וַ/יִּבְרַ֥ח

𐤅/𐤉𐤁𐤓𐤇

vayiverach

and fled

a primitive root; to bolt, i.e. figuratively, to flee suddenly; chase (away); drive away, fain, flee (away), put to flight, make haste, reach, run away, shoot.

H1272

1 Samuel 21:11 · Word #3

Lexicon H1272

Lemmaבָּרַח
Lemma (Paleo)𐤁𐤓𐤇
Transliterationbârach
Strong'sH1272
In-contextand fled

Morphology HC/Vqw3ms All morphology codes

Part of Speech V — Verb — An action or state
Binyan q — Qal — Simple active
Conjugation w — Sequential Imperfect — Imperfect with waw-consecutive, narrating past events
Person 3 — 3rd person — Third person ("he/she/they")
Gender m — Masculine — Masculine
Number s — Singular — Singular

SIBI-P1 H1272-20

and he bolted away

Morphological NotesQal stem, wayyiqtol (waw-consecutive imperfect), third person masculine singular; narrative past tense: "and he fled/bolted."
Rendering RationaleThe root ברח conveys the idea of sudden flight or bolting away from danger or threat. Rendering it as "bolted away" preserves the vivid, abrupt nuance of the root, while "he" reflects the third person masculine singular form indicated by the Qal wayyiqtol (Vqw3ms). The prefixed conjunction is represented by "and," consistent with the narrative sequence form.

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AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

Words from Root ברח (to bolt, flee suddenly, escape, run away, drive away)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H1272-01 barach he bolted away
H1272-02 barachu they bolted away
H1272-03 barechu they bolted away

Word Usage (65 occurrences of H1272)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Genesis 16:6 וַ/תִּבְרַ֖ח vativerach fled
Genesis 16:8 בֹּרַֽחַת borachat am fleeing
Genesis 27:43 בְּרַח berach flee