The meaning of “בָּרָק”
Understanding bârâq reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
bright, glitter(-ing sword), lightning. - lightning - by analogy, a gleam - concretely, a flashing sword 1) lightning 1a...
בָּרָק
bright, glitter(-ing sword), lightning. - lightning - by analogy, a gleam - concretely, a flashing sword 1) lightning 1a) lightnings, lightning flashes 1b) of flashing arrow-head (fig.)
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Exodus 19:16 | “And it came to pass on the third day in the morning, that there were thunders and lightnings, and a thick cloud upon the mount, and the voice of the trumpet exceeding loud; so that all the people that was in the camp trembled.” Word: בָּרָק (bârâq) | |
| 2 Samuel 22:15 | “And he sent out arrows, and scattered them; lightning, and discomfited them.” Word: בָּרָק (bârâq) | |
| Psalms 97:4 | “His lightnings enlightened the world: the earth saw, and trembled.” Word: בָּרָק (bârâq) | |
| Ezekiel 21:15 | “I have set the point of the sword against all their gates, that their heart may faint, and their ruins be multiplied: ah! it is made bright, it is wrapped up for the slaughter.” Word: בָּרָק (bârâq) | |
| Nahum 3:3 | “The horseman lifteth up both the bright sword and the glittering spear: and there is a multitude of slain, and a great number of carcases; and there is none end of their corpses; they stumble upon their corpses:” Word: בָּרָק (bârâq) |
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