The meaning of “בָּרַח”
Understanding bârach reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
chase (away); drive away, fain, flee (away), put to flight, make haste, reach, run away, shoot. - to bolt, i.e. figurati...
בָּרַח
chase (away); drive away, fain, flee (away), put to flight, make haste, reach, run away, shoot. - to bolt, i.e. figuratively, to flee suddenly 1) to go through, flee, run away, chase, drive away, put to flight, reach, shoot (extend), hurry away 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to go, pass through 1a2) to flee 1a3) to hasten, come quickly 1b) (Hiphil) 1b1) to pass through 1b2) to cause to flee, put to flight 1b3) to drive away
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Genesis 31:21 | “So he fled with all that he had; and he rose up, and passed over the river, and set his face toward the mount Gilead.” Word: בָּרַח (bârach) | |
| 1 Samuel 22:17 | “And the king said unto the footmen that stood about him, Turn, and slay the priests of the Lord; because their hand also is with David, and because they knew when he fled, and did not shew it to me. But the servants of the king would not put forth their hand to fall upon the priests of the Lord.” Word: בָּרַח (bârach) | |
| 2 Chronicles 10:2 | “And it came to pass, when Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who was in Egypt, whither he had fled from the presence of Solomon the king, heard it, that Jeroboam returned out of Egypt.” Word: בָּרַח (bârach) | |
| Proverbs 19:26 | “He that wasteth his father, and chaseth away his mother, is a son that causeth shame, and bringeth reproach.” Word: בָּרַח (bârach) | |
| Daniel 10:7 | “And I Daniel alone saw the vision: for the men that were with me saw not the vision; but a great quaking fell upon them, so that they fled to hide themselves.” Word: בָּרַח (bârach) |
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