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Lexicon :: Strong's H1281 - bāriaḥ

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בָּרִחַ
Transliteration
bāriaḥ
Pronunciation
baw-ree'-akh
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Part of Speech
adjective, substantive
Root Word (Etymology)
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 284a

Variant Spellings

Variant spellings for this word: ברח (Strongs and Gesenius) בריח (Strongs)

Strong’s Definitions

בָּרִיחַ bârîyach, baw-ree'-akh; or בָּרִחַ bâriach; (shortened) from H1272; a fugitive, i.e. the serpent (as fleeing), and the constellation by that name:—crooked, noble, piercing.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 3x

The KJV translates Strong's H1281 in the following manner: crooked (1x), piercing (1x), nobles (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 3x
The KJV translates Strong's H1281 in the following manner: crooked (1x), piercing (1x), nobles (1x).
adjective

  1. fleeing

    substantive

  2. fugitive

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
בָּרִיחַ bârîyach, baw-ree'-akh; or בָּרִחַ bâriach; (shortened) from H1272; a fugitive, i.e. the serpent (as fleeing), and the constellation by that name:—crooked, noble, piercing.
STRONGS H1281: Abbreviations
† I. [בָּרִיחַ] adjective fleeing (= *בַּרִּיחַ ) נָחָשׁ בִָּֽֽֽרחַ׃ Job 26:13 of eclipse-dragon, לִוְיָתָן נָחָשׁ בָרִחַ Isaiah 27:1 (probably figurative of Assyrians); as substantive בָּרִיחִים Isaiah 43:14 as fugitives (for other views compare Comm.); so probably also Isaiah 15:5 בריחיה, see H1280 בְּרִיחַ.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Job

26:13

Isaiah

15:5; 27:1; 43:14

H1281

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H1281 matches the Hebrew בָּרִחַ (bāriaḥ),
which occurs 3 times in 3 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 26:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 26:13 - By his wind the heavens were made fair;
his hand pierced the fleeing serpent.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 27:1

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 27:1 - In that day the LORD with his hard and great and strong sword will punish Leviathan the fleeing serpent, Leviathan the twisting serpent, and he will slay the dragon that is in the sea.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 43:14

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 43:14 - Thus says the LORD,
your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel:
“For your sake I send to Babylon
and bring them all down as fugitives,
even the Chaldeans, in the ships in which they rejoice.
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