בָּרַח (ba.rach) means “to flee” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.
Pronunciation guide: baw-rakh' Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.
בָּרַח · ba.rach · to flee
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
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a primitive root; to bolt, i.e. figuratively, to flee suddenly
KJV glosses: chase (away); drive away, fain, flee (away), put to flight, make haste, reach, run away, shoot.
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Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| fled | 9 |
| had fled | 7 |
| when he fled | 3 |
| flee | 2 |
| he had fled | 2 |
| ran away | 2 |
| to flee | 2 |
| was fleeing | 2 |
| and fled | 1 |
| and flee | 1 |
| and he fled | 1 |
| and he ran away | 1 |
| and let us flee | 1 |
| and they put to flight | 1 |
| and they ran | 1 |
| as he fled | 1 |
| as he flees headlong | 1 |
| can i flee | 1 |
| can make him flee | 1 |
| come away | 1 |
| did you run away | 1 |
| drove out | 1 |
| escaping | 1 |
| flees | 1 |
| had gone back | 1 |
| hagar so harshly that she fled | 1 |
| having fled | 1 |
| he fled | 1 |
| he has fled | 1 |
| or evicts | 1 |
| run away | 1 |
| running away | 1 |
| shall extend | 1 |
| therefore flee | 1 |
| therefore i drove him away | 1 |
| they fled | 1 |
| they flee | 1 |
| though he flees | 1 |
| to run through | 1 |
| was running away | 1 |
| when i fled | 1 |
| you when you fled | 1 |
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| fled | 13 |
| and fled | 5 |
| flee | 3 |
| ran away | 2 |
| that he fled | 2 |
| was fled | 2 |
| and let us flee | 1 |
| and now he is fled | 1 |
| and they put to flight | 1 |
| as i flee | 1 |
| cannot make him flee | 1 |
| chaseth away | 1 |
| flee thee away | 1 |
| for he was fled | 1 |
| have fled | 1 |
| he fleeth | 1 |
| he shall flee | 1 |
| he would fain | 1 |
| her she fled | 1 |
| i flee | 1 |
| make haste | 1 |
| or whither shall i flee | 1 |
| shall flee | 1 |
| shall reach | 1 |
| so he fled | 1 |
| then they fled | 1 |
| therefore i chased | 1 |
| therefore i fled | 1 |
| therefore now flee | 1 |
| they flee away | 1 |
| to flee | 1 |
| to me when i fled | 1 |
| to shoot | 1 |
| unto him when he fled | 1 |
| unto thee when thou fleddest | 1 |
| upon them so that they fled | 1 |
| were fled | 1 |
| when he fled | 1 |
| wherefore didst thou flee away | 1 |
| which fled | 1 |
| whither he had fled | 1 |
| who drove away | 1 |
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“Here,” said Abram, “your servant is in your hands. Do whatever you want with her.” Then Sarai treated Hagar so harshly that she fled from her.
Read word by word“Hagar, servant of Sarai,” he said, “where have you come from, and where are you going?” “I am running away from my mistress Sarai,” she replied.
Read word by wordSo now, my son, obey my voice and flee at once to my brother Laban in Haran.
Read word by wordMoreover, Jacob deceived Laban the Aramean by not telling him that he was running away.
Read word by wordSo he fled with all his possessions, crossed the Euphrates, and headed for the hill country of Gilead.
Read word by wordOn the third day Laban was informed that Jacob had fled.
Read word by wordWhy did you run away secretly and deceive me, without even telling me? I would have sent you away with joy and singing, with tambourines and harps.
Read word by wordThen God said to Jacob, “Arise, go up to Bethel, and settle there. Build an altar there to the God who appeared to you when you fled from your brother Esau.”
Read word by wordThere Jacob built an altar, and he called that place El-bethel, because it was there that God had revealed Himself to Jacob as he fled from his brother.
Read word by wordWhen Pharaoh heard about this matter, he sought to kill Moses. But Moses fled from Pharaoh and settled in the land of Midian, where he sat down beside a well.
Read word by wordWhen the king of Egypt was told that the people had fled, Pharaoh and his officials changed their minds about them and said, “What have we done? We have released Israel from serving us.”
Read word by wordThe central crossbar in the middle of the frames shall extend from one end to the other.
Read word by wordHe made the central crossbar to run through the center of the frames, from one end to the other.
Read word by wordTherefore, flee at once to your home! I said I would reward you richly, but instead the LORD has denied your reward.”
