BT BB 8a(41) :ליהבו רבנן בהדן א׳ להו לא ערקינן ערוקו ערוק פלג‏ : let the scholars pay (the tax) with them. He said to them: "No. we shall flee." "Flee!" Half (of them) fled
See the entire entry for ˁrq vb. to flee