הִבְרִ֖יחוּ
𐤄𐤁𐤓𐤉𐤇𐤅
bârach
drove out
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)1 Chronicles 8:13 · Word #9
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 HVhp3cp
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | h — Hiphil — Causative active |
| Conjugation | p — Perfect — Completed action |
| Person | 3 — 3rd person — Third person ("he/she/they") |
| Gender | c — Common — Common (both genders) |
| Number | p — Plural — Plural |
Common Translation
| Phrase | drove out |
SIBI-P1 Translation H1272-13
they put to flight
| Morphological Notes | Hiphil (causative) perfect, 3rd person common plural verb. |
| Rendering Rationale | The Hiphil stem gives a causative sense, meaning they caused others to flee rather than fleeing themselves. The perfect 3rd person common plural form indicates a completed action performed by "they." |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
they put to flight
| Same as P1 | Yes |
| Rationale | P1 accurately captures the causative verb in this context; no change needed. |
Bantu Hebrew
הִבְרִ֖יחוּ (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.