1272. barach

Strong's Lexicon

barach: To flee, to escape, to run away

Original Word: בָּרַח
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: barach
Pronunciation: baw-rakh'
Phonetic Spelling: (baw-rakh')
Definition: To flee, to escape, to run away
Meaning: to bolt, to flee suddenly

Word Origin: A primitive root

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G5343 (pheugo): To flee, escape

- G1628 (ekpheugo): To flee out, escape

Usage: The Hebrew verb "barach" primarily means to flee or escape. It is used in the context of someone running away from danger, pursuing enemies, or undesirable situations. The term conveys a sense of urgency and the need for immediate departure from a threatening or oppressive circumstance.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Israelite culture, fleeing was often a necessary response to threats such as invading armies, personal enemies, or divine judgment. The act of fleeing could be seen as both a physical and spiritual act, where individuals sought refuge and safety, sometimes in foreign lands or in the wilderness. The concept of seeking refuge is deeply embedded in the biblical narrative, reflecting the transient and often perilous life of the Israelites.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
a prim. root
Definition
to go through, flee
NASB Translation
drives 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 Exhaustive Concordance

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.

Forms and Transliterations

אֶבְרָֽח׃ אברח׃ בְּ֝בָרְח֗וֹ בְּבָרְח֖וֹ בְּבָרְח֥וֹ בְּבָרְחֲךָ֔ בְּבָרְחִ֕י בְּרַ֣ח ׀ בְּרַח־ בִּ֠בְרֹחַ בִּרְח֣וּ בָּֽ֝רְח֗וּ בָּר֥וֹחַ בָּרַ֔ח בָּרַ֖ח בָּרַ֗ח בָּרַ֜ח בָּרַ֥ח בָּרָֽחוּ׃ בָרַ֖ח בָרַ֥ח בֹּרַ֙חַת֙ בֹּרַֽחַת׃ בֹרֵ֔חַ בֹרֵ֖חַ בֹרֵ֣חַ בברח בברחו בברחי בברחך ברוח ברח ברח־ ברחו ברחו׃ ברחת ברחת׃ הִבְרִ֖יחוּ הבריחו וְנִבְרָ֔חָה וַֽ֠יִּבְרְחוּ וַֽיִּבְרְח֖וּ וַיִּבְרְח֤וּ וַיִּבְרְח֥וּ וַיִּבְרְח֧וּ וַיִּבְרַ֖ח וַיִּבְרַ֣ח וַיִּבְרַ֤ח וַיִּבְרַ֥ח וַיַּבְרִ֙יחוּ֙ וַתִּבְרַ֖ח וָאַבְרִיחֵ֖הוּ ואבריחהו ויברח ויברחו ויבריחו ונברחה ותברח יִ֭בְרַח יִבְרְחוּ֩ יִבְרָ֔ח יִבְרָֽח׃ יַבְרִ֣יחַ יַבְרִיחֶ֥נּוּ יברח יברח׃ יברחו יבריח יבריחנו לִבְרֹ֔חַ לִבְרֹ֙חַ֙ לִבְרֹ֣חַ לברח מַבְרִ֕חַ מברח ’eḇ·rāḥ ’eḇrāḥ bā·rā·ḥū bā·raḥ ḇā·raḥ bā·rə·ḥū bā·rō·w·aḥ baRach baRachu bāraḥ ḇāraḥ bārāḥū bareChu bārəḥū baRoach bārōwaḥ bə·ḇā·rə·ḥă·ḵā bə·ḇā·rə·ḥî bə·ḇā·rə·ḥōw bə·raḥ bə·raḥ- bəḇārəḥăḵā bəḇārəḥî bəḇārəḥōw berach bəraḥ bəraḥ- bevarechaCha bevareChi bevareCho biḇ·rō·aḥ biḇrōaḥ bir·ḥū birChu birḥū Bivroach bō·ra·ḥaṯ ḇō·rê·aḥ boRachat bōraḥaṯ ḇōrêaḥ evRach hiḇ·rî·ḥū hiḇrîḥū hivRichu liḇ·rō·aḥ liḇrōaḥ livRoach maḇ·ri·aḥ maḇriaḥ mavRiach vaavriChehu vaiyavRichu vaiyivRach vaiyivreChu vaRach vattivRach venivRachah voReach wā’aḇrîḥêhū wā·’aḇ·rî·ḥê·hū wat·tiḇ·raḥ wattiḇraḥ way·yaḇ·rî·ḥū way·yiḇ·raḥ way·yiḇ·rə·ḥū wayyaḇrîḥū wayyiḇraḥ wayyiḇrəḥū wə·niḇ·rā·ḥāh wəniḇrāḥāh yaḇ·rî·aḥ yaḇ·rî·ḥen·nū yaḇrîaḥ yaḇrîḥennū yavRiach yavriChennu yiḇ·raḥ yiḇ·rāḥ yiḇ·rə·ḥū yiḇraḥ yiḇrāḥ yiḇrəḥū yivRach yivreChu

