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Barak

Son of Abinoam, chosen by God to deliver the Hebrews from that bondage under which they were held by Jabin, king of the Canaanites, Judges iv, 4, 5, &c. He refused to obey the Lord’s commands, signified to him by Deborah, the prophetess, unless she consented to go with him. Barak is rendered in the installed Bible Names resource as “thunder, or in vain.” This unified study connects 8 installed resource categories without replacing their source records.

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  • Historical Reference: Nave’s Topical Bible — Public domain
  • Historical Reference: Hitchcock’s Bible Names Dictionary (1869)
  • Historical Reference: Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary
  • Historical Reference: A Biblical and Theological Dictionary
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Subject type
Subject
Strong’s
G0913, H1301
Hebrew
בָּרָק · Bârâq
Greek
Βαράκ · Barak
Name meaning
thunder, or in vain According to Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary

Strong’s and original-language information

Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon

Βαράκ

G0913
Transliteration
Barak
Language
Greek
Part of speech
N:N-M-P
Indexed occurrences
1

Glosses

Barak

Lexicon definition

Βαράκ, ὁ, indecl. (Heb. בָּרָק), Barak (Jdg.4:6): Heb.11:32.† (AS)

Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon

בָּרָק

H1300
Transliteration
bârâq
Pronunciation
baw-rawk'
Language
Hebrew
Indexed occurrences
21

Glosses

bright, glitter(-ing sword), lightning.

Lexicon definition

lightning

by analogy, a gleam

concretely, a flashing sword

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Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary

Barak

thunder, or in vain

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A Biblical and Theological Dictionary

BARAK

son of Abinoam, chosen by God to deliver the Hebrews from that bondage under which they were held by Jabin, king of the Canaanites, Judges iv, 4, 5, &c. He refused to obey the Lord’s commands, signified to him by Deborah, the prophetess, unless she consented to go with him. Deborah accompanied Barak toward Kedesh of Naphtali; and, having assembled ten thousand men, they advanced to mount Tabor. Sisera, being informed of this movement, marched with nine hundred chariots of war, and encamped near the river Kishon. Barak rapidly descended from mount Tabor, and the Lord having spread terror through Sisera’s army Barak easily obtained a complete victory. Sisera was killed by Jael. Barak and Deborah composed a hymn of thanksgiving; and the land had peace forty years from A. M. 2719 to 2759, B. C. 1245.

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Concordance

Strong's Concordance

Barak

Indexed occurrences: 13

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All Scripture references13 references

Judges 11

Judges 4Judges 4:6Judges 4:8Judges 4:9Judges 4:12Judges 4:14Judges 4:16Judges 4:22Judges 5:1Judges 5:12Judges 5:15

1 Samuel 1

1 Samuel 12:11

Hebrews 1

Hebrews 11:32

Topical Bible

Bible Names

Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary

Barak

Meaning:
thunder, or in vain

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Ancient Context1 items

Josephus Antiquities Whiston

How The Canaanites Brought The Israelites Under Slavery For Twenty Years; After Which They Were Delivered By Barak And Deborah, Who Ruled Over Them For Forty Years.

Antiquities Book 5, Chapter 5

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BARAK

Nave’s Topical Bible references for BARAK.

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Barak

thunder, or in vain

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Endor

Fountain of Dor; i.e., "of the age", a place in the territory of Issachar (Josh. 17:11) near the scene of the great victory which was gained by Deborah and Barak over Sisera and Jabin (comp. Ps. 83:9, 10). To Endor, Saul resorted to consult one reputed to be a witch on the eve of his last engagement with the Philistines (1 Sam. 28:7). It is identified with the modern village of Endur, "a dirty hamlet of some twenty houses, or rather huts, most of them falling to ruin," on the northern slope of Little Hermon, about 7 miles from Jezreel.

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