Barak
Americannoun
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(in the Bible) a military commander who, with Deborah, destroyed the Canaanite army under Sisera.
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Ehud, born 1942, Israeli military leader and politician: prime minister 1999–2001.
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Example Sentences
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The snug yet stretchy fabrics of their leotards and tights allow artistic director Melissa Barak to observe the nuance in their movements as they perfect her new ballet, set to Mexican composer Gabriela Ortiz’s “Kauyumari.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
"We understand Bibi's political needs" the Israeli journalist, Barak Ravid, quotes a senior US official as saying – using a nickname to refer to the Israeli leader.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
Evan Barak hit a two-run home run for Calabasas.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 17, 2026
According to an X post by journalist Barak Ravid of the news site Axios, citing a US official, the US carried out "strikes on military targets" on the island located off Iran's western coast.
From Barron's ● Apr. 8, 2026
And if Canaanites, and Midianites, and Ammonites, and Philistines had vexed them, were not Barak and Deborah, Gideon and Jephthah, Samson and Samuel, more than a match for the strongest of them all?
From The Expositor's Bible: The First Book of Samuel by William Garden Blaikie
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