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)

  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 בָּרַחְתִּיבָּרַחְנוּ
second בָּרַחְתָּבָּרַחְתְּבְּרַחְתֶּם1בְּרַחְתֶּן1
third בָּרַחבָּרְחָהבָּרְחוּ
present בּוֹרֵחַבּוֹרַחַתבּוֹרְחִיםבּוֹרְחוֹת
future first אֶבְרַחנִבְרַח
second תִּבְרַחתִּבְרְחִיתִּבְרְחוּתִּבְרַחְנָה2
third יִבְרַחתִּבְרַחיִבְרְחוּתִּבְרַחְנָה2
imperative בְּרַחבִּרְחִיבִּרְחוּבְּרַחְנָה2
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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