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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.

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).

(compare Germandurchgehen (Arabicgo away, withdraw, flee) —

PerfectGenesis 31:22 9t.,Job 9:25,Isaiah 22:3;ImperfectJob 20:24,Job 27:22;Nehemiah 6:11,Genesis 31:21 13t.; 3 feminine singularGenesis 16:6,Psalm 139:7,Jeremiah 52:7,2 Samuel 4:3 4t.,2 Samuel 15:14;ImperativeGenesis 27:43 3t.,Isaiah 48:20;Infinitive absoluteJob 27:22;construct1 Samuel 23:6 3t.,Jonah 1:3; suffix1 Kings 2:7,Genesis 31:5,Genesis 35:7 2t.; —

go orpass though, of bar,Exodus 36:33 (P).

fleeGenesis 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 awayJob 9:25; of man, like a shadowJob 14:2; withflee from a place1 Samuel 20:1;2 Samuel 19:10; 9+ person)Isaiah 48:20, a weaponJob 20:24; a person, with1 Kings 11:23, usually withGenesis 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; figurativeJob 27:22;flee to, with accusative place1 Samuel 27:4;1 Kings 11:40;Hosea 12:13; with place &Nehemiah 13:10; with place & locativeJonah 1:3;Jonah 4:2;2 Samuel 4:3; with place &Numbers 24:11;Amos 7:12; with & person1 Samuel 23:6;Genesis 27:43 (J)1 Kings 2:39;1 Kings 11:40; & person1 Samuel 22:20;flee, followed by infinitive1 Kings 11:17;Daniel 10:7.

flee =hasten, come quicklySongs 8:14.

Perfect1 Chronicles 8:13;ImperfectProverbs 19:26; suffixJob 41:20,Nehemiah 13:28,1 Chronicles 12:15;ParticipleExodus 26:28; —

pass through literalExodus 26:28 (P) comparecause to flee, put to flight, animalJob 41:20, men1 Chronicles 8:18;1 Chronicles 12:16;drive awayProverbs 19:16;Nehemiah 13:28 (followed by ).

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.

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 yivreChuInterlinear Greek •Interlinear Hebrew •Strong's Numbers •Englishman's Greek Concordance •Englishman's Hebrew Concordance •Parallel Texts

Genesis 16:6
HEB:וַתְּעַנֶּ֣הָ שָׂרַ֔י וַתִּבְרַ֖ח מִפָּנֶֽיהָ׃
NAS: treated her harshly,and she fled from her presence.
KJV: dealt hardly withher, she fled from her face.
INT: treated Saraifled 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 Iam 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 ariseflee about Laban

Genesis 31:20
HEB:ל֔וֹ כִּ֥י בֹרֵ֖חַ הֽוּא׃
NAS: by not tellinghim that he was fleeing.
KJV: he told him notthat he fled.
INT: telling forwas 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 Jacobhad fled,
KJV: day that Jacobwas fled.
INT: the third forhad fled Jacob

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

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

Genesis 35:7
HEB:אֵלָיו֙ הָֽאֱלֹהִ֔ים בְּבָרְח֖וֹ מִפְּנֵ֥י אָחִֽיו׃
NAS: had revealedHimself to him when he fled from his brother.
KJV: appearedunto him, when he fled from the face
INT: about Godfled the face his brother

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

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

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

Exodus 36:33
HEB:הַבְּרִ֣יחַ הַתִּיכֹ֑ן לִבְרֹ֙חַ֙ בְּת֣וֹךְ הַקְּרָשִׁ֔ים
NAS: barto pass through in the center
KJV: barto shoot through
INT: bar the middleto 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: nowflee to your place

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

1 Samuel 27:4
HEB:לְשָׁא֔וּל כִּֽי־ בָרַ֥ח דָּוִ֖ד גַּ֑ת
NAS: that Davidhad fled to Gath,
KJV: that Davidwas fled to Gath:
INT: Saul forhad fled David to Gath

2 Samuel 4:3
HEB: וַיִּבְרְח֥וּ הַבְּאֵרֹתִ֖ים גִּתָּ֑יְמָה
NAS: and the Beerothitesfled to Gittaim
KJV: And the Beerothitesfled 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.