bah-RAHK bah-shah-MAH-yeem (ברק בשמיי×)
The Hebrew word for lightning, that flash of light in the sky, followed by thunder, is ba·raq, with the emphasis, when speaking, on the last syllable.
barak min hashamayim (ברק מן השמיים) = "lightning from the sky"
This phenomenon is called "heat lightning," which occurs when lightning from a distant thunderstorm is visible from a clear sky without audible thunder. The lightning is too far away for the sound to travel, giving the appearance of lightning in a cloudless sky.
table = shoolkhan (שולחן) sky = shamayeem (שמיים)
Lightning typically travels from the sky to the ground. It is initiated by a downward-moving stepped leader from the cloud that is met by an upward-moving streamer from the ground, creating the visible lightning bolt.
thunder = ra'am (רעם) lightning = barak (ברק)
Lightning typically strikes from the sky down to the ground.
Baraq means lightning, but that is not related to the name "Barack". "Barack" is related to the Hebrew word Baruch, meaning Blessed.Obama has no meaning in Hebrew.
Sky lightning is more commonly known as a lightning bolt or simply lightning.
No, lightning strikes from the sky down.
Clouds = ananim (×¢× × ×™×) Lightning = barak (ברק) Clouds and lightning = ananim uvarak (×¢× × ×™× וברק)
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