Englishman's Concordance

Genesis 16:6
HEB: וַתְּעַנֶּ֣הָ שָׂרַ֔י וַתִּבְרַ֖ח מִפָּנֶֽיהָ׃
NAS: treated her harshly, and she fled from her presence.
KJV: dealt hardly with her, she fled from her face.
INT: treated Sarai fled her presence

Genesis 16:8
HEB: גְּבִרְתִּ֔י אָנֹכִ֖י בֹּרַֽחַת׃
NAS: And she said, I am fleeing from the presence
KJV: And she said, I flee from the face
INT: of my mistress I am fleeing

Genesis 27:43
HEB: בְּקֹלִ֑י וְק֧וּם בְּרַח־ לְךָ֛ אֶל־
NAS: and arise, flee to Haran,
KJV: and arise, flee thou to Laban
INT: my voice and arise flee about Laban

Genesis 31:20
HEB: ל֔וֹ כִּ֥י בֹרֵ֖חַ הֽוּא׃
NAS: by not telling him that he was fleeing.
KJV: he told him not that he fled.
INT: telling for was fleeing he

Genesis 31:21
HEB: וַיִּבְרַ֥ח הוּא֙ וְכָל־
NAS: So he fled with all
KJV: So he fled with all that he had; and he rose up,
INT: fled he all

Genesis 31:22
HEB: הַשְּׁלִישִׁ֑י כִּ֥י בָרַ֖ח יַעֲקֹֽב׃
NAS: day that Jacob had fled,
KJV: day that Jacob was fled.
INT: the third for had fled Jacob

Genesis 31:27
HEB: לָ֤מָּה נַחְבֵּ֙אתָ֙ לִבְרֹ֔חַ וַתִּגְנֹ֖ב אֹתִ֑י
NAS: Why did you flee secretly and deceive
KJV: Wherefore didst thou flee away secretly,
INT: Why secretly flee and deceive and did not

Genesis 35:1
HEB: הַנִּרְאֶ֣ה אֵלֶ֔יךָ בְּבָרְחֲךָ֔ מִפְּנֵ֖י עֵשָׂ֥ו
NAS: who appeared to you when you fled from your brother
KJV: that appeared unto thee when thou fleddest from the face
INT: appeared to you fled the face Esau

Genesis 35:7
HEB: אֵלָיו֙ הָֽאֱלֹהִ֔ים בְּבָרְח֖וֹ מִפְּנֵ֥י אָחִֽיו׃
NAS: had revealed Himself to him when he fled from his brother.
KJV: appeared unto him, when he fled from the face
INT: about God fled the face his brother

Exodus 2:15
HEB: אֶת־ מֹשֶׁ֑ה וַיִּבְרַ֤ח מֹשֶׁה֙ מִפְּנֵ֣י
NAS: But Moses fled from the presence
KJV: But Moses fled from the face
INT: to kill Moses fled Moses the presence

Exodus 14:5
HEB: מִצְרַ֔יִם כִּ֥י בָרַ֖ח הָעָ֑ם וַ֠יֵּהָפֵךְ
NAS: that the people had fled, Pharaoh
KJV: that the people fled: and the heart
INT: of Egypt for had fled the people had

Exodus 26:28
HEB: בְּת֣וֹךְ הַקְּרָשִׁ֑ים מַבְרִ֕חַ מִן־ הַקָּצֶ֖ה
NAS: of the boards shall pass through from end
KJV: of the boards shall reach from end
INT: the center of the boards shall pass from end

Exodus 36:33
HEB: הַבְּרִ֣יחַ הַתִּיכֹ֑ן לִבְרֹ֙חַ֙ בְּת֣וֹךְ הַקְּרָשִׁ֔ים
NAS: bar to pass through in the center
KJV: bar to shoot through
INT: bar the middle to pass the center of the boards

Numbers 24:11
HEB: וְעַתָּ֖ה בְּרַח־ לְךָ֣ אֶל־
NAS: Therefore, flee to your place now.
KJV: Therefore now flee thou to thy place:
INT: now flee to your place

