Barak

American  

[bair-uhk, bey-rak, buh-rahk] / ˈbɛər ək, ˈbeɪ ræk, bəˈrɑk /

Douay Bible, Barac

noun

1. (in the Bible) a military commander who, with Deborah, destroyed the Canaanite army under Sisera.

2. Ehud, born 1942, Israeli military leader and politician: prime minister 1999–2001.

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Barak British  

/ ˈbærək /

noun

1. Ehud (ɛˈhʊd). born 1942, Israeli politician, prime minister (1999–2001); left the Labour Party (2011) to form the breakaway party Independence

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Example Sentences

The group has frequently targeted current and former Israeli public figures including former Defense Minister Benny Gantz and former Prime Minister Ehud Barak.

From The Wall Street Journal

Support for extending the draft is also coming from religious Jews outside the Haredi community, like Dorit Barak, who lives near the yeshiva in Bnei Brak and points to non-Haredi religious Jews who do serve in the military while also studying Torah.

From BBC

Ms Barak runs a small memorial in Bnei Brak to local soldiers, both religious and secular, who were killed in battle during Israel's wars.

From BBC

Ehud Barak, a former Israeli prime minister, told the Journal in 2023 that he visited Epstein to discuss politics.

From The Wall Street Journal

The president himself tried this one on Axios reporter and CNN analyst Barak Ravid.

From The Wall Street Journal