Lexical Summary barach: to go through, flee Original Word: בָּרַחTransliteration: barach Phonetic Spelling: (baw-rakh') Part of Speech: Verb Short Definition: to go through, flee Meaning: to bolt, to flee suddenly Strong's Concordance chase away; drive away, fain, flee away, put to flight, make haste, reach, run away, shootA 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. Brown-Driver-Briggs H1272. barach 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 27:22; Nehemiah 6:11, וַיִּבְרַח Genesis 31:21 13t.; 3 feminine singular וַתִּבְרַח 16:6, אֶבְרָ֑ח Psalm 139:7, יִבְרְחוּ Jeremiah 52:7, וַיִּבְרְחוּ 2 Samuel 4:3-4t., נִבְרָחָ֑ה 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 35:7 2t.; — 1 go or pass though, of bar, אֶתהַֿבְּרִיחַלִ֗֗֗בְרֹחַ וַיַּעַשׂ Exodus 36:33 (P). 2 flee Genesis 31:20; 21:21; 31:22 (E) Exodus 14:5 (J) Judges 9:21; 1 Samuel 19:12, 18; 22:17; 2 Samuel 13:34, 37, 38 (strike out Dr compare We) 15:14; Isaiah 22:3; Jeremiah 4:29; 26:21; 39:4; 52:7; Nehemiah 6:11; figurative of days fleeing away Job 9:25; of man, like a shadow 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; 31:27; 35:1, 7; Exodus 2:15 (all J E) Judges 11:3; 2 Samuel 21:11; 1 Kings 2:7; 12:2 2 Chronicles 10:2; Psalm 3:1; 57:1 (titles) 139:7; Jonah 1:10; י ׳מִיַּד 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; 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; 11:40; אַחֲרֵי & person 1 Samuel 22:20; flee, followed by infinitive 1 Kings 11:17; Daniel 10:7. 3 flee = hasten, come quickly Song of Solomon 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; 12:16; drive away Proverbs 19:16; Nehemiah 13:28 (followed by מֵעָלַי). |