ba.ri.ach describes a serpent as fleeing and, in one plural noun use, people brought down in flight.

The dominant attested use describes a serpent as fleeing in Isaiah 27:1 and Job 26:13; a separate plural noun occurrence in Isaiah 43:14 occurs in the report that people were brought down in flight.

1. Fleeing serpent · dominant

   In Isaiah 27:1, the masculine singular adjective occurs with Leviathan in the clause the APB renders “Leviathan the fleeing serpent.” In Job 26:13, the same masculine singular adjective occurs where the APB renders that God's hand “pierces the fleeing serpent.”

   Isaiah 27:1Job 26:13
2. People brought down in flight · rare

   In Isaiah 43:14, the plural noun occurs in the statement about being sent to Babylon and bringing people down; the APB renders the clause “brought all of them down in flight.” The translation confirms the verse's flight setting.

   Isaiah 43:14

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the singular adjective occurrences as “fleeing serpent” in Isaiah 27:1 and Job 26:13, while Isaiah 43:14 uses “in flight” for the surrounding clause. The precise English correspondence in Isaiah 43:14 remains less certain.