Father of Barak; name means 'My father is delight / pleasantness'
ʾĂḇînōʿam (ab + nōʿam, 'pleasantness/delight') is the father of Barak, the military commander whom the prophetess Deborah summoned to lead Israel against Sisera (Judges 4–5). The name appears four times, always in the phrase 'Barak son of Abinoam.' The root nōʿam (from which the name Naomi also derives) conveys beauty, pleasantness, and delight.
Barak's father is named 'delight' — a quiet grace note in the account of Israel's deliverance. Deborah's song (Judges 5) is one of the oldest poems in the Bible, celebrating God as the true warrior who fights for Israel. The victory over Sisera was won not through human might but through divine intervention — a hailstorm, a woman with a tent peg, and the routing of the powerful. The name Abinoam reminds readers that God's delight (nōʿam) rests on those He calls, even from ordinary backgrounds. Barak is listed among the heroes of faith in Hebrews 11:32.