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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).
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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 saith unto Sarai, 'Lo, thine handmaid is in thine hand, do to her that which is good in thine eyes;' and Sarai afflicted her, and she fleeth from her presence.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 16:8

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 16:8 - and he saith, 'Hagar, Sarai's handmaid, whence hast thou come, and whither dost thou go?' and she saith, 'From the presence of Sarai, my mistress, I am fleeing.'

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 27:43

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 27:43 - and now, my son, hearken to my voice, and rise, flee for thyself unto Laban my brother, to Haran,

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 31:20

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 31:20 - and Jacob deceiveth the heart of Laban the Aramaean, because he hath not declared to him that he is fleeing;

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 31:21

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 31:21 - and he fleeth, he and all that he hath, and riseth, and passeth over the River, and setteth his face toward the mount of Gilead.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 31:22

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 31:22 - And it is told to Laban on the third day that Jacob hath fled,

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 31:27

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 31:27 - Why hast thou hidden thyself to flee, and deceivest me, and hast not declared to me, and I send thee away with joy and with songs, with tabret and with harp,

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 35:1

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 35:1 - And God saith unto Jacob, 'Rise, go up to Bethel, and dwell there, and make there an altar to God, who appeared unto thee in thy fleeing from the face of Esau thy brother.'

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 35:7

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 35:7 - and he buildeth there an altar, and proclaimeth at the place the God of Bethel: for there had God been revealed unto him, in his fleeing from the face of his brother.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 2:15

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 2:15 - And Pharaoh heareth of this thing, and seeketh to slay Moses, and Moses fleeth from the face of Pharaoh, and dwelleth in the land of Midian, and dwelleth by the well.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 14:5

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 14:5 - And it is declared to the king of Egypt that the people hath fled, and the heart of Pharaoh and of his servants is turned against the people, and they say, 'What is this we have done? that we have sent Israel away from our service.'

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 26:28

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 26:28 - and one hath caused the middle bar in the midst of the boards to reach from end unto end;

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 36:33

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 36:33 - and he maketh the middle bar to enter into the midst of the boards from end to end;

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 24:11

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 24:11 - and now, flee for thyself unto thy place; I have said, I do greatly honour thee, and lo, Jehovah hath kept thee back from honour.'

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 9:21

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:21 - And Jotham hasteth, and fleeth, and goeth to Beer, and dwelleth there, from the face of Abimelech his brother.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 11:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 11:3 - And Jephthah fleeth from the face of his brethren, and dwelleth in the land of Tob; and vain men gather themselves together unto Jephthah, and they go out with him.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 19:12

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 19:12 - And Michal causeth David to go down through the window, and he goeth on, and fleeth, and escapeth;

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 19:18

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 19:18 - And David hath fled, and is escaped, and cometh in unto Samuel to Ramath, and declareth to him all that Saul hath done to him, and he goeth, he and Samuel, and they dwell in Naioth.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 20:1

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 20:1 - And David fleeth from Naioth in Ramah, and cometh, and saith before Jonathan, 'What have I done? what is mine iniquity? and what my sin before thy father, that he is seeking my life?'

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 21:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 21:10 - And David riseth and fleeth on that day from the face of Saul, and cometh in unto Achish king of Gath;

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 22:17

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 22:17 - And the king saith to runners, those standing by him, 'Turn round, and put to death the priests of Jehovah, because their hand also is with David, and because they have known that he is fleeing, and have not uncovered mine ear;' and the servants of the king have not been willing to put forth their hand to come against the priests of Jehovah.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 22:20

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 22:20 - And there escapeth one son of Ahimelech, son of Ahitub, and his name is Abiathar, and he fleeth after David,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 23:6

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 23:6 - And it cometh to pass, in the fleeing of Abiathar son of Ahimelech unto David, to Keilah, an ephod came down in his hand.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 27:4

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 27:4 - And it is declared to Saul that David hath fled to Gath, and he hath not added any more to seek him.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 4:3

