"Barak" meaning in English

See Barak in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈbɛərək/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈbɛəræk/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈbɛrək/ [General-American], /ˈbeɪ.ræk/ [General-American], /bəˈræk/ [Received-Pronunciation], /bəˈrɑk/ [General-American] Audio: en-us-acorn.ogg [US]
Etymology: From Hebrew בָּרָק (“lightning”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|he|ב־ר־ק}}, {{der|en|he|בָּרָק||lightning}} Hebrew בָּרָק (“lightning”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Barak
  1. The commander of the army of Deborah in the Old Testament. Categories (topical): Biblical characters, Individuals
    Sense id: en-Barak-en-name-UBzRQQDI Disambiguation of Biblical characters: 60 17 11 13 Disambiguation of Individuals: 40 20 23 17 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 16 20 17 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 69 10 12 10
  2. A male given name from Hebrew of biblical origin, often representing a transliteration of a modern Israeli name. Categories (topical): English given names, English male given names
    Sense id: en-Barak-en-name-TAdWa-J2
  3. A surname transferred from the given name, often representing a transliteration of a modern Israeli name.
    Sense id: en-Barak-en-name-JUgSPphY Categories (other): English surnames
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

Etymology: 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 Etymology templates: {{root|en|ar|ب ر ك}}, {{der|en|ar|بَارَك||he who is blessed}} Arabic بَارَك (bārak, “he who is blessed”), {{m|ar|ب ر ك}} ب ر ك (b r k) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Barak
  1. A male given name from Arabic. Categories (topical): English given names, English male given names Related terms: Barack, Mubarak
    Sense id: en-Barak-en-name-gJIKfgvu
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

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