Lexicon barach: to go through, flee Original Word: בָּרַחPart of Speech: Verb Transliteration: barach Phonetic Spelling: (baw-rakh') Short Definition: fled NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origina prim. root Definitionto go through, flee NASB Translationdrives his away (1), drove him away (1), fled (34), flee (11), flee away (1), fleeing (4), flees (2), gone away (1), hurry (1), pass through (2), put to flight (2), ran away (2), surely try to flee (1).
Brown-Driver-Briggs בָּרַח verb go through, flee (compare German durchgehen (Arabic  go away, withdraw, flee) — Qal Perfect בָּרַח Genesis 31:22 9t., בָּֽרְחוּ Job 9:25, בָּרָ֑חוּ Isaiah 22:3; Imperfect יִבְרַח Job 20:24, יִבְרָ֑ח Job 27:22; Nehemiah 6:11, וַיִּבְרַח Genesis 31:21 13t.; 3 feminine singular וַתִּבְרַח Genesis 16:6, אֶבְרָ֑ח Psalm 139:7, יִבְרְחוּ Jeremiah 52:7, וַיִּבְרְחוּ 2 Samuel 4:3 4t., נִבְרָחָ֑ה 2 Samuel 15:14; Imperative בְּרַח Genesis 27:43 3t., בִּרְחוּ Isaiah 48:20; Infinitive absolute בָּרוֺחַ Job 27:22; construct בְּרֹחַ 1 Samuel 23:6 3t., בִּרוֺחַ Jonah 1:3; suffix בָּרְחִי 1 Kings 2:7, בָּרְחֲךָ Genesis 31:5, בָּרְחוֺ Genesis 35:7 2t.; — 1 go or pass though, of bar, וַיַּעַשׂ אֶתהַֿבְּרִיחַלִ֗֗֗בְרֹחַ Exodus 36:33 (P). 2 flee Genesis 31:20; Genesis 21:21; Genesis 31:22 (E) Exodus 14:5 (J) Judges 9:21; 1 Samuel 19:12,18; 1 Samuel 22:17; 2 Samuel 13:34,37,38 (strike out Dr compare We) 2 Samuel 15:14; Isaiah 22:3; Jeremiah 4:29; Jeremiah 26:21; Jeremiah 39:4; Jeremiah 52:7; Nehemiah 6:11; figurative of days fleeing away Job 9:25; of man, like a shadow Job 14:2; with מִן flee from a place 1 Samuel 20:1; 2 Samuel 19:10; 9+ מֵעַל person) Isaiah 48:20, a weapon Job 20:24; a person, with מֵאֵת 1 Kings 11:23, usually with מִמְּנֵי Genesis 16:6,8; Genesis 31:27; Genesis 35:1,7; Exodus 2:15 (all J E) Judges 11:3; 2 Samuel 21:11; 1 Kings 2:7; 1 Kings 12:2 2Chronicles 10:2; Psalm 3:1; Psalm 57:1 (titles) Psalm 139:7; Jonah 1:10; ׳מִיַּד י figurative Job 27:22; flee to, with accusative place 1 Samuel 27:4; 1 Kings 11:40; Hosea 12:13; with place & לְ Nehemiah 13:10; with place & ָ ה locative Jonah 1:3; Jonah 4:2; 2 Samuel 4:3; with place & אֶלֿ Numbers 24:11; Amos 7:12; with אֶלֿ & person 1 Samuel 23:6; Genesis 27:43 (J) 1 Kings 2:39; 1 Kings 11:40; אַחֲרֵי & person 1 Samuel 22:20; flee, followed by infinitive 1 Kings 11:17; Daniel 10:7. 3 flee = hasten, come quickly Songs 8:14. Hiph`il Perfect הִבְרִיחוּ 1 Chronicles 8:13; Imperfect יַבְרִיחַ Proverbs 19:26; suffix יַבְרִיחֶנּוּ Job 41:20, וָאַבְרִחֵהוּ Nehemiah 13:28, וַיַּבְרִיחוּ 1 Chronicles 12:15; Participle מַבְרִחַ Exodus 26:28; — 1 pass through literal Exodus 26:28 (P) compare Qal. 2. cause to flee, put to flight, animal Job 41:20, men 1 Chronicles 8:18; 1 Chronicles 12:16; drive away Proverbs 19:16; Nehemiah 13:28 (followed by מֵעָלַי).
Strong's chase away; drive away, fain, flee away, put to flight, make haste, reach, run away, shoot A primitive root; to bolt, i.e. Figuratively, to flee suddenly -- chase (away); drive away, fain, flee (away), put to flight, make haste, reach, run away, shoot. |
