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Lexicon :: Strong's H1272 - bāraḥ

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בָּרַח
Transliteration
bāraḥ
Pronunciation
baw-rakh'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 284

Strong’s Definitions

בָּרַח bârach, baw-rakh'; 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.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 65x

The KJV translates Strong's H1272 in the following manner: flee (52x), ...away (7x), chased (1x), fain 1 (inf. for emphasis), flight (1x), make haste (1x), reach (1x), shoot (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 65x
The KJV translates Strong's H1272 in the following manner: flee (52x), ...away (7x), chased (1x), fain 1 (inf. for emphasis), flight (1x), make haste (1x), reach (1x), shoot (1x).

  1. to go through, flee, run away, chase, drive away, put to flight, reach, shoot (extend), hurry away

    1. (Qal)

      1. to go, pass through

      2. to flee

      3. to hasten, come quickly

    2. (Hiphil)

      1. to pass through

      2. to cause to flee, put to flight

      3. to drive away

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
בָּרַח bârach, baw-rakh'; 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.
STRONGS H1272: Abbreviations
† בָּרַח verb go through, flee (compare German durchgehen (Arabic بَرِحَ go away, withdraw, flee) —
Qal Perfect בָּרַח Genesis 31:22 + 9 times, בָּֽרְחוּ Job 9:25, בָּרָ֑חוּ Isaiah 22:3; Imperfect יִבְרַח Job 20:24, יִבְרָ֑ח Job 27:22; Nehemiah 6:11, וַיִּבְרַח Genesis 31:21 + 13 times; 3rd person feminine singular וַתִּבְרַח Genesis 16:6, אֶבְרָ֑ח Psalm 139:7, יִבְרְחוּ Jeremiah 52:7, וַיִּבְרְחוּ 2 Samuel 4:3 + 4 times, נִבְרָחָ֑ה 2 Samuel 15:14; Imperative בְּרַח Genesis 27:43 + 3 times, בִּרְחוּ Isaiah 48:20; Infinitive absolute בָּרוֺחַ Job 27:22; construct בְּרֹחַ 1 Samuel 23:6 + 3 times, בִּרוֺחַ Jonah 1:3; suffix בָּרְחִי 1 Kings 2:7, בָּרְחֲךָ Genesis 31:5, בָּרְחוֺ Genesis 35:7 + 2 times; —
1. go or pass though, of bar, לִבְרֹחַ⬩⬩⬩אֶת־הַבְּרִיחַ וַיַּעַשׂ 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 מִפְּנֵי 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 2 Chronicles 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 & אֶל־ Numbers 24:11; Amos 7:12; with אֶל־ & 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. 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).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

16:6; 16:6; 16:8; 21:21; 27:43; 27:43; 31:5; 31:20; 31:21; 31:22; 31:22; 31:27; 35:1; 35:7; 35:7

Exodus

2:15; 14:5; 26:28; 26:28; 36:33

Numbers

24:11

Judges

9:21; 11:3

1 Samuel

19:12; 19:18; 20:1; 22:17; 22:20; 23:6; 23:6; 27:4

2 Samuel

4:3; 4:3; 9; 13:34; 13:37; 13:38; 15:14; 15:14; 19:10; 21:11

1 Kings

2:7; 2:7; 2:39; 11:17; 11:23; 11:40; 11:40; 12:2

1 Chronicles

8:13; 8:18; 12:15; 12:16

2 Chronicles

10:2

Nehemiah

6:11; 6:11; 13:10; 13:28; 13:28

Job

9:25; 9:25; 14:2; 20:24; 20:24; 27:22; 27:22; 27:22; 41:20; 41:20

Psalms

3:1; 57:1; 139:7; 139:7

Proverbs

19:16; 19:26

Song of Songs

8:14

Isaiah

22:3; 22:3; 48:20; 48:20

Jeremiah

4:29; 26:21; 39:4; 52:7; 52:7

Daniel

10:7

Hosea

12:13

Amos

7:12

Jonah

1:3; 1:3; 1:10; 4:2

H1272

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Strong's Number H1272 matches the Hebrew בָּרַח (bāraḥ),
which occurs 65 times in 64 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 1 / 2 (Gen 16:6–Psa 139:7)

