Dictionary entry

Fugitive

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

fu'-ji-tiv (paliT, from palaT, "to escape"; na`, from nua`, "to waver"; nophel, from naphal, "to fall"; bariach, beriach and mibhrach, from barach, "to flee"):

One who flees from danger (Isa 15:5;Eze 17:21); escapes from bondage (/APC 2Macc 8:35 (as adjective)); deserts from duty (Jud 12:4;2Ki 25:11the King James Version; compare /APC Judith 16:12 the King James Version), or wanders aimlessly (Ge 4:12,14).