Barak (ברק) means lightning in Hebrew.
It can also mean shine. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
lightning, shine
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 3 meanings for Barak.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1תופעת טבע, בצורת ניצוץ החולף בשמים, הנוצרת כתוצאה מהתנגשות של עננים בעלי מטען חשמלי.
וַיְהִי בַיּוֹם הַשְּׁלִישִׁי בִּהְיֹת הַבֹּקֶר וַיְהִי קֹלֹת וּבְרָקִים וְעָנָן כָּבֵד עַל הָהָר...
- 2זוהר, השתקפות של אור ממשטח חלק, כגון זכוכית או מתכת.
אִם שַׁנּוֹתִי בְּרַק חַרְבִּי...
- 3שם פרטי לזכר
וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלֶיהָ בָּרָק – אִם-תֵּלְכִי עִמִּי, וְהָלָכְתִּי; וְאִם-לא תֵלְכִי עִמִּי, לא אֵלֵךְ.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Barak is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- בָּרָק
- Written without vowel points
- ברק
- Said
- barak
- Root
- ב־ר־ק
- Pattern
- קָטָל
- Plural
- בְּרָקִים
- Inflections
- ר' בְּרָקִים; ס' בְּרַק־, ס"ר בִּרְקֵי־
- Gematria
- 302
This is how Barak is said in other languages.
- English
- lightning, shine
- Arabic
- برق
- Russian
- молния, сверкание, блеск
These words mean nearly the same as Barak.
These words rhyme with Barak.
The word Barak is part of these phrases and sayings.
- כליא ברק
- מכת ברק
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The word Barak comes from the root ב־ר־ק, like these words.
These words come before and after Barak in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Barak.
What does Barak (ברק) mean in Hebrew?
Barak (ברק) means lightning and shine. It is said barak, with the stress on rak.
What is a synonym for Barak (ברק)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Barak (ברק) are בזק, בוהק, and זוהר.
What rhymes with Barak (ברק)?
Words that rhyme with Barak (ברק) include ירק, משחק, חזק, מוצק, חיידק, and מרחק.
Is Barak (ברק) masculine or feminine?
The word Barak (ברק) is a masculine noun, and its plural is בְּרָקִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry ברק of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.