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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

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Example Sentences

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

From Barron's • Mar. 18, 2026

In an email, a spokesman for Barak’s office said Reporty was a private, untraded company, and that Epstein, as an investor in Reporty through a partnership run by Barak, was entitled to receive certain information.

From The Wall Street Journal • 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

If fortune crown me in this game of riddles, Barak, I shall be grateful!

From Turandot, Princess of China A Chinoiserie in Three Acts by Bithell, Jethro