ba.raq denotes lightning in scenes of divine action and upheaval.

The two occurrences present ba.raq as lightning within scenes of forceful divine action: it is associated with routing enemies in 2 Samuel 22:15 and with the sea’s channels and the world’s foundations being exposed in Psalm 18:15.

1. Lightning in acts of divine force · dominant

   In 2 Samuel 22:15, the masculine singular absolute form occurs in the action that follows the sending of arrows; the APB renders the clause, “he flashed forth lightning and routed them.” In Psalm 18:15, the masculine plural absolute form occurs in a scene where the sea’s channels are seen and the world’s foundations laid bare at the LORD’s rebuke.

   2 Samuel 22:15Psalm 18:15

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB explicitly uses “lightning” in 2 Samuel 22:15. In Psalm 18:15 it describes the resulting exposure of sea channels and foundations without an explicit English counterpart for the term.