בָּרָק
ba.raq (H1300B)
lightning
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The word "בָּרָק" (ba.raq) in Hebrew is defined as lightning. It belongs to the semantic domain of Water & Weather, indicating its connection to the elements of nature. This term appears 21 times in the Hebrew Bible, showcasing its significance in the narrative. Within the realm of nature, lightning is a powerful force associated with thunderstorms, indicating a sudden and intense release of energy. Considering its limited definition and connection to the domain of Water & Weather, the word "בָּרָק" likely connotes a dramatic and energetic event in the biblical text. The frequency of its occurrence (21 times) underscores its importance in various biblical contexts, possibly serving as a metaphor for divine judgment, warning, or other significant events. While the specific connotations and usage depend on the context of each occurrence, its repetitive appearance highlights its role as a significant aspect of the natural world in the biblical narrative.
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On the third day, when it was morning, there were thunders and lightnings, and a thick cloud on the mountain, and the sound of an exceedingly loud trumpet; and all the people who were in the camp trembled.
if I sharpen my glittering sword, my hand grasps it in judgment; I will take vengeance on my adversaries, and will repay those who hate me.
He sent out arrows, and scattered them; lightning, and confused them.
He draws it out, and it comes out of his body. Yes, the glittering point comes out of his liver. Terrors are on him.
Can you send out lightnings, that they may go? Do they report to you, ‘Here we are?’
He sent out his arrows, and scattered them; Yes, great lightning bolts, and routed them.
The voice of your thunder was in the whirlwind. The lightnings lit up the world. The earth trembled and shook.
He causes the clouds to rise from the ends of the earth. He makes lightnings with the rain. He brings the wind out of his treasuries.
Throw out lightning, and scatter them. Send out your arrows, and rout them.
When he utters his voice, the waters in the heavens roar, and he causes the vapors to ascend from the ends of the earth. He makes lightnings for the rain, and brings the wind out of his treasuries.
When he utters his voice, there is a roar of waters in the heavens, and he causes the vapors to ascend from the ends of the earth. He makes lightning for the rain, and brings the wind out of his treasuries.
As for the likeness of the living creatures, their appearance was like burning coals of fire, like the appearance of torches. The fire went up and down among the living creatures. The fire was bright, and lightning went out of the fire.
It is sharpened that it may make a slaughter. It is polished that it may be as lightning. Should we then make mirth? The rod of my son condemns every tree.
I have set the threatening sword against all their gates, that their heart may melt, and their stumblings be multiplied. Ah! It is made as lightning. It is pointed for slaughter.
“You, son of man, prophesy, and say, ‘The Lord Yahweh says this concerning the children of Ammon, and concerning their reproach: “A sword! A sword is drawn! It is polished for the slaughter, to cause it to devour, that it may be as lightning;
His body also was like the beryl, and his face as the appearance of lightning, and his eyes as flaming torches. His arms and his feet were like burnished bronze. The voice of his words was like the voice of a multitude.
The chariots rage in the streets. They rush back and forth in the wide ways. Their appearance is like torches. They run like the lightnings.
the horseman mounting, and the flashing sword, the glittering spear, and a multitude of slain, and a great heap of corpses, and there is no end of the bodies. They stumble on their bodies,
The sun and moon stood still in the sky, at the light of your arrows as they went, at the shining of your glittering spear.
Yahweh will be seen over them; and his arrow will go flash like lightning; and the Lord Yahweh will blow the trumpet, and will go with whirlwinds of the south.