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 16:6

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 16:6 - And Abram said to Sarai, Behold, thy maidservant is in thy hand: do to her what is good in thine eyes. And Sarai oppressed her; and she fled from her face.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 16:8

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 16:8 - And he said, Hagar, Sarai's maidservant, whence comest thou? and whither art thou going? And she said, I am fleeing from the face of my mistress Sarai.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 27:43

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 27:43 - And now, my son, hearken to my voice, and arise, flee to Laban my brother, to Haran;

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 31:20

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 31:20 - And Jacob deceived Laban the Syrian, in that he did not tell him that he fled.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 31:21

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 31:21 - And he fled with all that he had; and he rose up and passed over the river, and set his face toward mount Gilead.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 31:22

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 31:22 - And it was told Laban on the third day that Jacob had fled.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 31:27

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 31:27 - Why didst thou flee away covertly, and steal away from me, and didst not tell me, that I might have conducted thee with mirth and with songs, with tambour and with harp;

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 35:1

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 35:1 - And God said to Jacob, Arise, go up to Bethel, and dwell there, and make there an altar unto the God that appeared unto thee when thou fleddest from the face of Esau thy brother.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 35:7

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 35:7 - And he built there an altar, and called the place El-beth-el; because there God had appeared to him when he fled from the face of his brother.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 2:15

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 2:15 - And Pharaoh heard of this matter, and sought to slay Moses. But Moses fled from before Pharaoh, and dwelt in the land of Midian. And he sat by the well.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 14:5

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 14:5 - And it was told the king of Egypt that the people had fled; and the heart of Pharaoh and of his bondmen was turned against the people, and they said, Why have we done this, that we have let Israel go from our service?

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 26:28

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 26:28 - and the middle bar in the midst of the boards reaching from one end to the other.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 36:33

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 36:33 - And he made the middle bar in the midst of the boards reach from one end to the other.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 24:11

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 24:11 - And now flee thou to thy place; I said I would very highly honour thee, and behold, Jehovah has kept thee back from honour.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 9:21

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:21 - And Jotham ran away, and fled, and went to Beer, and dwelt there, because of Abimelech his brother.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 11:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 11:3 - Then Jephthah fled from his brethren, and dwelt in the land of Tob. And vain men were gathered to Jephthah, and they made expeditions with him.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 19:12

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 19:12 - And Michal let David down through a window; and he went, and fled and escaped.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 19:18

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 19:18 - And David fled, and escaped, and came to Samuel to Ramah, and told him all that Saul had done to him. And he and Samuel went and dwelt in Naioth.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 20:1

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 20:1 - And David fled from Naioth by Ramah, and came and said before Jonathan, What have I done? what is mine iniquity, and what is my sin before thy father, that he seeks my life?

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 21:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 21:10 - And David arose, and fled that day from before Saul, and went to Achish the king of Gath.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 22:17

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 22:17 - And the king said to the couriers that stood about him, Turn and put the priests of Jehovah to death; because their hand also is with David, and because they knew when he fled, and did not inform me. But the servants of the king were not willing to put forth their hand to fall on the priests of Jehovah.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 22:20

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 22:20 - And one of the sons of Ahimelech the son of Ahitub, named Abiathar, escaped, and fled after David.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 23:6

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 23:6 - And it came to pass, when Abiathar the son of Ahimelech fled to David to Keilah, he came down with an ephod in his hand.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 27:4

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 27:4 - And it was told Saul that David had fled to Gath; and he sought no more for him.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 4:3

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 4:3 - And the Beerothites had fled to Gittaim, and were sojourners there until this day.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 13:34

