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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.


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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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“Students and parents don’t choose calculators,” University of Arizona law and business professor Barak Orbach told MarketWatch.

From MarketWatch Aug. 18, 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

Barak, the former Israeli politician, met with Epstein dozens of times and traveled to his private island.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 18, 2026

And Barak said to her, "If thou wilt go with me, then I will go: but if thou wilt not go with me, I will not go."

From The Bible Story by Newton Marshall Hall

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