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Lexicon :: Strong's H7287 - rāḏâ

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רָדָה
Transliteration
rāḏâ
Pronunciation
raw-daw'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
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TWOT Reference: 2121,2122

Strong’s Definitions

רָדָה râdâh, raw-daw'; a primitive root; to tread down, i.e. subjugate; specifically, to crumble off:—(come to, make to) have dominion, prevail against, reign, (bear, make to) rule,(-r, over), take.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 27x

The KJV translates Strong's H7287 in the following manner: rule (13x), dominion (9x), take (2x), prevaileth (1x), reign (1x), ruler (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 27x
The KJV translates Strong's H7287 in the following manner: rule (13x), dominion (9x), take (2x), prevaileth (1x), reign (1x), ruler (1x).

  1. to rule, have dominion, dominate, tread down

    1. (Qal) to have dominion, rule, subjugate

    2. (Hiphil) to cause to dominate

  2. to scrape out

    1. (Qal) to scrape, scrape out

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
רָדָה râdâh, raw-daw'; a primitive root; to tread down, i.e. subjugate; specifically, to crumble off:—(come to, make to) have dominion, prevail against, reign, (bear, make to) rule,(-r, over), take.
STRONGS H7287: Abbreviations
† I. [רָדָה] verb have dominion, rule, dominate (Late Hebrew רָדָה, TargumJon רָדָא, chastise; Arabic bdb092110 tread, trample; Syriac bdb092111 chastise, also (and so Assyrian radû) go, flow); —
Qal Perfect 3rd person plural consecutive וְרָדוּ Isaiah 14:2; Leviticus 26:17; 2nd person masculine plural רְדִיתֶם Ezekiel 34:4; Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular suffix יִרְדֶּנּוּ Leviticus 25:53, וַיִּרְדֶּ֑נָּה Lamentations 1:13, jussive וְיֵרְדְּ Numbers 24:19; Psalm 72:8; 2nd person masculine singular תִּרְדֶּה Leviticus 25:43, 46, etc.; Imperative masculine singular רְדֵה Lev 110:2; masculine plural רְדוּ Genesis 1:28 (Joel 4:13 see ירד); Infinitive construct רְדוֺת Ezekiel 29:15; Participle רֹדֶת 1 Kings 5:4; Isaiah 14:6; suffix רֹדֵם Psalm 68:28; plural הָדֹדִים 1 Kings 5:30 [1 Kings 5:16] + 2 times; — have dominion, rule, over, usually with ב person or pop. 1 Kings 5:4; 1 Kings 5:30 [1 Kings 5:16]; 1 Kings 9:23 2 Chronicles 8:10; Isaiah 14:2; Leviticus 25:43, 46, 53; Leviticus 26:17; Ezekiel 29:15; Nehemiah 9:28; Psalm 49:15; ב of fish, etc., Genesis 1:26, 28; בְּקֶרֶב Psalm 110:2; with accusative of person Ezekiel 34:4; Isaiah 14:6 (perhaps + accusative of congnate meaning with verb, see [מִרְדָּה] below); accusative omitted Numbers 24:19 (מִיַעֲקֹב), Jeremiah 5:31 (+ עַליְֿדֵיהֶם, see יָד 5h (2); see also ingenious conjecture below II. רדה; but < Gr יוֺרוּ teach), Psalm 72:8; for וַיִרְדֶּנָּה Lamentations 1:13 and it (the fire) prevailed against them (my bones), read perhaps יָרָ֑דָה into my bones it descended (Bu). — רֹדֵם Psalm 68:28 is dubious; Grill Hup-Now Che Du קִדֵם. יְרַד Judges 5:13 (twice in verse) see יָרַד.
Hiph. Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular וּמְלָכִים יַרְדְּ Isaiah 41:2 and kings he causeth (him) to dominate; but apocopatic form strange, read יָרֹד (√ רדד which see. Ew Di Du; יַחֲרִד Greek Version of the LXX Klo Che.

