Where does “פגע וברח” come from?

פגע וברח (Hebrew) comes from Hebrew פגע, from Hebrew פ־ג־ע.

פגע וברח (Hebrew): Hit-and-run: wherein the responsible party leaves...

Definitions

  1. Hit-and-run: wherein the responsible party leaves...

Ancestry of “פגע וברח”, step by step

פגע וברח traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Hebrew פגע

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewפגעa wound, an injury
2Hebrewפ־ג־ע—

via Hebrew ו־

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewו־and
2Proto-Semiticwaconjunction particle

via Hebrew ברח

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewברחto escape
Every word from Hebrew פ־ג־ע →Every word from Hebrew פגע →