18 occurrences in 11 translations

'Fugitive' in the Bible

When thou tillest the ground, it shall not henceforth yield unto thee her strength; a fugitive and a vagabond shalt thou be in the earth.

Verse ConceptsAbel and CainAgriculture, Effects Of FallRest, PhysicalWanderersTilling The SoilFarmingwandering

Behold, thou hast driven me out this day from the face of the earth; and from thy face shall I be hid; and I shall be a fugitive and a vagabond in the earth; and it shall come to pass, that every one that findeth me shall slay me.

Verse ConceptsAbel and CainFugitivesThe HomelessWanderersDriven From God's PresenceGod HidingBeing Hidden From GodHidden From God

Then a fugitive came and told Abram the Hebrew. Now he was living by the oaks of Mamre the Amorite, brother of Eshcol and brother of Aner, and these were allies with Abram.

Verse ConceptsAlliancesAbraham, Characteristics OfAllegiancesOaksOthers Who FledTelling Of Happenings

Then men in ambush came out of the city against them, and the men of Ai were trapped between the Israelite forces, some on one side and some on the other. They struck them down until no survivor or fugitive remained,

Verse ConceptsThe Middle

The Gileadites captured the fords of the Jordan leading to Ephraim. Whenever a fugitive from Ephraim said, “Let me cross over,” the Gileadites asked him, “Are you an Ephraimite?” If he answered, “No,”

Verse ConceptsFords

and king Joram had returned to be healed in Jizreel of the wounds that the Syrians had given him, when he fought against Hazael king of Syria.) And Jehu said, If it be your will, let not a fugitive escape out of the city to go to tell it in Jizreel.

Verse ConceptsNo EscapeDo Not Tell

Madmenah is fugitive; the inhabitants of Gebim take to flight.

Bring in counsel, execute justice; make thy shadow as the night in the midst of noonday; hide the outcasts, discover not the fugitive.

Verse ConceptsNoonOutcastsrelentless

Bring water for the thirsty, you who live in the land of Tema. Meet the fugitive with bread,

Verse ConceptsFugitivesBenevolenceFeeding Groups

Then the remnant of Judah—those going to live for a while there in the land of Egypt—will have no fugitive or survivor to return to the land of Judah where they are longing to return to live, for they will not return except for a few fugitives.”

Verse ConceptsFugitivesRemnantNo Survivors

On the way stand, and watch, O inhabitant of Aroer, Ask the fugitive and escaped, Say, What hath happened?

Verse ConceptsFugitivesRoadsWhat Is The Matter?

You have summoned my horror from all around, as if for a feast day; no one on the day of Yahweh's anger [is] a fugitive and a survivor; whoever I have cared for and reared, my enemy has destroyed.

Verse ConceptsNo SurvivorsNo EscapeFear Will ComeFestivals DisregardedKilling Sons And Daughters

on that day a fugitive will come to you and report the news.

Verse ConceptsFugitives

Your mouth will freely speak to the fugitive. You won't be silent any longer. You'll be a sign to them. Then they'll know that I am the LORD."

Verse ConceptsPeople As SignsDumbnessDumb

In the twelfth year of our exile, in the tenth month, on the fifth day of the month, a fugitive from Jerusalem came to me and reported, “The city has been taken!”

Verse ConceptsAttackingThe Fifth Day Of The WeekMonth 10Destruction Of JerusalemEscaping EvilDay 5

Now the hand of the Lord had been on me the evening before the fugitive arrived, and He opened my mouth before the man came to me in the morning. So my mouth was opened and I was no longer mute.

Verse ConceptsHand Of GodGod's HandDumbnessGod's Hands On PeopleDumb

I have seen the Lord standing by the altar, and He saith: 'Smite the knob, and the thresholds shake, And cut them off by the head -- all of them, And their posterity with a sword I do slay, Not flee to them doth the fleer, Nor escape to them doth a fugitive.

Verse ConceptsDoorpostsVisions And Dreams In ScriptureNo SurvivorsDestruction Of The TempleGod ShakingThose Who Saw GodNo EscapeGod Will Kill His PeopleTop Of Things

Bible Theasaurus

Fleer (1 instance)
Fleeting (13 instances)
Fugitive (18 instances)
Momentary (5 instances)
Runaway (1 instance)
Transient (7 instances)
Unsought (1 instance)

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Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
בּריח 
B@riyach 
Usage: 41

מברח 
Mibrach 
Usage: 1

נוּע 
Nuwa` 
Usage: 40

פּלט פּליט פּליט 
Paliyt 
Usage: 24

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