† II. רָדָה verb scrape out (Late Hebrew id., scrape or draw off, out (bread from oven)); —
Qal Perfect 3rd person masculine singular הַדְּבָ֑שׁ ר׳ Judges 14:9b out of the carcass he scraped the honey (see GFM); suffix אֶל־כַּפָּיו וַיִרְדֵּהוּ Judges 14:9a he scraped it out into his palms; BuhlLex Du also עַליְֿדֵיהֶם ר׳ Jeremiah 5:31, namely, gifts, money, figurative for making gain (most I. רדה which see).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

1:26; 1:28; 1:28

Leviticus

25:43; 25:43; 25:46; 25:46; 25:53; 25:53; 26:17; 26:17

Numbers

24:19; 24:19

Judges

5:13; 14:9; 14:9

1 Kings

5:4; 5:4; 5:16; 5:16; 9:23

2 Chronicles

8:10

Nehemiah

9:28

Psalms

49:15; 68:28; 68:28; 72:8; 72:8; 110:2

Isaiah

14:2; 14:2; 14:6; 14:6; 41:2

Jeremiah

5:31; 5:31

Lamentations

1:13; 1:13

Ezekiel

29:15; 29:15; 34:4; 34:4

H7287

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Strong's Number H7287 matches the Hebrew רָדָה (rāḏâ),
which occurs 27 times in 25 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 1:26

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 1:26 - Then God said, "Let us make man in our image, after our likeness; and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the birds of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creeps upon the earth."

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 1:28

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 1:28 - And God blessed them, and God said to them, "Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth and subdue it; and have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the air and over every living thing that moves upon the earth."

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 25:43

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 25:43 - You shall not rule over him with harshness, but shall fear your God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 25:46

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 25:46 - You may bequeath them to your sons after you, to inherit as a possession for ever; you may make slaves of them, but over your brethren the people of Israel you shall not rule, one over another, with harshness.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 25:53

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 25:53 - As a servant hired year by year shall he be with him; he shall not rule with harshness over him in your sight.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 26:17

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 26:17 - I will set my face against you, and you shall be smitten before your enemies; those who hate you shall rule over you, and you shall flee when none pursues you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 24:19

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 24:19 - By Jacob shall dominion be exercised, and the survivors of cities be destroyed!"

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 5:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 5:13 - Then down marched the remnant of the noble; the people of the LORD marched down for him against the mighty.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 14:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 14:9 - He scraped it out into his hands, and went on, eating as he went; and he came to his father and mother, and gave some to them, and they ate. But he did not tell them that he had taken the honey from the carcass of the lion.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 4:24

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 4:24 - For he had dominion over all the region west of the Euphra'tes from Tiphsah to Gaza, over all the kings west of the Euphra'tes; and he had peace on all sides round about him.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 5:16

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 5:16 - besides Solomon's three thousand three hundred chief officers who were over the work, who had charge of the people who carried on the work.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 9:23

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 9:23 - These were the chief officers who were over Solomon's work: five hundred and fifty, who had charge of the people who carried on the work.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 8:10

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 8:10 - And these were the chief officers of King Solomon, two hundred and fifty, who exercised authority over the people.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 9:28

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 9:28 - But after they had rest they did evil again before thee, and thou didst abandon them to the hand of their enemies, so that they had dominion over them; yet when they turned and cried to thee thou didst hear from heaven, and many times thou didst deliver them according to thy mercies.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 49:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 49:14 - Like sheep they are appointed for Sheol; Death shall be their shepherd; straight to the grave they descend, and their form shall waste away; Sheol shall be their home.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 68:27

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 68:27 - There is Benjamin, the least of them, in the lead, the princes of Judah in their throng, the princes of Zeb'ulun, the princes of Naph'tali.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 72:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 72:8 - May he have dominion from sea to sea, and from the River to the ends of the earth!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 110:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 110:2 - The LORD sends forth from Zion your mighty scepter. Rule in the midst of your foes!

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 14:2

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 14:2 - And the peoples will take them and bring them to their place, and the house of Israel will possess them in the LORD's land as male and female slaves; they will take captive those who were their captors, and rule over those who oppressed them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 14:6

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 14:6 - that smote the peoples in wrath with unceasing blows, that ruled the nations in anger with unrelenting persecution.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 41:2

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 41:2 - Who stirred up one from the east whom victory meets at every step? He gives up nations before him, so that he tramples kings under foot; he makes them like dust with his sword, like driven stubble with his bow.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 5:31

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 5:31 - the prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests rule at their direction; my people love to have it so, but what will you do when the end comes?

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Unchecked Copy Box Lam 1:13

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 1:13 - "From on high he sent fire; into my bones he made it descend; he spread a net for my feet; he turned me back; he has left me stunned, faint all the day long.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 29:15

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 29:15 - It shall be the most lowly of the kingdoms, and never again exalt itself above the nations; and I will make them so small that they will never again rule over the nations.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 34:4

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 34:4 - The weak you have not strengthened, the sick you have not healed, the crippled you have not bound up, the strayed you have not brought back, the lost you have not sought, and with force and harshness you have ruled them.
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