Barak

See also: barak, barák, Barák, and bar-ak

English

Etymology 1

From Hebrew בָּרָק (lightning).

Proper noun

Barak

  1. The commander of the army of Deborah in the Old Testament.
    • :
      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?
  2. A male given name of biblical origin, often representing a transliteration of a modern Israeli name.
  3. A surname, often representing a transliteration of a modern Israeli name.

Etymology 2

From Arabic بَارَك (bārak, he who is blessed). Cognate with the biblical name Baruch of Hebrew origin. The usage of the root ب ر ك (b r k) 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 [1]

Proper noun

Barak

  1. A male given name.

References

  1. Del. Assyrian, HWB, 187

Anagrams


Swedish

Proper noun

Barak

  1. Barak (Biblical figure)
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