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Genesis 31:21

“So he fled with all that he had; and he rose up, and passed over the river, and set his face toward the mount Gilead.” (KJV)

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Lexical meaning

בָּרַחbârach · baw-rakh'
H1272 · Hebrew

Definition: to bolt, i.e. figuratively, to flee suddenly
Derivation: a primitive root;
KJV renderings: chase (away); drive away, fain, flee (away), put to flight, make haste, reach, run away, shoot.
Grammar: וַ — conjunction
יִּבְרַ֥ח — verb Qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular
Code HC/Vqw3ms
Usage: Occurs 65 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 16:6 Genesis 16:8 Genesis 27:43 Genesis 31:20 Genesis 31:22

Theological interpretation (AI)

The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read בָּרַח here.

Verse 20 Verse 22

Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.