ברח

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
ב־ר־ח‎ (b-r-ḥ)

From the root ב־ר־ח‎ (b-r-ḥ). Compare Arabic برح (went away, fled, withdrew), Aramaic בְרַח (to flee), and Ugaritic brḥ (to flee).

Pronunciation

(Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /baˈʁaχ/
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Verb

בָּרַח • (barách) third-singular masculine past (pa'al construction)

to run away

Conjugation

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Derived terms

פגע וברח‎ (p'gá uv'rákh, pagá uvarákh)

References

Even-Shoshan, Avraham (1979) The Even-Shoshan Dictionary, page 277
Klein, Ernest (1987) A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary Of The Hebrew Language For Readers Of English, page 84

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