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Barak (Hebrew: בָּרָק Bārāq, "lightning") is a masculine name of Hebrew origin. It appears in the biblical Book of Judges as the name of the Israelite general Barak , who alongside Deborah led an attack against the forces of King Jabin of Hazor .
The Semitic root is derived from B-R-Q (Hebrew: ב־ר־ק; Arabic: ب-ر-ق), meaning "lightning". Some identify similarities to other Hebrew root words. However, given the specific pronunciation of the name "Barrack" and the extensive history of Masoretic linguistics, reference to other roots inevitably result in distinctly different names.
Barak (/ ˈ b ɛər æ k / or / ˈ b ɛər ə k /; [1] Hebrew: בָּרָק; Tiberian Hebrew: Bārāq; "lightning") was a ruler of Ancient Israel.As military commander in the biblical Book of Judges, Barak, with Deborah, from the Tribe of Ephraim, the prophet and fourth Judge of pre-monarchic Israel, defeated the Canaanite armies led by Sisera.
Thunderstorms are commonly depicted as the rage of the deity which is associated with it.. Polytheistic peoples from many cultures have postulated a thunder god, the personification or source of the forces of thunder and lightning; a lightning god does not have a typical depiction, and will vary based on the culture.
Symmachus, an ancient Jewish translator whose Greek translation of the Pentateuch appeared in Origen's Hexapla, has also written κεραύνιος in Exodus 28:17, literally meaning ‘of a thunderbolt’, following the resemblance of the Hebrew word bareḳet to the word baraḳ ‘lightning’. Jerome, however, understood the Greek word to ...
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The lightning comes from his hammer Mjölnir. [2] In Finnish mythology, Ukko (engl. Old Man) is the god of thunder, sky and weather. The Finnish word for thunder is ukkonen, derived from the god's name. [3] In Judaism, a blessing "...He who does acts of creation" is to be recited, upon sighting lightning. The Talmud refers to the Hebrew word ...
Hebrew Transliteration English Seeing wonders of nature, lightning בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יהוה, אֱלֹהֵינוּּ מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם, עוֹשֶׂה מַעֲשֵׂה בְרֵאשִׁית. Barukh ata Adonai Eloheinu, melekh ha'olam, o'seh ma'ase be'reshit