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Lexicon :: Strong's H1300 - bārāq

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בָּרָק
Transliteration
bārāq
Pronunciation
baw-rawk'
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 287a

Strong’s Definitions

בָּרָק bârâq, baw-rawk'; from H1299; lightning; by analogy, a gleam; concretely, a flashing sword:—bright, glitter(-ing sword), lightning.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 21x

The KJV translates Strong's H1300 in the following manner: lightning (14x), glittering (4x), bright (1x), glitter (1x), glittering sword (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 21x
The KJV translates Strong's H1300 in the following manner: lightning (14x), glittering (4x), bright (1x), glitter (1x), glittering sword (1x).
  1. lightning

    1. lightnings, lightning flashes

    2. of flashing arrow-head (fig.)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
בָּרָק bârâq, baw-rawk'; from H1299; lightning; by analogy, a gleam; concretely, a flashing sword:—bright, glitter(-ing sword), lightning.
STRONGS H1300: Abbreviations
בָּרָק noun masculineEzekiel 1:13 lightning (chiefly in poetry) (Arabic بَرْقً, Assyrian birḳu COTGloss, ZimBP 76, 82 Aramaic בְּרַק, axQrfb) — absolute ב׳ Job 20:25 + 7 times 2 Samuel 22:15 (compare below); construct בְּרַק Deuteronomy 32:41 + 2 times; plural בְּרָקִים Exodus 19:16 + 7 times, בְּרָקָיו Psalm 97:4; — lightning,
1. literal mostly plural = lightnings, lightning-flashes Exodus 19:16; Psalm 18:15; 9 in theophanies, on 2 Samuel 22:15 see below) Psalm 77:19; Psalm 97:4; Psalm 135:7; Job 38:35; Jeremiah 10:13; Jeremiah 51:16; so in simile of swift brightness Nahum 2:5, singular only Psalm 144:6; 2 Samuel 22:15 (where however read בְּרָקִים בָּרַק compare בָּרַק — so LXX of Lucian (Lag.) Klo Che, compare his critical note Psalm 18:15), Ezekiel 1:13 (in vision), and in simile of brightness Daniel 10:6; swift destruction Zechariah 9:14.
2. figurative (always singular) of flashing arrow-head Job 20:25, compare חרב ב׳ Deuteronomy 32:41, חנית ב׳ Nahum 3:3; Habakkuk 3:11; compare glitter of weapon Exodus 21:15, 20, 33.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Exodus

19:16; 19:16; 21:15; 21:20; 21:33

Deuteronomy

32:41; 32:41

2 Samuel

22:15; 22:15; 22:15

Job

20:25; 20:25; 38:35

Psalms

9; 18:15; 18:15; 77:19; 97:4; 97:4; 135:7; 144:6

Jeremiah

10:13; 51:16

Ezekiel

1:13; 1:13

Daniel

10:6

Nahum

2:5; 3:3

Habakkuk

3:11

Zechariah

9:14

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H1300 matches the Hebrew בָּרָק (bārāq),
which occurs 21 times in 21 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 19:16 -

So it happened on the third day, when it was morning, that there were [fn]thunder and lightning H1300 flashes H1300 and a [fn]thick cloud upon the mountain and a very loud trumpet sound, so that all the people who were in the camp trembled.

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 32:41 -

If I sharpen My [fn]flashing H1300 sword,

And My hand takes hold on judgment,

I will render vengeance on My adversaries,

And I will repay those who hate Me.

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 22:15 -

“And He sent out arrows, and scattered them,

Lightning H1300, and [fn]threw them into confusion.

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 20:25 -

“It is drawn forth and comes out of his back,

Even the glittering H1300 point H1300 from his gall;

Bouts of dread come upon him.

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 38:35 -

“Can you send forth lightnings H1300 that they may go

And say to you, ‘Here we are’?

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 18:14 -

He sent out His arrows, and scattered them,

And lightning H1300 flashes H1300 in abundance, and [fn]threw them into confusion.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 77:18 -

The sound of Your thunder was in the whirlwind;

The lightnings H1300 lit up the world;

The earth trembled and shook.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 97:4 -

His lightnings H1300 light up the world;

The earth sees and trembles.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 135:7 -

The One who causes the clouds to ascend from the end of the earth;

Who makes lightnings H1300 for the rain,

Who brings forth the wind from His storehouses.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 144:6 -

Flash forth lightning H1300 and scatter them;

Send out Your arrows and confuse them.

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 10:13 -

When He gives forth His voice, there is a tumult of waters in the heavens,

And He causes the clouds to ascend from the end of the earth;

He makes lightning H1300 for the rain,

And brings out the wind from His storehouses.

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 51:16 -

When He gives forth His voice, there is a tumult of waters in the heavens,

And He causes the clouds to ascend from the end of the earth;

He makes lightning H1300 for the rain

And brings forth the wind from His storehouses.

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 1:13 - [fn]As for the likeness of the living creatures, their appearance was like burning coals of fire, [fn]like the appearance of torches going back and forth among the living creatures. The fire was bright, and lightning H1300 was [fn]flashing from the fire.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 21:10 -

‘Sharpened to make a slaughter,

Polished [fn]to flash H1300 like lightning H1300!’

Or shall we [fn]rejoice in the [fn]scepter of My son? The sword despises every tree.

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 21:15 - that their hearts may melt, and many will be stumbling blocks at all their gates. I have given the glittering sword. Ah! It is made for striking like lightning H1300, it is wrapped up in readiness for slaughter.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 21:28 -

“Now as for you, son of man, prophesy and say, ‘Thus says Lord Yahweh concerning the sons of Ammon and concerning their reproach,’ and say: ‘A sword, a sword is drawn, polished for the slaughter, to cause it [fn]to consume, that it may be like lightning H1300

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 10:6 - His body also was like [fn]beryl, his face [fn]had the appearance of lightning H1300, his eyes were like flaming torches, his arms and feet like the gleam of burnished bronze, and the sound of his words like the sound of a multitude.
Unchecked Copy BoxNah 2:4 -

The chariots race madly in the streets;

They rush wildly in the [fn]squares;

Their appearance is like torches;

They dash to and fro like lightning H1300 flashes H1300.

Unchecked Copy BoxNah 3:3 -

Horsemen charging,

And swords flaming, and spears flashing H1300,

Many slain, a mass of corpses,

And there is no end to dead bodies

They stumble over [fn]the dead bodies!

Unchecked Copy BoxHab 3:11 -

Sun and moon stood in their lofty places;

They went away at the light of Your arrows,

At the brightness of Your flashing H1300 spear.

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 9:14 -

Then Yahweh will appear over them,

And His arrow will go forth like lightning H1300;

And Lord Yahweh will blow the trumpet

And will go in the storm winds of the south.

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