בָּרַח

Word meanings

Strong's dictionary

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.

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Every occurrence

1. Genesis 16:6 וַתִּבְרַ֖ח va.tiv.Rach · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

   But Abram said unto Sarai, Behold, thy maid is in thy hand; do to her that which is good in thine eyes. And Sarai dealt hardly with her, and she fled from her face.

2. Genesis 16:8 בֹּרַֽחַת׃ bo.Ra.chat · An -ing word: simple action

   And he said, Hagar, Sarai's handmaid, whence camest thou? and whither goest thou? And she said, I am fleeing from the face of my mistress Sarai.

3. Genesis 27:43 בְּרַח־ be.rach- · A command to you: simple action

   Now therefore, my son, obey my voice; and arise, flee thou to Laban my brother to Haran;

4. Genesis 31:20 בֹרֵ֖חַ vo.Re.ach · An -ing word: simple action

   And Jacob stole away unawares to Laban the Syrian, in that he told him not that he fled.

5. Genesis 31:21 וַיִּבְרַ֥ח vai.yiv.Rach · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

   So he fled with all that he had; and he rose up, and passed over the River, and set his face toward the mountain of Gilead.

6. Genesis 31:22 בָרַ֖ח va.Rach · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it

   And it was told Laban on the third day that Jacob was fled.

7. Genesis 31:27 לִבְרֹ֔חַ liv.Ro.ach · The “to do” form of an action: simple action

   Wherefore didst thou flee secretly, and steal away from me, and didst not tell me, that I might have sent thee away with mirth and with songs, with tabret and with harp;

8. Genesis 35:1 בְּבָרְחֲךָ֔ be.va.re.cha.Kha · The “to do” form of an action: simple action

   And God said unto Jacob, Arise, go up to Beth-el, and dwell there: and make there an altar unto God, who appeared unto thee when thou fleddest from the face of Esau thy brother.

9. Genesis 35:7 בְּבָרְח֖וֹ be.va.re.Cho · The “to do” form of an action: simple action

   And he built there an altar, and called the place El-beth-el; because there God was revealed unto him, when he fled from the face of his brother.

10. Exodus 2:15 וַיִּבְרַ֤ח vai.yiv.Rach · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    Now when Pharaoh heard this thing, he sought to slay Moses. But Moses fled from the face of Pharaoh, and dwelt in the land of Midian: and he sat down by a well.

11. Exodus 14:5 בָרַ֖ח va.Rach · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it

    And it was told the king of Egypt that the people were fled: and the heart of Pharaoh and of his servants was changed towards the people, and they said, What is this we have done, that we have let Israel go from serving us?

12. Exodus 26:28 מַבְרִ֕חַ mav.Ri.ach · An -ing word: causing it

    And the middle bar in the midst of the boards shall pass through from end to end.

13. Exodus 36:33 לִבְרֹ֙חַ֙ liv.Ro.ach · The “to do” form of an action: simple action

    And he made the middle bar to pass through in the midst of the boards from the one end to the other.

14. Numbers 24:11 בְּרַח־ be.rach- · A command to you: simple action

    Therefore now flee thou to thy place: I thought to promote thee unto great honor; but, lo, Jehovah hath kept thee back from honor.

15. Judges 9:21 וַיִּבְרַ֖ח vai.yiv.Rach · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    And Jotham ran away, and fled, and went to Beer, and dwelt there, for fear of Abimelech his brother.

16. Judges 11:3 וַיִּבְרַ֤ח vai.yiv.Rach · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    Then Jephthah fled from his brethren, and dwelt in the land of Tob: and there were gathered vain fellows to Jephthah, and they went out with him.

17. 1 Samuel 19:12 וַיִּבְרַ֖ח vai.yiv.Rach · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    So Michal let David down through the window: and he went, and fled, and escaped.

18. 1 Samuel 19:18 בָּרַ֜ח ba.Rach · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it

    Now 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.

19. 1 Samuel 20:1 וַיִּבְרַ֣ח vai.yiv.Rach · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    And David fled from Naioth in 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 seeketh my life?

20. 1 Samuel 21:10 וַיִּבְרַ֥ח vai.yiv.Rach · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    And David arose, and fled that day for fear of Saul, and went to Achish the king of Gath.

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