וַֽ֠/יִּבְרְחוּ

𐤅/𐤉𐤁𐤓𐤇𐤅

bârach

they fled

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.

H1272

Jeremiah 39:4 · Word #10

Lexicon H1272

Lemmaבָּרַח
Lemma (Paleo)𐤁𐤓𐤇
Transliterationbârach
Strong'sH1272
DefinitionTo 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 HC/Vqw3mp 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 p — Plural — Plural

Common Translation

Phrasethey fled

SIBI-P1 Translation H1272-21

and they fled

Morphological NotesVerb, Qal stem, sequential imperfect (wayyiqtol), 3rd person masculine plural.
Rendering RationaleThe Qal stem expresses simple active action: swift movement away. The sequential imperfect (wayyiqtol) with 3rd person masculine plural marks a past narrative action performed by them, hence "and they fled."

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