1921), physician and pioneer of hydrotherapy in the United States
Barak (given name) Benedictus (Song of Zechariah) Baruch ben Neriah
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