Barak
/ˈbær.ək/noun
A biblical Hebrew masculine given name, borne by a military leader and judge in the Book of Judges.
Did you know?In the Book of Judges, Barak leads Israel into battle alongside the prophetess Deborah, with the story describing divine intervention through a storm.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Semitic
Proto-Semitic
*barq-
“Lightning or a flash of lightning”
Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew
בָּרָק (bārāq)
“Lightning; also used as a personal name”
Iron Age
Biblical Hebrew
בָּרָק (Bārāq)
“Barak, the military leader associated with Deborah in the Book of Judges”
Ancient Greek
Greek
Βαράκ (Barak)
“The Hebrew personal name rendered in Greek biblical tradition”
Late Antiquity
Latin
Barac
“A Latin biblical form of the name”
Modern English
English
Barak
“A biblical given name, also used by modern people as a personal name”