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Lexicon :: Strong's H7291 - rāḏap̄

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רָדַף
Transliteration
rāḏap̄
Pronunciation
raw-daf'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
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TWOT Reference: 2124

Strong’s Definitions

רָדַף râdaph, raw-daf'; a primitive root; to run after (usually with hostile intent; figuratively [of time] gone by):—chase, put to flight, follow (after, on), hunt, (be under) persecute(-ion, -or), pursue(-r).


KJV Translation Count — Total: 143x

The KJV translates Strong's H7291 in the following manner: pursue (74x), persecute (20x), follow (18x), chase (13x), persecutors (7x), pursuer (6x), follow after (1x), flight (1x), miscellaneous (3x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 143x
The KJV translates Strong's H7291 in the following manner: pursue (74x), persecute (20x), follow (18x), chase (13x), persecutors (7x), pursuer (6x), follow after (1x), flight (1x), miscellaneous (3x).
  1. to be behind, follow after, pursue, persecute, run after

    1. (Qal)

      1. to pursue, put to flight, chase, dog, attend closely upon

      2. to persecute, harass (fig)

      3. to follow after, aim to secure (fig)

      4. to run after (a bribe) (fig)

    2. (Niphal)

      1. to be pursued

      2. one pursued (participle)

    3. (Piel) to pursue ardently, aim eagerly to secure, pursue

    4. (Pual) to be pursued, be chased away

    5. (Hiphil) to pursue, chase

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
רָדַף râdaph, raw-daf'; a primitive root; to run after (usually with hostile intent; figuratively [of time] gone by):—chase, put to flight, follow (after, on), hunt, (be under) persecute(-ion, -or), pursue(-r).
STRONGS H7291: Abbreviations
רָדַף 141 verb pursue, chase, persecute (Late Hebrew id., Aramaic רְדַף, bdb092202; Arabic bdb092203; Sabean רדף id., SabDenkmNo. 7, 1. 2); —
Qal128 Perfect 3rd person masculine singular ר׳ Judges 4:16 +; 1st person singular וְרָדַפְתִּ֫י Jeremiah 29:18, etc.; Imperfect יִרְדֹּף Deuteronomy 19:6 +, ִֽֽֽירַדֹּף Psalm 7:6 (apparently to give choice of Qal or Pi, Ki JHMich Bae and others; Ges§ 63n explanation as developed from יִרֲדֹף, compare Ol§ 236 e, and, further, Köi. 160), suffix יִרְ דְָּפֶ֑ךָ Ezekiel 35:6 (twice in verse), etc.; Imperative masculine singular רְדֹף Genesis 44:4 +, suffix רָדְפֵהוּ Psalm 34:15; masculine plural רִדְפוּ Judges 3:28 +; Infinitive construct רָדְפִף Joshua 8:16 +, מִרְדֹף 1 Samuel 23:28; 2 Samuel 18:16, suffix רָדְפִי Psalm 38:21 Qr, רדופי Kt, etc.; Participle רֹדֵף Judges 4:22 +, plural רֹדְפִים Judges 8:4 +; —
1.
a.pursue (sometimes + הִשִּׂיג): literal with אַחֲרֵי person, in order to overtake Genesis 44:4 (J), 2 Kings 5:21; especially with hostile purpose Genesis 31:23 (+ הִדְבִּיק), Genesis 35:5; Joshua 24:6 (all E), Joshua 2:5, 7 (twice in verse); Joshua 8:16 (twice in verse); Joshua 8:17; Joshua 10:19 (JE), Deuteronomy 11:4; Deuteronomy 19:6; Joshua 20:5 (all D), Exodus 14:4, 8, 9 (P), Judges 1:6; 2 Samuel 20:6, 7, 10, 13; 2 Kings 9:27 + 17 times, + 2 Kings 25:5 (אַחַר), + Judges 4:16 (אַחֲרֵי הָרֶכֶב); + רִדְפוּ אַחֲרֵי Judges 3:28 = follow me (as leader; but this meaning not elsewhere; read רְדוּ Greek Version of the LXX Kit GFM).
b. literal, with accusative of person, put to flight, chase (defeated foe; sometimes with הִשִּׁיג): Amos 1:11; Hosea 8:3; Deuteronomy 32:30 (poem; || הֵנִיס), Deuteronomy 28:22, 45; Joshua 23:10 (D), Leviticus 26:8 (twice in verse) (H); וְרָדַף אֹתָם קוֺל עָלֶה נִדָּף Leviticus 26:36a (H); Joshua 7:5; Joshua 8:24; Joshua 10:10; Joshua 11:8 (all J E), Genesis 14:15; Deuteronomy 1:44; Judges 4:22; Isaiah 41:3 + 13 times + Judges 7:25 (read אֶתֿ for אֶלֿ, Greek Version of the LXX Vulgate Targum GFM Bu Now).
