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H1272Hebrew

בָּרַח

Definition and meaning

barach (baw-rakh') v. 1. to bolt 2. (figuratively) to flee suddenly [a primitive root] KJV: chase (away); drive away, fain, flee (away), put to flight, make haste, reach, run away, shoot.

Tagged KJV passages

64 matching verses - 65.0 tagged occurrences

Highlighted words carry the exact Strong's tag in the installed KJV text. A verse may contain more than one occurrence. These are tagged English renderings, not independently verified original-language token counts.

2 Samuel 4:3

And the Beerothites fled to Gittaim, and were sojourners there until this day.)

Matched English: fled
2 Samuel 13:34

But Absalom fled. And the young man that kept the watch lifted up his eyes, and looked, and, behold, there came much people by the way of the hill side behind him.

Matched English: fled
2 Samuel 13:37

But Absalom fled, and went to Talmai, the son of Ammihud, king of Geshur. And David mourned for his son every day.

Matched English: fled
2 Samuel 13:38

So Absalom fled, and went to Geshur, and was there three years.

Matched English: fled
2 Samuel 15:14

And David said unto all his servants that were with him at Jerusalem, Arise, and let us flee; for we shall not else escape from Absalom: make speed to depart, lest he overtake us suddenly, and bring evil upon us, and smite the city with the edge of the sword.

Matched English: flee
2 Samuel 19:9

And all the people were at strife throughout all the tribes of Israel, saying, The king saved us out of the hand of our enemies, and he delivered us out of the hand of the Philistines; and now he is fled out of the land for Absalom.

Matched English: fled
1 Kings 2:7

But shew kindness unto the sons of Barzillai the Gileadite, and let them be of those that eat at thy table: for so they came to me when I fled because of Absalom thy brother.

Matched English: fled
1 Kings 2:39

And it came to pass at the end of three years, that two of the servants of Shimei ran away unto Achish son of Maachah king of Gath. And they told Shimei, saying, Behold, thy servants be in Gath.

Matched English: away
1 Kings 11:17

That Hadad fled, he and certain Edomites of his father's servants with him, to go into Egypt; Hadad being yet a little child.

Matched English: fled
1 Kings 11:23

And God stirred him up another adversary, Rezon the son of Eliadah, which fled from his lord Hadadezer king of Zobah:

Matched English: fled
1 Kings 11:40

Solomon sought therefore to kill Jeroboam. And Jeroboam arose, and fled into Egypt, unto Shishak king of Egypt, and was in Egypt until the death of Solomon.

Matched English: fled
1 Kings 12:2

And it came to pass, when Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who was yet in Egypt, heard of it,(for he was fled from the presence of king Solomon, and Jeroboam dwelt in Egypt;)

Matched English: fled
1 Chronicles 8:13

Beriah also, and Shema, who were heads of the fathers of the inhabitants of Aijalon, who drove away the inhabitants of Gath:

Matched English: away
1 Chronicles 12:15

These are they that went over Jordan in the first month, when it had overflown all his banks; and they put to flight all them of the valleys, both toward the east, and toward the west.

Matched English: flight
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.

Matched English: fled
Nehemiah 6:11

And I said, Should such a man as I flee? and who is there, that, being as I am, would go into the temple to save his life? I will not go in.

Matched English: flee
Nehemiah 13:10

And I perceived that the portions of the Levites had not been given them: for the Levites and the singers, that did the work, were fled every one to his field.

Matched English: fled
Nehemiah 13:28

And one of the sons of Joiada, the son of Eliashib the high priest, was son in law to Sanballat the Horonite: therefore I chased him from me.

Matched English: chased
Job 9:25

Now my days are swifter than a post: they flee away, they see no good.

Matched English: away
Job 14:2

He cometh forth like a flower, and is cut down: he fleeth also as a shadow, and continueth not.

Matched English: fleeth
Job 20:24

He shall flee from the iron weapon, and the bow of steel shall strike him through.

Matched English: flee
Job 27:22

For God shall cast upon him, and not spare: he would fain flee out of his hand.

Matched English: fain, flee
Job 41:28

The arrow cannot make him flee: slingstones are turned with him into stubble.

Matched English: flee
Psalms 3:1

A Psalm of David, when he fled from Absalom his son. LORD, how are they increased that trouble me! many are they that rise up against me.

Matched English: fled