בָּרוּךְ

Blessed

ba-RUKH

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Meanings

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About “Blessed” in Hebrew

Baruch is the opening word of virtually every Jewish blessing: 'Baruch atah Adonai'—Blessed are You, Lord. It appears hundreds of times in Jewish liturgy and is one of the most frequently spoken Hebrew words in Jewish life. The word also serves as a popular given name, famously borne by the philosopher Baruch Spinoza and the prophet Jeremiah's scribe Baruch ben Neriah.

Example

בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה ה' אֱלֹהֵינוּ.

Blessed are You, Lord our God.

Gematria of “Blessed” (ברוך)

In Hebrew numerology (gematria), each letter has a numerical value. The word ברוך (ba-RUKH) has a gematria value of 708.

2ב+

200ר+

6ו+

500ך

total708

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“Blessed” in the Bible

Verses from the Torah and Hebrew Bible (Tanakh) mentioning “blessed”.

Daniel 2:19דניאל 2:19

אדין לדניאל בחזוא די ליליא רזא גלי אדין דניאל ברך לאלה שמיא

The mystery was revealed to Daniel in a night vision; then Daniel blessed the God of Heaven.

Daniel 2:20דניאל 2:20

ענה דניאל ואמר להוא שמה די אלהא מברך מן עלמא ועד עלמא די חכמתא וגבורתא די לה היא

Daniel spoke up and said: “Let the name of God be blessed forever and ever, For wisdom and power are God’s—

Daniel 3:28דניאל 3:28

ענה נבוכדנצר ואמר בריך אלההון די שדרך מישך ועבד נגו די שלח מלאכה ושיזב לעבדוהי די התרחצו עלוהי ומלת מלכא שניו ויהבו (גשמיהון) [גשמהון] די לא יפלחון ולא יסגדון לכל אלה להן לאלההון

Nebuchadnezzar spoke up and said, “Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego—in whom they placed their trust—and who sent an angel to save these servants, who flouted the king’s decree at the risk of their lives rather than serve or worship any god but their own God.

English translation: THE JPS TANAKH, Revised Edition (2023) © Jewish Publication Society, via Sefaria. CC BY-NC 4.0

This word starts with the Hebrew letter bet.