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Conj-w | N-proper-ms  |  13× in 1 sense
Barak ('lightning'), son of Abinoam, military leader who defeated Sisera under Deborah's guidance.
The proper name of the Israelite commander who, at Deborah the prophetess's summons, mustered ten thousand men from Naphtali and Zebulun to rout the Canaanite general Sisera at the Wadi Kishon (Judg 4–5). His name means 'lightning,' cognate with the Punic surname Barcas borne by Hamilcar's family. All thirteen occurrences cluster in Judges 4:6–22 and the Song of Deborah in Judges 5:1, 12, 15. Every major translation—Spanish, French, German—simply transliterates the name as 'Barak.'
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Senses
1. Barak — The personal name Barak (meaning 'lightning flash'), identifying the son of Abinoam from Kedesh-Naphtali who served as Israel's military commander in the battle against Sisera's Canaanite forces. All occurrences appear in Judges 4:6–22 (the prose narrative) and Judges 5:1, 12, 15 (the victory song of Deborah and Barak). The name is cognate with Punic 'Barcas,' the famous surname of Hamilcar's clan. 13×
DISCOURSE_NAMES › Names of Persons and Places › Proper Names (Personal)
AR["باراقَ", "باراقُ", "لِ-باراقَ", "وَ-باراقُ"]·ben["এবং-বারাক", "বারাক", "বারাককে", "বারাকের"]·DE["Barak", "fuer-Barak", "und-Barak"]·EN["Barak", "and-Barak", "for-Barak"]·FR["Barak", "et-Barak", "pour-Barak"]·heb["ברק", "ו-ברק", "ל-ברק"]·HI["और-बाराक", "बाराक", "बाराक-के", "बाराक-को", "बाराक-ने"]·ID["Barak", "Dan-Barak", "dan-Barak"]·IT["Barac", "e-Barac", "per-Barac"]·jav["Barak", "Lan-Barak", "dhateng-Barak", "lan-Barak"]·KO["그리고-바락", "바락", "바락-을", "바락-의"]·PT["Baraq", "E-Baraq", "a-Baraq", "e-Baraq"]·RU["Барак", "Бараком", "Бараку", "Варак", "И-Барак", "для-Барака", "и-Варак"]·ES["Barak", "Y-Barak", "a-Barak", "y-Barak"]·SW["Baraki", "na-Baraki"]·TR["Barak", "Barakın", "için-Barak", "ve-Barak"]·urd["اور-براق", "براق", "براق-نے", "براق-کو", "براق-کے"]
Judg 4:6, Judg 4:8, Judg 4:9, Judg 4:10, Judg 4:12, Judg 4:14, Judg 4:14, Judg 4:15, Judg 4:16, Judg 4:22, Judg 5:1, Judg 5:12  (+1 more)
Related Senses
G3588 1. definite article (18298×)H0853 1. definite direct object marker (10915×)G2532 1. (8312×)H3068 1. YHWH (the divine name) (6522×)H0834a 1. relative pronoun (who/which/that) (4839×)H3588a 1. causal: because, for (3498×)G1161 1. and (2806×)H3478 1. Israel (proper name and nation) (2507×)G4771 1. you (plural address) (1853×)H1931 1. personal pronoun he/she/it (1431×)G3739 1. relative pronoun who/which/that (1149×)H1732 1. David (proper name) (1075×)H2088 1. this, this one (demonstrative) (1059×)G1063 1. (1047×)G3778 1. this thing, these things (1003×)H???? 2. (1002×)G2424 1. (924×)G3754 1. that (content clause) (881×)H2009 1. presentative particle: behold, look (881×)H0589 1. I (first person singular pronoun) (874×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† בָּרָק n.pr.m. (lightning-flash, cf. Pun. Barcas, surname of Hamilear, cf. NeposHamilcar 1, 1; Sab. ברקם DHMZMG, 1875, 592; Palm. ברק VogPalm. 76) son of Abinoam, & leader of Israel Ju 4:6, 8, 9, 10, 12, 14(×2), 15, 16, 22; 5:1, 12, 15.