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 13:34 - And Absalom fled. And the young man that watched lifted up his eyes and looked, and behold, there came much people from the way behind him, from the hill-side.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 13:37

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 13:37 - And Absalom fled, and went to Talmai, the son of Ammihud, king of Geshur. And David mourned for his son every day.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 13:38

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 13:38 - Now Absalom fled, and went to Geshur, and was there three years.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 15:14

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 15:14 - And David said to all his servants that were with him at Jerusalem, Rise up and let us flee; for we shall not else escape from Absalom. Be quick to depart, lest he overtake us quickly, and bring evil upon us, and smite the city with the edge of the sword.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 19:9

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 19:9 - And all the people were at strife throughout the tribes of Israel, saying, The king delivered us out of the hand of our enemies, and he saved us out of the hand of the Philistines; and now he is fled out of the land because of Absalom.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 2:7

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 2:7 - But shew kindness to the sons of Barzillai the Gileadite, and let them be of those that eat at thy table; for so they came up to me when I fled because of Absalom thy brother.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 2:39

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 2:39 - And it came to pass at the end of three years, that two servants of Shimei's ran away to Achish son of Maachah, king of Gath. And they told Shimei saying, Behold, thy servants are in Gath.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 11:17

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 11:17 - that Hadad fled, he and certain Edomites of his father's servants with him, to go into Egypt, Hadad being yet a little child.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 11:23

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 11:23 - God stirred him up yet an adversary, Rezon the son of Eliada, who had fled from Hadadezer king of Zobah, his lord.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 11:40

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 11:40 - And Solomon sought to kill Jeroboam; and Jeroboam arose and fled into Egypt, to Shishak king of Egypt; and he was in Egypt until the death of Solomon.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 12:2

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 12:2 - And it came to pass when Jeroboam the son of Nebat heard it (now he was yet in Egypt, whither he had fled from the presence of king Solomon, and Jeroboam dwelt in Egypt;

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 8:13

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 8:13 - and Beriah, and Shema, who were chief fathers of the inhabitants of Ajalon; they drove away the inhabitants of Gath.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 12:15

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 12:15 - These are they that went over Jordan in the first month, when it overflows all its banks, and they put to flight all them of the valleys, toward the east and toward the west.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 10:2

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 10:2 - And it came to pass when Jeroboam the son of Nebat heard it (now he was in Egypt, whither he had fled from the presence of king Solomon) that Jeroboam returned out of Egypt.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 6:11

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 6:11 - And I said, Should such a man as I flee? and who is there, that, being as I am, could go into the temple, and live? I will not go in.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 13:10

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 13:10 - And I perceived that the portions of the Levites had not been given, and that the Levites and the singers that did the work had fled every one to his field.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 13:28

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 13:28 - And one of the sons of Joiada, the son of Eliashib the high priest, was son-in-law to Sanballat the Horonite; and I chased him from me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 9:25

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 9:25 - And my days are swifter than a runner: they flee away, they see no good.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 14:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 14:2 - He cometh forth like a flower, and is cut down; and he fleeth as a shadow, and continueth not.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 20:24

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 20:24 - If he have fled from the iron weapon, the bow of brass shall strike him through.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 27:22

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 27:22 - And God shall cast upon him and not spare: he would fain flee out of his hand.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 41:28

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 41:28 - The arrow will not make him flee; slingstones are turned with him into stubble.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 3:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 3:1 - {A Psalm of David, when he fled from Absalom his son.} Jehovah, how many are they that trouble me, many they that rise up against me!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 57:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 57:1 - {To the chief Musician. 'Destroy not.' Of David. Michtam; when he fled from Saul in the cave.} Be gracious unto me, O God, be gracious unto me; for my soul taketh refuge in thee: yea, in the shadow of thy wings do I take refuge, until the calamities be overpast.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 139:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 139:7 - Whither shall I go from thy Spirit? and whither flee from thy presence?

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