Keraia
Lexicon

בָּרִיחַ

ba.ri.achfleeingHow to read Hebrew
hebrewOld TestamentNoun · masculine4 occurrences2 books4 verses

Definition

or בָּרִחַ; (shortened) from H1272; a fugitive, i.e. the serpent (as fleeing), and the constellation by that name
Traditional renderings: crooked, noble, piercing.

In the Greek Old Testament

How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders בָּרִיחַ:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

4 total
  1. Job 26:13בָּרִֽיחַ׃ · the fleeing
    By His breath the skies were cleared; His hand pierced the fleeing serpent.
  2. Isaiah 15:5בְּרִיחֶ֕הָ · her fugitives
    My heart cries out over Moab; her fugitives flee as far as Zoar, as far as Eglath-shelishiyah. With weeping they ascend the slope of Luhith; they lament their destruction on the road to Horonaim.
  3. Isaiah 27:1בָּרִ֔חַ · the fleeing
    In that day the LORD will take His sharp, great, and mighty sword, and bring judgment on Leviathan the fleeing serpent—Leviathan the coiling serpent—and He will slay the dragon of the sea.
  4. Isaiah 43:14בָֽרִיחִים֙ · as fugitives
    Thus says the LORD your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel: “For your sake, I will send to Babylon and bring them all as fugitives, even the Chaldeans, in the ships in which they rejoice.