evil_gop_liars Posted February 29, 2008 Share Posted February 29, 2008 Barack is a Semitic word meaning "to bless" as a verb or "blessing" as a noun. In its Hebrew form, barak, it is found all through the Bible. It first occurs in Genesis 1:22: "And God blessed (ḇāreḵə ) them, saying, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let fowl multiply in the earth." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bushwacked Posted February 29, 2008 Share Posted February 29, 2008 Is moneymakers aware of this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Double Agent Posted February 29, 2008 Share Posted February 29, 2008 You know the quality of candidates are thin when we're having to defend their names. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SheikYerbuti Posted February 29, 2008 Share Posted February 29, 2008 I've never heard it pronounced Barak. . .in every synagogue I've ever been in (and I've been in all of em from Hassidic to Reform) "blessed" is pronounced "Bar-ooch" with the "ch" rolled in the back of the throat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polksalet Posted February 29, 2008 Share Posted February 29, 2008 I've never heard it pronounced Barak. . .in every synagogue I've ever been in (and I've been in all of em from Hassidic to Reform) "blessed" is pronounced "Bar-ooch" with the "ch" rolled in the back of the throat. Arabs (Muslims) are also Semitic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evil_gop_liars Posted February 29, 2008 Author Share Posted February 29, 2008 I've never heard it pronounced Barak. . .in every synagogue I've ever been in (and I've been in all of em from Hassidic to Reform) "blessed" is pronounced "Bar-ooch" with the "ch" rolled in the back of the throat. Keep this positive....positive. :shakesfist: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moneymakers Posted February 29, 2008 Share Posted February 29, 2008 Barack, pronounced "BUH-ruhtsk", is a type of Hungarian brandy (Pálinka) made of (or flavored with) apricots. The word barack is a collective term for both apricot (in Hungarian sárgabarack, lit. "yellow-peach") and peach (in Hungarian őszibarack, lit. "autumn-peach"). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isleseeya Posted February 29, 2008 Share Posted February 29, 2008 its not his name that scares me , its that crazy hat he wore on his trip last yearor 2006 to africa looked like a diaper on his head Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yo mama Posted February 29, 2008 Share Posted February 29, 2008 I'd vote for Baraka!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimC Posted February 29, 2008 Share Posted February 29, 2008 When did you first fall in love with Obama? For me, it had to be gazing into those eyes, those deep dark eyes, those all-knowing deep dark eyes that I know will one day tax the f outta me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yo mama Posted February 29, 2008 Share Posted February 29, 2008 (edited) When did you first fall in love with Obama? For me, it had to be gazing into those eyes, those deep dark eyes, those all-knowing deep dark eyes that I know will one day tax the f outta me. Remember back in the 1940s? Those guys were going through The Great Depression, fighting nazis, and paying income tax a rate of 90%. And despite all that, they still bitched less than you. Edited February 29, 2008 by yo mama Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billay Posted February 29, 2008 Share Posted February 29, 2008 You know the content of our characters are thin when we're criticizing their names. fixed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimC Posted February 29, 2008 Share Posted February 29, 2008 Remember back in the 1940s? Those guys were going through The Great Depression, fighting nazis, and paying income tax a rate of 90%. And despite all that, they still bitched less than you. I don't think Obama was born in the 1940s for you to fall in love with them. Tell me your heart-warming story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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