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Gender Feminine
Usage Hebrew, Ancient Aramaic (?)
Scripts בְּרוּרְיָה(Hebrew)
Other Forms FormsBeruriah, Bruriah, Brurya
Meaning & History
Allegedly means "pure" in Aramaic. This was the name of a 2nd-century female scholar; she was the wife of Rabbi Meir, one of Rabbi Akiva's disciples. It was also borne by Israeli theoretical physicist Bruria Kaufman (1918-2010).