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Barak
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English
Etymology 1
en he ב־ר־ק
From en he בָּרָק lightning.
Pronunciation
biblical name
en /ˈbɛərək/ /ˈbɛəræk/ RP
en /ˈbɛrək/ /ˈbeɪ.ræk/ GA
modern name
en /bəˈræk/ RP
en /bəˈrɑk/ GA
Proper noun
en Q807236en biblical character The commander of the army of Deborah in the Old Testament.
Judges 4 16 And she sent and called Barak the son of Abinoam out of Kedeshnaphtali, and said unto him, Hath not the Lord God of Israel commanded, saying, Go and draw toward mount Tabor, and take with thee ten thousand men of the children of Naphtali and of the children of Zebulun?
en male Hebrew of biblical origin, often representing a transliteration of a modern Israeli name.
en given names, often representing a transliteration of a modern Israeli name.
Etymology 2
en ar ب ر ك
From en ar بَارَك he who is blessed. Cognate with the biblical name Baruch of Hebrew origin. The usage of the root ar ب ر ك root as a male name meaning "blessing" occurs in the Ancient Semitic Sabean (barqac), in Palmyrene (baraq), and as a Divine name in Assyrian Ramman-Birqu and Gibil-Birqu Del. Assyrian, HWB, 187
Proper noun
en male Arabic.
Related terms
en Barack
en Mubarak
References
Derived terms
en Barak Valley
Anagrams
en aabkr Akbar Bakar KA-BAR abkar
Swedish
Proper noun
sv proper noun
en Barak Biblical figure
Anagrams
sv aabkr bakar barka
sv Biblical characters