also garrotte, 1620s, Spanish method of capital punishment by strangulation, from Spanish garrote stick for twisting cord, of unknown origin, perhaps from Old French guaroc club, stick, rod, shaft of a crossbow, probably ultimately Celtic, but possibly from Frankish *wrokkan to twist (cf.
Barak was a war leader, not a position for a timid man. When the fighting started, he was right in it leading his men. He pursued the fleeing host and wiped them out to a man, hardly the sign of a timid and weak man. The proof of Barakâs humble meekness, I think, is shown in the song of Deborah in chapter five.
Hannibal Barca was a Carthaginian general who was considered to be one of the great military leaders in history. Hannibal was born in 183 BCE, and lived during a time of great political and military strife. Carthage was a large and important Phoenician city-state in northern Africa which was often at odds with the Greek and Roman empires. Because Hannibal came from Africa, the question is sometimes asked was Hannibal Black?