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 4:3 - and the Beerothites flee to Gittaim, and are there sojourners unto this day.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 13:34

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 13:34 - And Absalom fleeth, and the young man who is watching lifteth up his eyes and looketh, and lo, much people are coming by the way behind him, on the side of the hill.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 13:37

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 13:37 - And Absalom hath fled, and goeth unto Talmai, son of Ammihud, king of Geshur, and David mourneth for his son all the days.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 13:38

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 13:38 - And Absalom hath fled, and goeth to Geshur, and is there three years;

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 15:14

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 15:14 - And David saith to all his servants who are with him in Jerusalem, 'Rise, and we flee, for we have no escape from the face of Absalom; haste to go, lest he hasten, and have overtaken us, and forced on us evil, and smitten the city by the mouth of the sword.'

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 19:9

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 19:9 - And it cometh to pass, all the people are contending through all the tribes of Israel, saying, 'The king delivered us out of the hand of our enemies, yea, he himself delivered us out of the hand of the Philistines, and now he hath fled out of the land because of Absalom,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 2:7

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 2:7 - 'And to the sons of Barzillai the Gileadite thou dost do kindness, and they have been among those eating at thy table, for so they drew near unto me in my fleeing from the face of Absalom thy brother.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 2:39

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 2:39 - And it cometh to pass, at the end of three years, that flee do two of the servants of Shimei unto Achish son of Maachah, king of Gath, and they declare to Shimei, saying, 'Lo, thy servants are in Gath;'

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 11:17

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 11:17 - and Hadad fleeth, he and certain Edomites, of the servants of his father, with him, to go in to Egypt, and Hadad is a little youth,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 11:23

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 11:23 - And God raiseth to him an adversary, Rezon son of Eliadah, who hath 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 seeketh to put Jeroboam to death, and Jeroboam riseth and fleeth to Egypt, unto Shishak king of Egypt, and he is in Egypt till the death of Solomon.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 12:2

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 12:2 - And it cometh to pass, at Jeroboam son of Nebat's hearing (and he is yet in Egypt where he hath fled from the presence of Solomon the king, and Jeroboam dwelleth in Egypt),

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 8:13

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 8:13 - and Beriah and Shema, (they are the heads of fathers to the inhabitants of Aijalon -- they caused to flee the inhabitants of Gath),

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 12:15

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 12:15 - these are they who have passed over the Jordan in the first month, -- and it is full over all its banks -- and cause all they of the valley to flee to the east and to the west.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 10:2

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 10:2 - And it cometh to pass, at Jeroboam son of Nebat's -- who is in Egypt because he hath fled from the face of Solomon the king -- hearing, that Jeroboam turneth back out of Egypt;

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 6:11

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 6:11 - And I say, 'A man such as I -- doth he flee? and who as I, that doth go in unto the temple, and live? -- I do not go in.'

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 13:10

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 13:10 - And I know that the portions of the Levites have not been given, and they flee each to his field -- the Levites and the singers, doing the work.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 13:28

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

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 9:25 - My days have been swifter than a runner, They have fled, they have not seen good,

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 14:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 14:2 - As a flower he hath gone forth, and is cut off, And he fleeth as a shadow and standeth not.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 20:24

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 20:24 - He fleeth from an iron weapon, Pass through him doth a bow of brass.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 27:22

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 27:22 - And it casteth at him, and doth not spare, From its hand he diligently fleeth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 41:28

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 41:28 - The son of the bow doth not cause him to flee, Turned by him into stubble are stones of the sling.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 3:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 3:1 - A Psalm of David, in his fleeing from the face of Absalom his son. Jehovah, how have my distresses multiplied! Many are rising up against me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 57:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 57:1 - To the Overseer. -- 'Destroy not.' -- A secret treasure of David, in his fleeing from the face of Saul into a cave. Favour me, O God, favour me, For in Thee is my soul trusting, And in the shadow of Thy wings I trust, Until the calamities pass over.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 139:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 139:7 - Whither do I go from Thy Spirit? And whither from Thy face do I flee?

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