Barukh (ברוך) means blessed in Hebrew.
It can also mean Baruch. It is an adjective, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
blessed, Baruch
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 5 meanings for Barukh.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1שברכו אותו.
וַיֹּאמֶר אֱלֹהִים אֶל-בִּלְעָם, לֹא תֵלֵךְ עִמָּהֶם; לֹא תָאֹר אֶת-הָעָם, כִּי בָרוּךְ הוּא
- 2רצוי ביותר; ראוי לברכה.
וַיֹּאמֶר בּוֹא בְּרוּךְ יְהוָה לָמָּה תַעֲמֹד בַּחוּץ וְאָנֹכִי פִּנִּיתִי הַבַּיִת וּמָקוֹם לַגְּמַלִּים.
- 3מרובה, שופע בדבר טוב.
- 4שם פרטי לזכר
וַיִּקְרָא יִרְמְיָהוּ אֶת-בָּרוּךְ בֶּן-נֵרִיָּה וַיִּכְתֹּב בָּרוּךְ מִפִּי יִרְמְיָהוּ אֵת כָּל-דִּבְרֵי יְהוָה אֲשֶׁר-דִּבֶּר אֵלָיו עַל-מְגִלַּת-סֵפֶר
- 5פירושו לתורה של אבן עזרא על פרשת יתרו, דיבור המתחיל "דע"
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Barukh is an adjective.
- Written with vowel points
- בָּרוּךְ
- Written without vowel points
- ברוך
- Said
- barukh
- Root
- ב־ר־כ
- Pattern
- קָטוּל
- Plural
- בְּרוּכִים
- Feminine form
- בְּרוּכָה
- Inflections
- נ' בְּרוּכָה, ר' בְּרוּכִים, נ"ר בְּרוּכוֹת, בְּרוּךְ־
- Gematria
- 228
This is how Barukh is said in other languages.
- English
- blessed, Baruch
- Arabic
- مبروك, بَارَك
- Spanish
- bendecido, bendecida
These words mean nearly the same as Barukh.
- מברך
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words mean the opposite of Barukh.
- ארורcursed
- מקולל
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Barukh.
The word Barukh is part of these phrases and sayings.
- ברוך הבא
- ברוך הנמצא
- ברוך הוא וברוך שמו
- הקדוש ברוך הוא
- יהי זכרו ברוך
- ברוך דיין האמת
- ברוך שפטרנו
- ברוך השם יום יום
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Barukh comes from the root ב־ר־כ, like these words.
These words come before and after Barukh in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Barukh.
What does Barukh (ברוך) mean in Hebrew?
Barukh (ברוך) means blessed and Baruch. It is said barukh, with the stress on rukh.
What is a synonym for Barukh (ברוך)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Barukh (ברוך) are מברך.
What is the opposite of Barukh (ברוך)?
Words that mean the opposite of Barukh (ברוך) are ארור and מקולל.
What rhymes with Barukh (ברוך)?
Words that rhyme with Barukh (ברוך) include חינוך, נמוך, לכלוך, דרוך, חיכוך, and חשוך.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry ברוך of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.