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To: mojito

Hmm, then what about Ehud Barak, the Israeli leader?

I guess ‘Barak’ is a word common among Semitic peoples, with the Arabs being a part of this family of ethnicities.


33 posted on 08/28/2009 2:02:23 PM PDT by OldSpice
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To: OldSpice

Barak means “blessing” in Arabic and “lightning” in Hebrew (Arabic for lightning is barq).

So no, it’s not just a Muslim name.


38 posted on 08/28/2009 2:15:42 PM PDT by G8 Diplomat (To err is human, to think is Vulcan)
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