[philman_36]

Are you saying that the name "Barack" is from the Semitic root "B-R-K," which means "bless" (and "kneel")?
No, that's what you're saying. I've shown you yet again (reply 37) that B-R-K is not a root.
...derived from a different Semitic triliteral root: B-R-Q instead of B-R-K.
You're the one insisting a root word is one when it isn't.
And in the process you're completely misrepresenting what the word means.

[Charles Henrickson]

Look, are you saying the name “Barack” means “bless” or “lightning”? Those are two different words, with different final consonants. If you say “bless,” then you are right, and that is exactly what I have been saying all along. If you say “lightning,” then you are wrong.