†c. literal, accusative omitted Judges 8:4; 1 Samuel 30:8 (+ הִשִּׂיג), 1 Samuel 30:10; Genesis 14:14; Exodus 14:23 (P), Exodus 15:9 (poem; + הִשִּׂיג), Leviticus 26:36 b. 37 (H), Proverbs 28:1; especially participle plural הָר׳ the pursuers Joshua 2:16 (twice in verse); Joshua 2:22 (twice in verse); Nehemiah 9:11; Isaiah 30:16, so הָרֹדֵף Joshua 8:20; Lamentations 1:6.
†d. chase, hunt, partridge (קֹרֵא) 1 Samuel 26:20 (in simile; || בִּקֵּשׁ).
†e. pursue, in figure, Jeremiah 20:11; Lamentations 4:19, רִדְפוּ וְתִפְשׂוּהוּ Psalm 71:11, compare Lamentations 1:3; Psalm 7:6 (+ הִשִּׂיג; see above); especially subject י׳, pursue (figurative of punishment, judgment), with accusative of person Jeremiah 29:18 (בַּחֶרֶב), Lamentations 3:43 and (בְּאַף) Lamentations 3:66, Psalm 83:16 (בְּסַעֲרֶ֑ךָ); אֶתקַֿשׁ יָבֵשׁ תִּרְדֹּף Job 13:25 (|| תַּעַרוֺץ); רֹדְפָם, of מַלְאַךְ י׳, Psalm 35:6.
†f. figurative persecute, harass, with accusative of person Deuteronomy 30:7; Job 19:22 (כְּמוֺאֵֿל), Psalm 69:27; Psalm 109:16; Psalm 119:86; Psalm 119:161; with accusative נַפְשִׁי Psalm 143:3, with accusative נֲדִבָתִי Job 30:15 (but subject obscure; read perhaps תֵּרָדֵף Bu; Du תִּנָּדֵף); with ל person Job 19:28; participle as substantive Jeremiah 15:15; Jeremiah 17:18; Psalm 7:2; Psalm 31:16 (|| אוֺיְבַי; We מְרַדְּפָ֑י for וַרֹדְפָ֑י), Psalm 35:3; Psalm 119:84; Psalm 119:157 (+ צָרַי), Psalm 142:7.
†g. pursue, dog, subject דָּם, with accusative of person Ezekiel 35:6 (twice in verse) (del Ezekiel 35:6a Greek Version of the LXX Co Toy Krae); in good sense, attend closely upon, טוֺב וָחֶסֶד יִרְדְּפוּנִי Psalm 23:6.
†2. figurative follow after, aim to secure: in bad sense, with accusative שַׁלְמֹנִים Isaiah 1:23, שֵׁכָר Isaiah 5:11, קָדִים ר׳ Hosea 12:2, רֹדְפֵי זִמָּה Psalm 119:150; good sense, with infinitive לְדַעַת אֶתיֿ׳ Hosea 6:3, with accusative צֶדֶק Deuteronomy 16:20; Isaiah 51:1 (|| מְבַקְשֵׁי י׳), צְדָקָה וָחָ֑סֶד Proverbs 21:21, שָׁלוֺם Psalm 34:15 (|| בַּוֵּשׁ), טוֺב Psalm 38:21.
Niph. passive: Perfect 1st person plural עַלצַֿוָּארֵנוּ נִרְדָּ֑פְנוּ Lamentations 5:5 upon our neck (i.e. closely) we are pursued (improbable, compare Bu); perhaps Imperfect 3rd person feminine singular תֵּרָדֵף Job 30:15 Bu (for תִּרְדֹּף); Participle א׳ יְבַקֵּשׁ אֶתנִֿרְדָּ֑ף Ecclesiastes 3:15 God seeketh the pursued (i.e. what has disappeared, is past, but dubious).
Pi. Perfect 3rd person feminine singular consecutive וְרִדְּפָה Hosea 2:9; Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular יְרַדֶּףֿ Nahum 1:8 (Psalm 7:6 see Qal); 3rd person femininesingular תְּרַדֵּף Proverbs 13:21; Participle מְרֵדֵּףֿ Proverbs 11:19 +; — pursue ardently, with accusative of person Hosea 2:9 (in figurative); figurative also חשֶׁךְ יְר׳ Nahum 1:8 (GunkZAW xiii (1893), 230, plausibly, יֶהְדֹּף), compare Proverbs 13:31; elsewhere participle, in Proverbs: aim (eagerly) to secure, with accusative רָעָה Proverbs 11:19, רֵיקִים Proverbs 12:11; Proverbs 28:19, אֲמָרִים Proverbs 19:7 (meaning dubious, see Toy); in good sense, צְדָקָה Proverbs 15:9.
Pu. Perfect 3rd person masculine singular consecutive וְרֻדַּף כְמֹץ הָרִים Isaiah 17:13 it shall be chased away like chaff of the mountains (|| וְנָס).
Hiph. Perfect 3rd person masculine singular suffix הִרְּדִיפֻהוּ Judges 20:43 usually they chased him (Benjamin, collective), but strange after כִתְּרוּ surrounded (still stranger after כתתו or כרתו Greek Version of the LXX), and why Hiph.? GFM conjecture dittograph of הִדְרִיכֻהוּ following; the reverse conjectured by Bu Now.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

