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Fugitive
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
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is the rendering in the A.V. of the following Heb. terms: נָע, na (wavering), a rover (Genesis 4:12; Genesis 4:14; elsewhere "wander," etc.); פָּלַיט, palit' (one that has escaped, as often rendered), a refugee (Judges 12:4); נֹפֵּל, nophel' (falling, as usually rendered, i.e., away to the enemy), a deserter (2 Kings 25:11); מַבְרָח, mibrach' (lit. a breaking away, i.e., flight) fugitives (only in the plur. and Ezekiel 17:21); בְּרַיחִ, beri'ach (from the same root as the last, prop. a bolt, as, often rendered, hence a prince; but here perhaps simply a breaker away), a fugitive (Isaiah 15:5).
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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Fugitive'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/f/fugitive.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Fugitive'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/f/fugitive.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
