Bârîyach — H1281
H1281 · Hebrew — בריח
Pronunciation: baw-ree'-akh
Other spellings: bâriach בָּרִחַ
Definition
adjective
a fugitive, i.e. the serpent (as fleeing), and the constellation by that name
- adj
- fleeing
- subst
- fugitive
Usually translated as
crooked, piercing, noble
Origin
or bâriach; (shortened) from H1272
Occurrences
Bârîyach occurs 3 times in the King James.
Distribution of the word across the Bible: Job (1), Isaiah (2)
- Job 26:13 — By his spirit he hath garnished the heavens; his hand hath formed the crooked (בָּרִֽיחַ) serpent.
- Isaiah 27:1 — In that day the LORD with his sore and great and strong sword shall punish leviathan the piercing (בָּרִ֔חַ) serpent, even leviathan that crooked serpent; and he shall slay the dragon that is in the sea.
- Isaiah 43:14 — Thus saith the LORD, your redeemer, the Holy One of Israel; For your sake I have sent to Babylon, and have brought down all their nobles (בָֽרִיחִים֙), and the Chaldeans, whose cry is in the ships.
Strong's Lexicon — B