Judges 9:21
HEB: וַיָּ֣נָס יוֹתָ֔ם וַיִּבְרַ֖ח וַיֵּ֣לֶךְ בְּאֵ֑רָה
NAS: escaped and fled, and went
KJV: And Jotham ran away, and fled,
INT: escaped Jotham and fled and went to Beer

Judges 11:3
HEB: וַיִּבְרַ֤ח יִפְתָּח֙ מִפְּנֵ֣י
NAS: So Jephthah fled from his brothers
KJV: Then Jephthah fled from his brethren,
INT: fled Jephthah from

1 Samuel 19:12
HEB: הַחַלּ֑וֹן וַיֵּ֥לֶךְ וַיִּבְרַ֖ח וַיִּמָּלֵֽט׃
NAS: and he went out and fled and escaped.
KJV: and he went, and fled, and escaped.
INT: A window went and fled and escaped

1 Samuel 19:18
HEB: וְדָוִ֨ד בָּרַ֜ח וַיִּמָּלֵ֗ט וַיָּבֹ֤א
NAS: Now David fled and escaped and came
KJV: So David fled, and escaped,
INT: now David fled and escaped and came

1 Samuel 20:1
HEB: וַיִּבְרַ֣ח דָּוִ֔ד [מִנֹּוִות
NAS: Then David fled from Naioth in Ramah,
KJV: And David fled from Naioth in Ramah,
INT: fled David Naioth

1 Samuel 21:11
HEB: וַיָּ֣קָם דָּוִ֔ד וַיִּבְרַ֥ח בַּיּוֹם־ הַה֖וּא
INT: abide David drive away age he

1 Samuel 22:17
HEB: יָֽדְעוּ֙ כִּֽי־ בֹרֵ֣חַ ה֔וּא וְלֹ֥א
NAS: they knew that he was fleeing and did not reveal
KJV: and because they knew when he fled, and did not shew
INT: knew because was fleeing he not

1 Samuel 22:20
HEB: וּשְׁמ֖וֹ אֶבְיָתָ֑ר וַיִּבְרַ֖ח אַחֲרֵ֥י דָוִֽד׃
NAS: escaped and fled after
KJV: escaped, and fled after
INT: named Abiathar and fled after David

1 Samuel 23:6
HEB: וַיְהִ֗י בִּ֠בְרֹחַ אֶבְיָתָ֧ר בֶּן־
NAS: of Ahimelech fled to David
KJV: of Ahimelech fled to David
INT: came fled Abiathar the son

1 Samuel 27:4
HEB: לְשָׁא֔וּל כִּֽי־ בָרַ֥ח דָּוִ֖ד גַּ֑ת
NAS: that David had fled to Gath,
KJV: that David was fled to Gath:
INT: Saul for had fled David to Gath

2 Samuel 4:3
HEB: וַיִּבְרְח֥וּ הַבְּאֵרֹתִ֖ים גִּתָּ֑יְמָה
NAS: and the Beerothites fled to Gittaim
KJV: And the Beerothites fled to Gittaim,
INT: fled and the Beerothites to Gittaim

65 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 1272
65 Occurrences

bā·raḥ — 7 Occ.
bā·rā·ḥū — 1 Occ.
bā·rə·ḥū — 1 Occ.
bā·rō·w·aḥ — 1 Occ.
bə·raḥ- — 4 Occ.
bə·ḇā·rə·ḥă·ḵā — 1 Occ.
bə·ḇā·rə·ḥî — 1 Occ.
bə·ḇā·rə·ḥōw — 3 Occ.
bir·ḥū — 1 Occ.
biḇ·rō·aḥ — 1 Occ.
bō·ra·ḥaṯ — 2 Occ.
’eḇ·rāḥ — 1 Occ.
hiḇ·rî·ḥū — 1 Occ.
liḇ·rō·aḥ — 4 Occ.
maḇ·ri·aḥ — 1 Occ.
wā·’aḇ·rî·ḥê·hū — 1 Occ.
way·yaḇ·rî·ḥū — 1 Occ.
way·yiḇ·raḥ — 14 Occ.
way·yiḇ·rə·ḥū — 5 Occ.
ḇā·raḥ — 3 Occ.
wat·tiḇ·raḥ — 1 Occ.
wə·niḇ·rā·ḥāh — 1 Occ.
ḇō·rê·aḥ — 3 Occ.
yaḇ·rî·aḥ — 1 Occ.
yaḇ·rî·ḥen·nū — 1 Occ.
yiḇ·rāḥ — 3 Occ.
yiḇ·rə·ḥū — 1 Occ.