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    Barak

    Pronounced BAIR-ak

    boy
    ✓ In the King James Bible — Yes — Barak appears in the King James Bible, including Judges 4:14.
    Meaning
    "Lightning; Thunder"
    Origin
    Hebrew

    Barak was the military commander who, with the prophetess Deborah, defeated the Canaanite army under Sisera. He refused to go into battle without Deborah, showing both humility and dependence on God's prophetic word.

    Spiritual meaning

    Barak demonstrates that seeking godly counsel before battle isn't weakness — it's wisdom that earns a place in the Hall of Faith.

    Related verses (KJV)

    • "And Deborah said unto Barak, Up; for this is the day in which the LORD hath delivered Sisera into thine hand."

      Judges 4:14 (KJV) →

    • "And what shall I more say? for the time would fail me to tell of Gedeon, and of Barak."

      Hebrews 11:32 (KJV) →
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