Baruch ~ ባሮክ: “Baruch” means blessed / SBD, (ኤር 32:12፥ 36:4)

The name ‘Baruch’ is derived from ‘Bruk’ (ብሩክ) ፥ the root word is ‘Bereke’ (በረከ) ፥ The meaning is ‘bow, kneel down, humble...’ / Ibid

Son of Neriah, the friend, “And I gave the evidence of the purchase unto Baruch the son of Neriah, the son of Maaseiah...” (Jer 32:12)

Other people with the same name are: The son of Zabbai, who assisted Nehemiah in rebuilding the walls of Jerusalem (Neh 3:20); A priest or family of priests, who signed the covenant with Nehemiah (Neh 10:6); The son of Col-hozeh, a descendant of Perez or Pharez, the son of Judah (Neh 11:5)
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ባሮክ ~Baruch: ባሩክ፣ ብሩክ፣ የተባረከ፣ ታዛዥ ማለት ነው። [ተዛማጅ ስሞች- በራኪያ፣ በራክዩ፣ ባርክኤል]

‘በረከ’ ከሚለው ግስ የተገኘ ስም ነው።

[ቡሩክ ማለት ነው / መቅቃ]

በዚህ ስም የሚታወቁ አራት ሰዎች አሉ።

1.                  የዘባይ ልጅ፥ ባሮክ፥ “ከእርሱም በኋላ የዘባይ ልጅ ባሮክ ከማዕዘኑ ጀምሮ...” (ነህ 3:20)

2.                  የኔርያ ልጅ፥ ባሮክ፥ (ኤር 32:12 ፣ 36:4)፣ (ኤር 32:12)

3.                  የቃልኪዳኑን ደብዳቤ ከፈረሙት ካህናት፥ ባሮክ፥  (ነህ 10:6)

4.                  የኮልሖዜ ልጅ፥ ባሮክ፥ (ነህ 11:5)