Barak (disambiguation)
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Barak or Barack, may refer to:
in the Book of Judges
and from the name "Mubarak" may be spelled the same or nearly the same. In most cases, if a person is Israeli or Jewish, the name comes from Barak
in the Book of Judges
, but if the person is named for a person whose religion was Islam, then the name originally came from "Mubarak". There may be exceptions.
- Barak, Hebrew for "lightning".
- BarakBarakBarak , Al-Burāq the son of Abinoam from Kedesh in Naphtali, was a military general in the Book of Judges in the Bible. He was the commander of the army of Deborah, the prophetess and heroine of the Hebrew Bible...
, a military general in the Book of Judges in the Bible. - Barak SAM, an Israeli naval point-defense missile system.
- Barak Armored BrigadeBarak Armored BrigadeThe 188th "Barak" Armored Brigade is an Israeli armored brigade, subordinate to Israel's Northern Regional Command. The symbol of the Barak Armor Brigade is a shield with a red border bearing a sword against a blue and white background featuring the Haifa coastline background and a sword on it...
, an Israeli brigade under the Northern Command. - Barak, IsraelBarak, IsraelBarak is a moshav in northern Israel in the Ta'anakh region. It belongs to the Gilboa Regional Council.The moshav was founded in 1956 by immigrants to Israel from Morocco as part of the program to settle the Ta'anakh region....
, a moshav in northern Israel. - Mubarak (name), an Arabic name meaning "blessed". Variously written Barak or Barack.
- BarakahBarakahIn Islam, Barakah is the beneficent force from God that flows through the physical and spiritual spheres as prosperity, protection, and happiness. Baraka is the continuity of spiritual presence and revelation that begins with God and flows through that and those closest to God. Baraka can be found...
, Arabic for "blessing". - Barak River, part of the Surma-Meghna River System in India and Bangladesh.
- Barak ValleyBarak ValleyBarak Valley is situated in the southern part of the Indian state of Assam.It's another name is East Bengal or Northeast Bengal The main city of the valley is Silchar. The place is named after the Barak river. Barak valley mainly consists of three districts namely Cachar, Karimganj, and Hailakandi...
, an Indian valley which the river flows through. - Barak, Lublin VoivodeshipBarak, Lublin VoivodeshipBarak is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Jastków, within Lublin County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. It lies approximately south of Jastków and north-west of the regional capital Lublin.-References:*...
, a village in eastern Poland. - Barak, Masovian VoivodeshipBarak, Masovian VoivodeshipBarak is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Szydłowiec, within Szydłowiec County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It lies approximately south of Szydłowiec and south of Warsaw.The village has a population of 218.-References:...
, a village in east-central Poland. - Baraki BarakBaraki BarakBaraki Barak is a town and the center of Baraki Barak District, Logar Province, Afghanistan. It was also the former capital of Logar Province. The town is in a mountainous area in the valley of the Logar River...
home of the Baraki/Ormuri of Kurdish descent in Afghanistan's Logar Province, who historically have translated their tribal name "Barak" as "lightning" - Barak, a character in The Belgariad, a fantasy novel series by David Eddings.
- Zadik Barak Levin syndromeZadik Barak Levin syndromeZadik Barak Levin Syndrome is a congenital disorder in humans. Presenting conditions include primary hypothyroidism, cleft palate, hypodontia, and ectodermal dysplasia...
, a human congenital disorder. - BarakzaiBarakzai- History :Barakzai is a common ethnic name among the Pashtuns of Afghanistan/Pakistan and it means . Barakzai is also a Pashtun tribe in Pakistan, and more predominantly, in Afghanistan...
, (translation from Pushto: Sons of Barak) a number of different tribes in Afghanistan and western Pakistan. - Bosnian Coarse-Haired HoundBosnian Coarse-Haired HoundThe Bosnian Coarse-haired Hound or Bosanski Oštrodlaki Gonič, also called the Barak, is a hunting dog breed developed in Bosnia. The breed is a scenthound, originally used to hunt large game...
, a dog breed also called Barak. - Nawa, AfghanistanNawa, AfghanistanNawa is located on at 2,007 m altitude in the central part of Nawa District, Afghanistan....
, a village also known as Barak Khel. - Operation BarakOperation BarakOperation Barak was a Haganah offensive launched just before the end of the British Mandate in Palestine. It was part of Plan Dalet. Its objective was to capture villages North of Gaza in anticipation of the arrival of the Egyptian army...
. a 1948 HaganahHaganahHaganah was a Jewish paramilitary organization in what was then the British Mandate of Palestine from 1920 to 1948, which later became the core of the Israel Defense Forces.- Origins :...
military operation north of GazaGazaGaza , also referred to as Gaza City, is a Palestinian city in the Gaza Strip, with a population of about 450,000, making it the largest city in the Palestinian territories.Inhabited since at least the 15th century BC,...
. - PalinkaPalinkaPálinka or Palincă is a traditional fruit brandy made in regions of the Carpathian Basin. Modern commercial production occurs in Hungary, Romania and parts of Austria. It is commonly made from the fermentation of plums, but other fruits used include apricots, apples, pears, peaches and cherries...
, a Hungarian brandy with an apricot flavor called barackBarack (brandy)Barack, pronounced "BUH-ruhtsk", is a type of Hungarian brandy made of apricots; an apricot brandy. The word barack is a collective term for both apricot and peach ....
