בָּרָק

Judges 4:6 לְבָרָ֣ק <to> Barak

She summoned Barak son of Abinoam from Kedesh in Naphtali and said to him, “Surely the LORD, the God of Israel, is commanding you: ‘Go and march to Mount Tabor, taking with you ten thousand men of Naphtali and Zebulun.

Here: The name means 'lightning'. It probably echoes Deborah's husband Lappidoth, 'torches' (v. 4), and the storm imagery of the victory song in Judges 5:4, 20–21.

Judges 4:8 בָּרָ֔ק Barak

Barak said to her, “If you will go with me, I will go; but if you will not go with me, I will not go.”

Judges 4:9 בָּרָ֖ק Barak

“I will certainly go with you,” Deborah replied, “but the road you are taking will bring you no honor, because the LORD will be selling Sisera into the hand of a woman.” So Deborah got up and went with Barak to Kedesh,

Here: The Naphtalite commander Deborah summoned (4:6). His name means 'lightning', which fits a story where the storm turns the battle (5:4, 20–21).

Judges 4:10 בָּרָ֜ק Barak

where he summoned Zebulun and Naphtali. Ten thousand men followed him, and Deborah also went with him.

Here: Barak son of Abinoam, from Kedesh in Naphtali (4:6), the man Deborah has commissioned to lead the army. His name is the ordinary Hebrew word for lightning.

Judges 4:12 בָּרָ֥ק Barak

When Sisera was told that Barak son of Abinoam had gone up Mount Tabor,

Judges 4:14 בָּרָ֜ק בָּרָק֙ Barak

Then Deborah said to Barak, “Arise, for this is the day that the LORD has delivered Sisera into your hand. Has not the LORD gone before you?” So Barak came down from Mount Tabor with ten thousand men following him.

Here: His name means "lightning." He is the military commander from Kedesh in Naphtali (4:6). The name may fit the storm imagery of the battle in Judges 5, but the text never points this out.

Judges 4:15 בָרָ֑ק Barak

And in front of him the LORD routed with the sword Sisera, all his charioteers, and all his army. Sisera abandoned his chariot and fled on foot.

Here: The Israelite commander. His name means 'lightning', which suits a battle that the Song in ch. 5 links to storm and flood.

Judges 4:16 וּבָרָ֗ק and Barak

Then Barak pursued the chariots and army as far as Harosheth-hagoyim, and the whole army of Sisera fell by the sword; not a single man was left.

Here: The name means "lightning." Hebrew puts his name first, ahead of the verb. That shifts the camera from Sisera, who has just jumped off his chariot and run (v.15), over to Barak: "Barak, meanwhile, pursued..."

Judges 4:22 בָרָק֮ Barak

When Barak arrived in pursuit of Sisera, Jael went out to greet him and said to him, “Come, and I will show you the man you are seeking.” So he went in with her, and there lay Sisera dead, with a tent peg through his temple.

Judges 5:1 וּבָרָ֖ק and Barak

On that day Deborah and Barak son of Abinoam sang this song:

Here: The commander who led the troops against Sisera (Judges 4:6–16). His name means 'lightning'. He is added after the verb as a co-singer.

Judges 5:12 בָּרָ֛ק O Barak

‘Awake, awake, O Deborah! Awake, awake, sing a song! Arise, O Barak, and take hold of your captives, O son of Abinoam!’

Here: Barak, the commander of the Israelite militia. His name means 'lightning', which suits a call to sudden action.

Judges 5:15 בָּרָ֔ק Barak

The princes of Issachar were with Deborah, and Issachar was with Barak, rushing into the valley at his heels. In the clans of Reuben there was great indecision.

Here: The field commander from Kedesh in Naphtali whom Deborah summoned (4:6). The tribe is lined up behind him.