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

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

She used her conference speech to argue they will be the party of "fivers" – emulating the micro-donations successes of US figures like Barak Obama and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.

From BBC

"In Barak Valley in Assam, it's mostly chewing tobacco; just 25km away in Mizoram, smoking dominates. Add to that alcohol, areca nuts, and even how meat is prepared. Food choices and preparation drive cancer risk. There's no special cancer-causing gene at play - hereditary cancers aren't more common here than in other parts of India," Dr Kannan said.

From BBC

Two former prime ministers, Ehud Barak and Ehud Olmert, have already accused Netanyahu of turning Israel into an international pariah.

From BBC