Meaning
Barak lightning, the son of Abinoam (Judg 4:6). At the summons of Deborah he made war against Jabin. She accompanied him into the battle, and gave the signal for the little army to make the attack; in which the host of Jabin was completely routed. The battle was fought (Judg 4:16) in the plain of Jezreel (q.v.). This deliverance of Israel is commemorated in Judg 5. Barak's faith is commended (Heb 11:32). "The character of Barak, though pious, does not See m to have been heroic. Like Gideon, and in a sense Samson, he is an illustration of the words in Heb 11:34, 'Out of weakness were made strong.'" (See DEBORAH)
