This proper noun designates Barak, the Israelite military commander who, at the prophetess Deborah's urging, led the army against the Canaanite general Sisera (Judges 4-5). In Hebrews 11:32, the author lists Barak among the heroes of faith who 'through faith conquered kingdoms, enforced justice, obtained promises.' Barak's inclusion is somewhat surprising given his initial reluctance to go without Deborah, yet he obeyed and achieved victory. The catalogue in Hebrews celebrates not moral perfection but faithful action—Barak trusted God's word through Deborah and fought accordingly. His name evokes the era of the judges, when faith and obedience brought deliverance.