What does בָּרָק (bārāq) mean in the Bible?
בָּרָק (bārāq): Lightning's flash as primary image extends metaphorically to divine judgment, flashing weapons, and brilliant manifestations of power
Hebrew · H1300
בָּרָק
Lightning ; by analogy, a gleam ; concretely, a flashing sword
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בָּרָק H1300
Pronunciation bārāq
What does בָּרָק (bārāq) mean in the Bible?
בָּרָק (bārāq): Lightning's flash as primary image extends metaphorically to divine judgment, flashing weapons, and brilliant manifestations of power
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How does the BSB render H1300?
The BSB source-word alignment has 21 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include the lightning (4), and lightning (2), like lightning (2), to flash like lightning (2), flash like lightning (1).
Where does בָּרָק (bārāq) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Exodus 19:16. Its strongest book concentrations include Psalms (5), Ezekiel (4), Jeremiah (2), Job (2).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It the lightning 4× Psalms 77:18, Psalms 135:7, Jeremiah 10:13, Jeremiah 51:16
and lightning 2× Exodus 19:16, Ezekiel 1:13
like lightning 2× Nahum 2:4, Zechariah 9:14
to flash like lightning 2× Ezekiel 21:10, Ezekiel 21:15
flash like lightning 1× Ezekiel 21:28
He hurled lightning 1× 2 Samuel 22:15
His lightning 1× Psalms 97:4
lightning 1× Psalms 18:14
My flashing 1× Deuteronomy 32:41
of lightning 1× Daniel 10:6
of Your shining 1× Habakkuk 3:11
shining 1× Nahum 3:3
the gleaming point 1× Job 20:25
the lightning bolts 1× Job 38:35
Your lightning 1× Psalms 144:6
Show sample aligned rows
Exodus 19:16 וּבְרָקִ֜ים to and lightning Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural Deuteronomy 32:41 בְּרַ֣ק to My flashing Noun - masculine singular construct 2 Samuel 22:15 בָּרָ֖ק to He hurled lightning Noun - masculine singular Job 20:25 וּ֭בָרָק to the gleaming point Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Job 38:35 בְּרָקִ֣ים to the lightning bolts Noun - masculine plural Psalms 18:14 וּבְרָקִ֥ים to lightning Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural Psalms 77:18 בְרָקִ֣ים to the lightning Noun - masculine plural Psalms 97:4 בְרָקָ֣יו to His lightning Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular Psalms 135:7 בְּרָקִ֣ים to the lightning Noun - masculine plural Psalms 144:6 בָּ֭רָק to Your lightning Noun - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Exodus 19:16
Aligned rows 21
Books represented 11
Exodus 1 Deuteronomy 1 2 Samuel 1 Job 2 Psalms 5 Jeremiah 2 Ezekiel 4 Daniel 1 Nahum 2 Habakkuk 1 Zechariah 1
Source forms
בְּרָקִ֣ים 2x bə·rā·qîm Job 38:35, Psalms 135:7
בְּרָקִ֤ים 2x bə·rā·qîm Jeremiah 10:13, Jeremiah 51:16
בְּרַ֣ק 1x bə·raq Deuteronomy 32:41
בְּרַ֥ק 1x bə·raq Habakkuk 3:11
בָרָק֙ 1x ḇā·rāq Daniel 10:6
בָּרָ֖ק 1x bā·rāq 2 Samuel 22:15
בָּ֭רָק 1x bā·rāq Psalms 144:6
בָּ֖רָק 1x bā·rāq Ezekiel 21:10
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular 6x 2 Samuel 22:15, Psalms 144:6, Ezekiel 1:13, Ezekiel 21:10
Noun - masculine plural 5x Job 38:35, Psalms 77:18, Psalms 135:7, Jeremiah 10:13
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural 2x Exodus 19:16, Psalms 18:14
Noun - masculine singular construct 2x Deuteronomy 32:41, Habakkuk 3:11
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular 1x Job 20:25
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct 1x Nahum 3:3
Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular 1x Psalms 97:4
Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine plural 1x Nahum 2:4
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Lightning's flash as primary image extends metaphorically to divine judgment, flashing weapons, and brilliant manifestations of power
Source Gloss
lightning ; by analogy, a gleam ; concretely, a flashing sword
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Lightning's flash as primary image extends metaphorically to divine judgment, flashing weapons, and brilliant manifestations of power
lightning; by analogy, a gleam; concretely, a flashing sword BDB: flash Usage: bright, glitter(-ing sword), lightning.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
בָּרָק is built from this root:
בָּרַק H1299
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Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain