Barak

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

English

Etymology 1

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Hebrew בָּרָק (“lightning”).

Proper noun

Barak

1. The commander of the army of Deborah in the Old Testament.
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     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 from Hebrew of biblical origin, often representing a transliteration of a modern Israeli name.
3. , often representing a transliteration of a modern Israeli name.

Etymology 2

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] 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

Proper noun

Barak

1. A male given name from Arabic.

Related terms

• Barack
• Mubarak

Anagrams

• Akbar, Bakar, abkar

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Swedish

Proper noun

Barak

1. Barak (Biblical figure)

Anagrams

• bakar, barka