B-R-K
Barack, also spelled Barak or Baraq, is a given name of Arabic origin. From the Semitic root ''B-R-K'', it means "blessed" and is most commonly used in its feminine form ''Baraka(h)''. The Semitic root ''B-R-K'' has the original meaning of "to kneel down", with a secondary meaning "to bless". In Islamic mysticism, ''Barakah'' ( ar, بركة ) is a concept of spiritual presence or revelation. The cognate Hebrew term is ''Berakhah'' (בְּרָכָה) "benediction, blessing" which is related to the Biblical Hebrew given name Baruch (). It can also be derived from the root ''B-R-Q'' ( he, ב-ר-ק; ar, ب-ر-ق ), meaning "lightning". The Arabic masculine given name Mubarak is the Arabic stem III passive participle, ' (), meaning "blessed (one)". The name is cognate with the Amharic given name ብሩክ ("Biruk"). People with the given name * Barack Adama (born 1985), a French rapper * Barack Obama (b. 1961), former US president * Barack Obama Sr. (1936-1982), father ...
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Barak (surname)
Barak or Barák is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Aharon Barak (born 1936), former President of the Supreme Court of Israel * Boaz Barak (born 1974), Israeli-American computer scientist * Ehud Barak (born 1942), Israeli former Prime Minister and Minister of Defense * Josef Barák (1833–1883), Czech politician, journalist, and poet * Jindřich Barák (born 1991), Czech ice hockey player * Ronald Barak (born 1943), American Olympic gymnast * Valia Barak (born 1969), Peruvian journalist * William Barak (1824–1903), last traditional elder of the Wurundjeri-willam clan in Australia * Ze'ev Barak, a pen name of Wolf Blitzer (born 1948), a German-American writer and TV news anchor * (1974—2012), Israeli model and pornographic actor See also

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