King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER H1281
Transliteration: bariach
Phonetic Spelling: (baw-ree'-akh)
Part of Speech: Adjective
Short Definition: fleeing
Meaning: a fugitive, the serpent
Word Summary
bariach: fleeing
Original Word: בָּרִיחַTransliteration: bariach
Phonetic Spelling: (baw-ree'-akh)
Part of Speech: Adjective
Short Definition: fleeing
Meaning: a fugitive, the serpent
Strong's Concordance
crooked, noble, piercing Or (shortened) bariach {baw-ree'-akh}; from barach; a fugitive, i.e. The serpent (as fleeing), and the constellation by that name -- crooked, noble, piercing.
see HEBREW barach
Brown-Driver-Briggs
H1281. bariach
I. [בָּרִיחַ] adjective fleeing ( = ֗֗֗ בַּרִּיחַ) בִָּרחַ׃ נָחָשׁ Job 26:13 of eclipse-dragon, בָרִחַ נָחָשׁ לִוְיָתָן Isaiah 27:1 (probably figurative of Assyrians); as substantive בָּרִיחִים 43:14 as fugitives (for other views compare Comm.); so probably also 15:5 בריחיה, see בְּרִיחַ.