Read word by wordThen Jotham ran away, escaping to Beer, and he lived there for fear of his brother Abimelech.
Read word by wordSo Jephthah fled from his brothers and settled in the land of Tob, where worthless men gathered around him and traveled with him.
Read word by wordSo Michal lowered David from the window, and he ran away and escaped.
Read word by wordSo David ran away and escaped. And he went to Samuel at Ramah and told him all that Saul had done to him. Then he and Samuel went to Naioth and stayed there.
Read word by wordThen David fled from Naioth in Ramah. He came to Jonathan and asked, “What have I done? What is my iniquity? How have I sinned against your father, that he wants to take my life?”
Read word by wordThat day David fled from Saul and went to Achish king of Gath.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 21.11
Then the king ordered the guards at his side, “Turn and kill the priests of the LORD, because they too sided with David. For they knew he was fleeing, but they did not tell me.” But the king’s servants would not lift a hand to strike the priests of the LORD.
Read word by wordBut one of the sons of Ahimelech son of Ahitub escaped. His name was Abiathar, and he fled to David.
Read word by word(Now Abiathar son of Ahimelech had brought the ephod with him when he fled to David at Keilah.)
Read word by wordAnd when Saul learned that David had fled to Gath, he no longer searched for him.
Read word by wordbecause the Beerothites fled to Gittaim and have lived there as foreigners to this day.
Read word by wordMeanwhile, Absalom had fled. When the young man standing watch looked up, he saw many people coming down the road west of him, along the side of the hill. And the watchman went and reported to the king, “I see men coming from the direction of Horonaim, along the side of the hill.”
Read word by wordNow Absalom fled and went to Talmai son of Ammihud, the king of Geshur. But David mourned for his son every day.
Read word by wordAfter Absalom had fled and gone to Geshur, he stayed there three years.
Read word by wordAnd David said to all the servants with him in Jerusalem, “Arise and let us flee, or we will not escape from Absalom! We must leave quickly, or he will soon overtake us, heap disaster on us, and put the city to the sword.”
Read word by wordAnd all the people throughout the tribes of Israel were arguing, “The king rescued us from the hand of our enemies and delivered us from the hand of the Philistines, but now he has fled the land because of Absalom.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 19.10
But show loving devotion to the sons of Barzillai the Gileadite, and let them be among those who eat at your table, because they stood by me when I fled from your brother Absalom.
Read word by wordAfter three years, however, two of Shimei’s slaves ran away to Achish son of Maacah, king of Gath. And Shimei was told, “Look, your slaves are in Gath.”
Read word by wordBut Hadad, still just a young boy, had fled to Egypt, along with some Edomites who were servants of his father.
Read word by wordAnd God raised up against Solomon another adversary, Rezon the son of Eliada, who had fled from his master, Hadadezer king of Zobah,
Read word by wordSolomon therefore sought to kill Jeroboam. But Jeroboam arose and fled to Egypt, to Shishak king of Egypt, where he remained until the death of Solomon.
Read word by wordWhen Jeroboam son of Nebat heard about this, he was still in Egypt where he had fled from King Solomon and had been living ever since.
Read word by wordand Beriah and Shema (who were the heads of families living in Aijalon and who drove out the inhabitants of Gath).
Read word by wordThese are the ones who crossed the Jordan in the first month when it was overflowing all its banks, and they put to flight all those in the valleys, both to the east and to the west.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 12.16
When Jeroboam son of Nebat heard about this, he returned from Egypt, where he had fled from King Solomon.
Read word by wordBut I replied, “Should a man like me run away? Should one like me go into the temple to save his own life? I will not go!”
Read word by wordI also learned that because the portions for the Levites had not been given to them, all the Levites and singers responsible for performing the service had gone back to their own fields.
Read word by wordEven one of the sons of Jehoiada son of Eliashib the high priest had become a son-in-law to Sanballat the Horonite. Therefore I drove him away from me.
Read word by wordMy days are swifter than a runner; they flee without seeing good.
Read word by wordLike a flower, he comes forth, then withers away; like a fleeting shadow, he does not endure.
Read word by wordThough he flees from an iron weapon, a bronze-tipped arrow will pierce him.
Read word by wordIt hurls itself against him without mercy as he flees headlong from its power.
Read word by wordNo arrow can make him flee; slingstones become like chaff to him.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 41.20
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Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 3.1
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Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 57.1
Where can I go to escape Your Spirit? Where can I flee from Your presence?
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