How many times is Baruch mentioned in the Bible?
The word Baruch appears 26 times in the King James Version, in 24 verses. It is found in 2 of the 66 books. The World English Bible uses Baruch 26 times.
Baruch in the King James Version and the World English Bible
Each form of Baruch counted in each translation.
| Form | KJV | WEB |
|---|---|---|
| Baruch | 26 | 26 |
| Total | 26 | 26 |
What the name Baruch means
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary glosses Baruch as "who is blessed".
This is the 1869 traditional meaning; modern scholars often read names differently.
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Source: Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (1869), checked 2026-10-22.
First and last mention of Baruch
After him Baruch the son of Zabbai earnestly repaired the other piece, from the turning of the wall unto the door of the house of Eliashib the high priest.
Thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel, unto thee, O Baruch;
The verse that uses it most is Jeremiah 36:4, 2 times (tied with Jeremiah 36:14):
Then Jeremiah called Baruch the son of Neriah: and Baruch wrote from the mouth of Jeremiah all the words of the LORD, which he had spoken unto him, upon a roll of a book.
Common questions
How many times is Baruch in the Old Testament and the New Testament?
In the King James Version, counting every form, 26 of the 26 uses are in the Old Testament and 0 in the New Testament. Baruch appears in 2 books of the 66 in the King James Version. Jeremiah has the most (23), then Nehemiah (3).
Where is Baruch first mentioned in the Bible?
The first use in the King James Version is Nehemiah 3:20: "After him Baruch the son of Zabbai earnestly repaired the other piece, from the turning of the wall unto the door of the house of Eliashib the high priest." The last is Jeremiah 45:2.
What does the name Baruch mean in the Bible?
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary glosses Baruch as "who is blessed".
More word counts: Abishai, Adonijah, Uriah, Darius, Abel, Phinehas, Boaz, Hazael, or all 484 words.
Counted by Bible Says About from the full public-domain text of the King James Version (1769 edition) and the World English Bible. Verse text only: headings and psalm titles are left out. A word is a run of letters: a hyphenated name like Beer-sheba counts as two, and an apostrophe stays inside its word (LORD'S is one). Matching ignores capital letters. Data compiled 2026-10-22.