בְּרַח
𐤁𐤓𐤇
bârach
flee
To flee, escape, or run swiftly from a place, danger, or pursuit; also to cause something or someone to be driven away or put to flight. The verb carries a primary sense of rapid movement away from a threat or undesired circumstance, whether literal or metaphorical. Depending on context, it can denote voluntary movement out of fear, pursuit by another, or forcible expulsion.
baleka "to run away, escape" (Ndebele) · baleka "to run away, escape" (Xhosa) · baleka "to flee, escape" (Zulu)Amos 7:12 · Word #7
Lexicon H1272
| Lemma | בָּרַח |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤁𐤓𐤇 |
| Transliteration | bârach |
| Strong's | H1272 |
| Definition | To flee, escape, or run swiftly from a place, danger, or pursuit; also to cause something or someone to be driven away or put to flight. The verb carries a primary sense of rapid movement away from a threat or undesired circumstance, whether literal or metaphorical. Depending on context, it can denote voluntary movement out of fear, pursuit by another, or forcible expulsion. |
Morphology HVqv2ms
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | q — Qal — Simple active |
| Conjugation | v — Imperative — A command |
| Person | 2 — 2nd person — Second person ("you") |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
Common Translation
| Phrase | flee |
SIBI-P1 Translation H1272-05
Flee swiftly!
| Morphological Notes | Verb, Qal stem, imperative, 2nd person masculine singular. |
| Rendering Rationale | The Qal imperative 2ms calls for a direct command to one masculine individual. "Flee swiftly!" preserves the root sense of rapid, purposeful movement away from danger and reflects the urgent force inherent in the imperative form. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
flee
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | P1 'Flee swiftly!' adds 'swiftly' and an exclamation not supported by the Hebrew; the verb alone is imperative 'flee'. |
Bantu Hebrew
בְּרַח (bârach) — To flee, escape, or run swiftly from a place, danger, or pursuit; also to cause something or someone to be driven away or put to flight. The verb carries a primary sense of rapid movement away from a threat or undesired circumstance, whether literal or metaphorical. Depending on context, it can denote voluntary movement out of fear, pursuit by another, or forcible expulsion.