At a Glance: Name: Barak – Meaning: lightning (Hebrew, biblical); the same spelling also transliterates an unrelated Arabic name meaning 'blessed' – Origin: Hebrew (also a transliteration of an Arabic-rooted name) – Gender: Boy – Pronunciation: buh-RAHK
Barak is a Hebrew (also a transliteration of an Arabic-rooted name) boy's name meaning “lightning (Hebrew, biblical); the same spelling also transliterates an unrelated Arabic name meaning 'blessed'”. It appears in 4 of our baby name lists.
Meaning & Origin of Barak
Meaning: Lightning (Hebrew, biblical); the same spelling also transliterates an unrelated Arabic name meaning 'blessed'.
Origin: Hebrew (also a transliteration of an Arabic-rooted name).
Source: Wiktionary.
How to Pronounce Barak
Phonetic: buh-RAHK IPA: /bəˈrɑːk/
Popularity of Barak
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration birth-name data, 1953–2024.
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