Strong's Lexicon

H1299

H1299 — בָּרַק

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

Hebrewbaraqverb-stemOccurrences: 1TWOT: 287

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:	H1299
Word:	בָּרַק
Part of Speech:	verb-stem
Etymology:	a primitive root
Language:	Hebrew
Occurrences:	1
Transliteration:	baraq
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:	baw-rak'
Meaning:	1. to lighten (lightning)
KJV Renderings:	cast forth.

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced

BDB1343

בָּרַק verb flash, of lightning (Arabic [untranscribed source text 714] gleam, flash, lighten, Assyrian barâ‡y Zim^{BP 76}, Aramaic בְּרַק [untranscribed source text 715], Ethiopic [untranscribed source text 716] Sabean ברק Hal²⁵² compare DHM^{ZMG 1875,
597}) —

Qal Perfect בָּרַק so read after ᵐ5 ^L 2Sam 22:15 & also in || Ps 18:15 (compare Klo Che critical note); Imperative בְּרֹק Ps 144:6 — all with accusative of cognate meaning with verb בָּרָק, בְּרָקִים; — flash, transitive flash lightning, subject ׳ י.

Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke

Englishman's Hebrew Concordance

ברק (bah-rak’)

Concordance entry

EHCC: Entry present in source; no clean verse row could be parsed.