ברח

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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

Verb

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

  1. to run away

Conjugation

Conjugation of בָּרַח (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs) 
non-finite forms
finite forms singular plural
m. f. m. f.
past first בָּרַחְתִּי בָּרַחְנוּ
second בָּרַחְתָּ בָּרַחְתְּ בְּרַחְתֶּם1 בְּרַחְתֶּן1
third בָּרַח בָּרְחָה בָּרְחוּ
present בּוֹרֵחַ בּוֹרַחַת בּוֹרְחִים בּוֹרְחוֹת
future first אֶבְרַח נִבְרַח
second תִּבְרַח תִּבְרְחִי תִּבְרְחוּ תִּבְרַחְנָה2
third יִבְרַח תִּבְרַח יִבְרְחוּ תִּבְרַחְנָה2
imperative בְּרַח בִּרְחִי בִּרְחוּ בְּרַחְנָה2
notes
  1. Pronounced בָּרַחְתֶּם and בָּרַחְתֶּן in informal Modern Hebrew.
  2. Rare in Modern Hebrew.

Derived terms

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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