בְּרַח

𐤁𐤓𐤇

berach

flee

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

Amos 7:12 · Word #7

Lexicon H1272

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

Morphology HVqv2ms All morphology codes

Part of Speech V — Verb — An action or state
Binyan q — Qal — Simple active
Conjugation v — Imperative — A command
Person 2 — 2nd person — Second person ("you")
Gender m — Masculine — Masculine
Number s — Singular — Singular

SIBI-P1 H1272-05

Bolt away!

Morphological NotesQal imperative, 2nd person masculine singular. A direct command to one male individual to perform the action of fleeing.
Rendering RationaleThe root ברח conveys the sudden action of bolting or breaking away in haste. Rendering it as "Bolt away!" preserves this vivid sense of abrupt flight. The form is Qal imperative masculine singular (2ms), a direct command addressed to one male individual, which English expresses through the singular imperative.

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

Words from Root ברח (bolting, fleeing, running away, escaping swiftly)

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