| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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Appendix II
Semitic Roots |
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| ENTRY: | brk. |
| DEFINITION: | West Semitic, to bless. Probably a metathesized variant of krb. 1. Baruch, from Hebrew b rûk, blessed, passive participle of *brak, to bless (only attested in derived stem b rk, to bless). 2. broker, from Arabic al-barka, colloquial variant of al-baraka, the blessing, divine favor, gift, from braka, to bless. Compare krb. |
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