Barak

American

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

Douay Bible, Barac

noun

(in the Bible) a military commander who, with Deborah, destroyed the Canaanite army under Sisera.
Ehud, born 1942, Israeli military leader and politician: prime minister 1999–2001.

Barak British

/ ˈbærək /

noun

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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Evan Barak hit a two-run home run for Calabasas.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

For Kiryat Shmona resident Zehava Barak, the constant state of conflict seemed untenable.

From Barron's • Mar. 18, 2026

“Right now we do not have real competitors for any of these companies, and it just takes time for competitors to emerge,” said Barak Orbach, an antitrust law professor at the University of Arizona.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 2, 2026

Evan Barak had two hits and two RBIs.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 23, 2026

And Barak called the tribes of Zebulun and Naphtali together to Kedesh; and there went up ten thousand men with him: and Deborah went up with him.

From The Bible Story by Hall, Newton Marshall

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