What does Barack Obama's name mean in Hebrew?

Answer 1

The Hebrew equivalent of Barack is Baruch (ברוך), which means "blessed". There is no Hebrew equivalent for Obama.

Coincidently, the name Barack sounds the same as the Hebrew name Baraq (ברק), which means ligntning, but the two names are not related.

Answer 2

Obama is not of Hebrew origin and has no meaning in Hebrew

First, it should be noted that "Obama" is not a Hebrew word, nor is it a word in Swahili or most other languages. It is a name that was used by certain members of the Luo tribe in Kenya (Mr. Obama's dad was a member of that ethnic group). Some people have tried to ascribe a translation to the name, but there is no evidence any of these suggested "meanings" are accurate.

Answer 3

The president's name Barack corresponds to the Hebrew word Barukh (ברוך) which means "blessed". The Hebrew word Baraq (ברק) means lightning, and is not related to Barack.

Another Hebrew word is sometimes used to link his surname Obama to the Hebrew word Bamah, however it is a huge stretch. Even so, Bamah ֻ(במה) means stage or platform.

Answer 4

the word "Obama" doesn't have a Hebrew meaning.

"Obama" is a name from the Luo ethnic group of Kenya, It is based on the Dholuo word for "slightly bending."

the word "Obama" doesn't have a Hebrew meaning.

"Obama" is a name from the Luo ethnic group of Kenya, It is based on the Dholuo word for "slightly bending."

Answer 5

NO. Since the word "Antichrist" is an import to Hebrew from Christianity (the word is an Ancient Greek one), the word is "antikhrist" (אנטיכריסט). Some people use the term "tsar hamoshiakh" (צר המושיח) -- literally meaning "enemy of the Messiah" to refer to the concept of the Antichrist.

Obama does not mean anything in Hebrew.

Answer 6

In theory, the name "Barack Obama" could be spelled in a number of different ways. In practice, native Hebrew speakers use one of two alternatives: ברק אובמה or ברק אובאמה.

But there are at least two alternative ways to spell the name Barack.

1. Linguistically, Barack is related to the Semitic root ב-ר-כ, as in the Hebrew word ברכה, brachah, meaning "blessing". Thus, the name could be spelled ברךּ.
2. Phonetically, Barack is more naturally spelled ברק, which uses an unrelated root and means "lightning". This is how Obama's first name is invariably spelled by native Hebrew speakers, for example in the Israeli press.

Likewise, there are a few ways to spell the name Obama.

1. Modern Hebrew tends to use the fuller spelling system ktiv male (see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ktiv_male ), particularly for words of foreign origin. According to this system, Obama would be אובאמה or אובאמא. In practice, the former is often seen (for example in the Hebrew Wikipedia article on Obama), the latter -- almost never.
2. Now that "Obama" has become a household word, it is more common to see it spelled with ktiv haser: אובמה.

Answer 7

In theory, the name "Barack Obama" could be spelled in a number of different ways. In practice, native Hebrew speakers use one of two alternatives: ברק אובמה or ברק אובאמה.

But there are at least two alternative ways to spell the name Barack.

1. Linguistically, Barack is related to the Semitic root ב-ר-כ, as in the Hebrew word ברכה, brachah, meaning "blessing". Thus, the name could be spelled ברךּ or ברכ or even בראכ. The problem here is that the letter כ changes at the end of a word in Hebrew, but does not change in Arabic.
2. Phonetically, Barack is more naturally spelled ברק, which uses an unrelated root and means "lightning". This is how Obama's first name is invariably spelled by native Hebrew speakers, for example in the Israeli press.

Likewise, there are a few ways to spell the name Obama.

1. Modern Hebrew tends to use the fuller spelling system ktiv male (see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ktiv_male ), particularly for words of foreign origin. According to this system, Obama would be אובאמה or אובאמא. In practice, the former is often seen (for example in the Hebrew Wikipedia article on Obama), the latter -- almost never.
2. Now that "Obama" has become a household word, it is more common to see it spelled with ktiv haser: אובמה.

Answer 8

the word "Obama" doesn't have a Hebrew meaning.

"Obama" is a name from the Luo ethnic group of Kenya, It is based on the Dholuo word for "slightly bending."

Answer 9

the word "Obama" doesn't have a Hebrew meaning.

"Obama" is a name from the Luo ethnic group of Kenya, It is based on the Dholuo word for "slightly bending."

Answer 10

Obama has no meaning in Hebrew. Only Hebrew names have meaning in Hebrew.