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Hebrew word study

בָּרַחbârach — to bolt, i.e. figuratively, to flee suddenly

Pronounced “baw-rakh'”

to bolt, i.e. figuratively, to flee suddenly

Translated in the King James as: chase (away); drive away, fain, flee (away), put to flight, make haste, reach, run away, shoot.

Appears 65 times in Scripture

Origin: a primitive root;

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Where it appears

Genesis — 9×

Genesis 16:6 Genesis 16:8 Genesis 27:43 Genesis 31:20 Genesis 31:21 Genesis 31:22 Genesis 31:27 Genesis 35:1 Genesis 35:7

Exodus — 4×

Exodus 2:15 Exodus 14:5 Exodus 26:28 Exodus 36:33

Numbers — 1×

Judges — 2×

Judges 9:21 Judges 11:3

1 Samuel — 8×

1 Sam 19:12 1 Sam 19:18 1 Sam 20:1 1 Sam 21:10 1 Sam 22:17 1 Sam 22:20 1 Sam 23:6 1 Sam 27:4

2 Samuel — 6×

2 Sam 4:3 2 Sam 13:34 2 Sam 13:37 2 Sam 13:38 2 Sam 15:14 2 Sam 19:9

1 Kings — 6×

1 Ki 2:7 1 Ki 2:39 1 Ki 11:17 1 Ki 11:23 1 Ki 11:40 1 Ki 12:2

1 Chronicles — 2×

1 Chr 8:13 1 Chr 12:15

2 Chronicles — 1×

Nehemiah — 3×

Nehemiah 6:11 Nehemiah 13:10 Nehemiah 13:28

Job — 6×

Job 9:25 Job 14:2 Job 20:24 Job 27:22 Job 41:28+ 1 more in Job

Psalms — 3×

Psalms 3:1 Psalms 57:1 Psalms 139:7

Proverbs — 1×

Song of Solomon — 1×

Isaiah — 2×

Isaiah 22:3 Isaiah 48:20

Jeremiah — 4×

Jeremiah 4:29 Jeremiah 26:21 Jeremiah 39:4 Jeremiah 52:7

Daniel — 1×

Hosea — 1×

Amos — 1×

Jonah — 3×

Jonah 1:3 Jonah 1:10 Jonah 4:2

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Lexicon data: Open Scriptures Strong’s dictionaries (CC-BY-SA). Word alignment: Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain). Self-hosted by Seen.