What does בָּרַח · ἀπωθέομαι mean in the Bible?
בָּרַח · ἀπωθέομαι is a Hebrew phrase meaning "to cause to flee, drive away".
Hebrew · H1272, G683
בָּרַח
To bolt , i.e. figuratively, to flee suddenly · to push off, figuratively, to reject
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בָּרַח H1272 to bolt , i.e. figuratively, to flee suddenly
Pronunciation bāraḥ
Sudden flight marked by urgency and loss of control; escape from threat or pursuit rather than deliberate departure
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ἀπωθέομαι G683 to push off, figuratively, to reject
Pronunciation apōthéomai
To thrust away from oneself; active rejection implying deliberate refusal rather than passive dismissal.
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What does בָּרַח (barach) mean in the Bible?
בָּרַח · ἀπωθέομαι is a Hebrew phrase meaning "to cause to flee, drive away".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H1272, G683?
H1272, G683 is connected to 65 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. to cause to flee, drive away
Source Gloss
to cause to flee, drive away
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 2 Aligned forms 31
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 28×
Perfect 1Kgs 11:23 · 1Kgs 12:2 · 1Sam 19:18 · 1Sam 27:4 · 2Chr 10:2 · 2Sam 13:37 · 2Sam 13:38 · 2Sam 19:10 · Exod 14:5 · Gen 31:22 · Isa 22:3 · Job 9:25 12×
Participle active 1Sam 22:17 · Gen 16:8 · Gen 31:20 · Jer 4:29 · Jonah 1:10 5×
Sequential imperfect Amos 7:12 · Gen 27:43 · Num 24:11 · Song 8:14 · Isa 48:20 5×
Imperfect Job 20:24 · Job 27:22 · Neh 6:11 · Jer 52:7 · Ps 139:7 5×
Infinitive absolute Job 27:22 1×
Hiphil causative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action 3×
Perfect 1Chr 8:13 1×
Participle active Exod 26:28 1×
Imperfect Prov 19:26 1×
Word Origins
בָּרַח is a primitive root - no further derivation.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain