The Hebrew equivalent of Barack is Baruch (ברוך), which means "blessed".
Coincidently, the name Barack sounds the same as the Hebrew name Baraq (ברק), which means ligntning, but the two names are not related.
No. Barack is a middle-eastern name (there are similar names in Hebrew and Arabic) that means Blessed. Obama is a family name from his father, who was from Africa.
His name comes from the Hebrew. In Hebrew there is a word Baraq (ברק) (which means lightning), but it is not related to the president's name. Barack is related to the Hebrew word Barukh (ברוך) which means blessed.
Baraq means lighting. But Barack Obama's first name is related to the Hebrew word Baruch, which means blessed.
Barack is an Arabic name that is related to the Hebrew name Baruch (ברוך) which means "Blessed One.""Obama" has no meaning in Hebrew. Obama is an ancient Kenyan surname. The name is found frequently among the Luo, the third largest ethnic group in Kenya. It is believed that the name derived from the root word obam, which means “to lean or bend.”
Barack Obama's name has no meaning in Hebrew. But his first name is related to the Hebrew name Baruch (ברוך), which means "blessed."Answer:Barack is completely unrelated to "baruch;" they are different Hebrew roots. It is, however, (phonetically) identical to the Hebrew "barak," meaning Lightning.
if by jewish, you mean hebrew, there are many names that are similar Arabic: Barack Hebrew: Baruch (blessing) Arabic: Malik Hebrew: Melech (king)
Thunder.
It would be the same as in English.
Barack in Hebrew would be "Baruch" (note: the ch is NOT pronounced like 'choose'; rather, it is pronounced almost like a kh, as if you are clearing your throat; it is a sound we do not have in English, and it is often printed in English as just an H, like in 'Hanukkah'). As has been noted elsewhere, the name comes from the Arabic word for "blessed." In fact, both Baruch and Barack mean "blessed."
Barack means 'blessing'. Barack is a common name in Kenya and Tanzania.
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No. Barack's real name is Barack Hussein Obama II.