ברח

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
ב־ר־ח (b-r-kh)
4 terms

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/

• Audio:

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Verb

בָּרַח • (barákh) (pa'al construction)

1. to run away

Conjugation

Conjugation of בָּרַח (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs)

non-finite forms		to-infinitive		לברוח / לִבְרֹחַ
		action noun		בְּרִיחָה
		passive participle		—
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

¹ Pronounced בָּרַחְתֶּם and בָּרַחְתֶּן in informal Modern Hebrew.
² Rare in Modern Hebrew.

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