יַבְרִ֣יחַ
𐤉𐤁𐤓𐤉𐤇
bârach
drives away
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)Proverbs 19:26 · Word #3
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 HVhi3ms
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | h — Hiphil — Causative active |
| Conjugation | i — Imperfect — Incomplete or ongoing action |
| Person | 3 — 3rd person — Third person ("he/she/they") |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
Common Translation
| Phrase | drives away |
SIBI-P1 Translation H1272-24
he will drive to flight
| Morphological Notes | Verb, Hiphil (causative) stem, imperfect conjugation, 3rd person masculine singular. |
| Rendering Rationale | The Hiphil stem gives a causative sense, shifting the root meaning from "to flee" to "cause to flee" or "drive to flight." The imperfect 3rd masculine singular is rendered as "he will," preserving person, number, and gender. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
he drives away
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | Changed 'he will drive to flight' (awkward) to 'he drives away' for better contextual English, as the verb here is causative and present/gnomic in the proverb context. |
Bantu Hebrew
יַבְרִ֣יחַ (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.