Lexical Definition

‎בָּרַח‎ bârach (baw-rakh') to flee ^H:V
a primitive root

chase (away); drive away, fain, flee (away), put to flight, make haste, reach, run away, shoot.

• to bolt, i.e. figuratively, to flee suddenly

1) to go through, flee, run away, chase, drive away, put to flight, reach, shoot (extend), hurry away
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to go, pass through
1a2) to flee
1a3) to hasten, come quickly
1b) (Hiphil)
1b1) to pass through
1b2) to cause to flee, put to flight
1b3) to drive away

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Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎בָּרַח‎ verb go through, flee (compare German durchgehen (Arabic go away, withdraw, flee) —

Qal Perfect ‎בָּרַח‎ Gen 31:22 + 9 t., ‎בָּֽרְחוּ‎ Job 9:25, ‎בָּרָ֑חוּ‎ Isa 22:3 Imperfect ‎יִבְרַח‎ Job 20:24, ‎יִבְרָ֑ח‎ Job 27:22; Neh 6:11, ‎וַיִּבְרַח‎ Gen 31:21 + 13 t.; 3 feminine singular ‎וַתִּבְרַח‎ Gen 16:6, ‎אֶבְרָ֑ח‎ Ps 139:7, ‎יִבְרְחוּ‎ Jer 52:7, ‎וַיִּבְרְחוּ‎ 2Sam 4:3 + 4 t., ‎נִבְרָחָ֑ה‎ 2Sam 15:14 Imperative ‎בְּרַח‎ Gen 27:43 + 3 t., ‎בִּרְחוּ‎ Isa 48:20 Infinitive absolute ‎בָּרוֺחַ‎ Job 27:22 construct ‎בְּרֹחַ‎ 1Sam 23:6 + 3 t., ‎בִּרוֺחַ‎ Jonah 1:3 suffix ‎בָּרְחִי‎ 1Kgs 2:7, ‎בָּרְחֲךָ‎ Gen 31:5, ‎בָּרְחוֺ‎ Gen 35:7 + 2 t.; —

1. go or pass though, of bar, ‎וַיַּעַשׂ אֶתהַֿבְּרִיחַלִ֗֗֗בְרֹחַ‎ Exod 36:33 (P).

2. flee Gen 31:20; Gen 21:21; Gen 31:22 (E) Exod 14:5 (J) Judg 9:21; 1Sam 19:12; 1Sam 19:18; 1Sam 22:17; 2Sam 13:34; 2Sam 13:37; 2Sam 13:38 (strike out Dr compare We) 2Sam 15:14; Isa 22:3; Jer 4:29; Jer 26:21; Jer 39:4; Jer 52:7; Neh 6:11 figurative of days fleeing away Job 9:25 of man, like a shadow Job 14:2 with ‎מִן‎ flee from a place 1Sam 20:1; 2Sam 19:10* 9 + ‎מֵעַל‎ person) Isa 48:20, a weapon Job 20:24 a person, with ‎מֵאֵת‎ 1Kgs 11:23, usually with ‎מִפְּנֵי‎ Gen 16:6; Gen 16:8; Gen 31:27; Gen 35:1; Gen 35:7; Exod 2:15 (all J E) Judg 11:3; 2Sam 21:11; 1Kgs 2:7; 1Kgs 12:2 = 2Chr 10:2; Ps 3:1*; Ps 57:1* (titles) Ps 139:7; Jonah 1:10 ‎׳‎‎מִיַּד י‎ figurative Job 27:22 flee to, with accusative place 1Sam 27:4; 1Kgs 11:40; Hos 12:13* with place & ‎לְ‎ Neh 13:10 with place & ‎ָ  ה‎ locative Jonah 1:3; Jonah 4:2; 2Sam 4:3 with place & ‎אֶלֿ‎ Num 24:11; Amos 7:12 with ‎אֶלֿ‎ & person 1Sam 23:6; Gen 27:43 (J) 1Kgs 2:39; 1Kgs 11:40 ‎אַחֲרֵי‎ & person 1Sam 22:20 flee, followed by infinitive 1Kgs 11:17; Dan 10:7.

3. flee = hasten, come quickly Song 8:14. Hiph`il Perfect ‎הִבְרִיחוּ‎ 1Chr 8:13 Imperfect ‎יַבְרִיחַ‎ Prov 19:26 suffix ‎יַבְרִיחֶנּוּ‎ Job 41:20*, ‎וָאַבְרִחֵהוּ‎ Neh 13:28, ‎וַיַּבְרִיחוּ‎ 1Chr 12:15* Participle ‎מַבְרִחַ‎ Exod 26:28 —

1. pass through literal Exod 26:28 (P) compare

Qal. 2. cause to flee, put to flight, animal Job 41:20*, men 1Chr 8:18; 1Chr 12:16* drive away Prov 19:16; Neh 13:28 (followed by ‎מֵעָלַי‎).

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