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People
Note: Names derived from BarakBarak
Barak , Al-Burāq the son of Abinoam from Kedesh in Naphtali, was a military general in the Book of Judges in the Bible. He was the commander of the army of Deborah, the prophetess and heroine of the Hebrew Bible...
in the Book of Judges
Book of Judges
The Book of Judges is the seventh book of the Hebrew bible and the Christian Old Testament. Its title describes its contents: it contains the history of Biblical judges, divinely inspired prophets whose direct knowledge of Yahweh allows them to act as decision-makers for the Israelites, as...
and from the name "Mubarak" may be spelled the same or nearly the same. In most cases, if a person is Israeli or Jewish, the name comes from Barak
Barak
Barak , Al-Burāq the son of Abinoam from Kedesh in Naphtali, was a military general in the Book of Judges in the Bible. He was the commander of the army of Deborah, the prophetess and heroine of the Hebrew Bible...
in the Book of Judges
Book of Judges
The Book of Judges is the seventh book of the Hebrew bible and the Christian Old Testament. Its title describes its contents: it contains the history of Biblical judges, divinely inspired prophets whose direct knowledge of Yahweh allows them to act as decision-makers for the Israelites, as...
, but if the person is named for a person whose religion was Islam, then the name originally came from "Mubarak". There may be exceptions.
Israelis
- Barak BadashBarak BadashBarak Badash is an Israeli footballer currently playing for Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona.-Personal life:On 17 May 2009, Badash married girlfriend Sharon in a Jewish ceremony at Trask, a wedding hall in the Tel Aviv Port area. He is also known by his uncanny resemblance to Swedish international...
(born 1982), Israeli football player. - Barak BakharBarak BakharBarak Bakhar is an Israeli professional football player who currently plays for Ironi Kiryat Shmona of the Israeli Liga Leumit.-Football career:...
(born 1979), Israeli football player. - Aharon BarakAharon BarakAharon Barak is a Professor of Law at the Interdisciplinary Center in Herzliya and a lecturer in law at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, the Yale Law School, and the University of Toronto Faculty of Law....
(born 1936), former President of the Supreme Court of Israel. - Daphne BarakDaphne BarakDaphne Barak is an Israeli-American interviewer whose subjects have included film and music celebrities, royalty, world leaders, and international personalities.-External links:*...
, Israeli-American interviewer. - Ehud BarakEhud BarakEhud Barak is an Israeli politician who served as Prime Minister from 1999 until 2001. He was leader of the Labor Party until January 2011 and holds the posts of Minister of Defense and Deputy Prime Minister in Binyamin Netanyahu's government....
(born 1942), former Israeli Prime Minister and current Minister of Defense. - Barak MosheBarak MosheBarak Moshe is an Israeli footballer who currently plays for Beitar Jerusalem.- International career :In 2009, Moshe was selected to represent Israel at the 2009 Maccabiah Games.-References:...
(born 1991), Israeli football player. - Barak YitzhakiBarak YitzhakiBarak Yitzhaki is an Israeli footballer who plays for Maccabi Tel Aviv.He mostly plays a Second striker, but can also play an Attacking midfielder....
(born 1984), Israeli football player.
Other nationalities
- Josef BarákJosef BarákJosef Barák was a Czech politician, journalist, and poet. He was a member of the Májovci literary group.-See also:* List of Czech writers...
(1833–1883), Czech politician, journalist, and poet. - William BarakWilliam BarakWilliam Barak , was the last traditional ngurungaeta of the Wurundjeri-willam clan, based around the area of present-day Melbourne, Australia...
(1824–1903), the last traditional elder of the Wurundjeri-willam clan in Australia. - Ze'ev Barak, pseudonym used by Wolf BlitzerWolf BlitzerWolf Isaac Blitzer is an American journalist who has been a CNN reporter since 1990. Blitzer is currently the host of the newscast The Situation Room and was the host of the Sunday talk show Late Edition until it was discontinued on January 11, 2009...
(being the Hebrew translation of his name). - Barak EpsteinBarak EpsteinBarak Epstein is an American film director, writer, producer, and actor. Epstein's body of work is considered to mostly consist of independent and grindhouse films...
(born 1979), American film director. - Barak LongmateBarak LongmateBarak Longmate was an English genealogist and editor, heraldic engraver and publisher.-Life and work:Longmate was born in 1738, son of Barak and Elizabeth Longmate of St James's, Westminster in London. He engraved some topographical drawings, but was more distinguished as an heraldic engraver...
(1738-1793), English genealogist and engraver. - Barack ObamaBarack ObamaBarack Hussein Obama II is the 44th and current President of the United States. He is the first African American to hold the office. Obama previously served as a United States Senator from Illinois, from January 2005 until he resigned following his victory in the 2008 presidential election.Born in...
(born 1961), 44th and current President of the United States. - Barack Obama, Sr.Barack Obama, Sr.Barack Hussein Obama, Sr. was a Kenyan senior governmental economist and the father of U.S. President Barack Obama. He is a central subject in his son's memoir, Dreams from My Father.-Early life:...
(1936–1982), Kenyan economist and President Barack Obama's father. - Barak SopéBarak SopéBarak Tame Sopé Mautamata is a politician from Vanuatu. He is the leader of the Melanesian Progressive Party and was, until 2008, a member of the ni-Vanuatu parliament from the island of Efate...
(born 1955), Vanuatu politician. - ISN 856 Barak (Guantanamo detainee 856 until 2004-03-14), see Afghan detainees at Guantanamo Bay and Timeline of the release and transfer of Guantanamo Bay detainees#Consolidated list of October 2008
See also
- Baraq (disambiguation)
- Barrack (disambiguation)
- Baraka (disambiguation)
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- BaruchBaruchBaruch has been a given name among Jews from Biblical times up to the present, on some occasions also used as surname. It is also found, though more rarely, among Christians—particularly among Protestants who use Old Testament names....