14:14; 14:15; 31:23; 35:5; 44:4; 44:4

Exodus

14:4; 14:8; 14:9; 14:23; 15:9

Leviticus

26:8; 26:36; 26:36

Deuteronomy

1:44; 11:4; 16:20; 19:6; 19:6; 28:22; 28:45; 30:7; 32:30

Joshua

2:5; 2:7; 2:16; 2:22; 7:5; 8:16; 8:16; 8:17; 8:20; 8:24; 10:10; 10:19; 11:8; 20:5; 23:10; 24:6

Judges

1:6; 3:28; 3:28; 4:16; 4:16; 4:22; 4:22; 7:25; 8:4; 8:4; 20:43

1 Samuel

23:28; 26:20; 30:8; 30:10

2 Samuel

18:16; 20:6; 20:7; 20:10; 20:13

2 Kings

5:21; 9:27; 25:5

Nehemiah

9:11

Job

13:25; 19:22; 19:28; 30:15; 30:15

Psalms

7:2; 7:6; 7:6; 7:6; 23:6; 31:16; 34:15; 34:15; 35:3; 35:6; 38:21; 38:21; 69:27; 71:11; 83:16; 109:16; 119:84; 119:86; 119:150; 119:157; 119:161; 142:7; 143:3

Proverbs

11:19; 11:19; 12:11; 13:21; 15:9; 19:7; 21:21; 28:1; 28:19

Ecclesiastes

3:15

Isaiah

1:23; 5:11; 17:13; 30:16; 41:3; 51:1

Jeremiah

15:15; 17:18; 20:11; 29:18; 29:18

Lamentations

1:3; 1:6; 3:43; 3:66; 4:19; 5:5

Ezekiel

35:6; 35:6; 35:6

Hosea

2:9; 2:9; 6:3; 8:3; 12:2

Amos

1:11

Nahum

1:8; 1:8

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H7291 matches the Hebrew רָדַף (rāḏap̄),
which occurs 144 times in 135 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 2 / 3 (1Sa 17:52–Psa 142:6)

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 17:52 - But the men of Israel and Judah arose and shouted and pursued H7291 the Philistines [fn]as far as the valley and to the gates of Ekron. And the slain Philistines lay fallen along the way to Shaaraim, even to Gath and Ekron.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 23:25 - So Saul and his men went to seek him, and they told David, and he came down to the rock and stayed in the wilderness of Maon. And Saul heard it and pursued H7291 David in the wilderness of Maon.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 23:28 - So Saul returned from pursuing H7291 David and went to meet the Philistines; therefore they called that place [fn]the Rock of Escape.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 24:14 - “After whom has the king of Israel come out? Whom are you pursuing H7291? After a dead dog, after a single flea?
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 25:29 - “And should anyone rise up to pursue H7291 you and to seek your [fn]life, then the [fn]life of my lord shall be bound in the bundle of the living with Yahweh your God; but the [fn]lives of your enemies He will sling out [fn]as from the hollow of a sling.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 26:18 - He also said, “Why then is my lord pursuing H7291 his servant? For what have I done? Or what evil is in my hand?
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 26:20 - “So now, do not let my blood fall to the ground away from the presence of Yahweh; for the king of Israel has come out to search for a single flea, just as one pursues H7291 a partridge in the mountains.”
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 30:8 - And David asked of Yahweh, saying, “Shall I pursue H7291 this band? Shall I overtake them?” And He said to him, “Pursue H7291, for you will surely overtake them, and you will surely deliver all.”
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 30:10 - But David pursued H7291, he and four hundred men, for two hundred who were too exhausted to cross the brook Besor remained behind.
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 2:19 - And Asahel pursued H7291 Abner and did not [fn]turn to the right or to the left from following Abner.
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 2:24 -

But Joab and Abishai pursued H7291 Abner. Now the sun was going down, and they came to the hill of Ammah, which is in front of Giah by the way of the wilderness of Gibeon.

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 2:28 - So Joab blew the trumpet; and all the people stood still and pursued H7291 Israel no longer, nor did they continue to fight anymore.
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 17:1 -

Then Ahithophel said to Absalom, “Please let me choose 12,000 men that I may arise and pursue H7291 David tonight.

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 18:16 -

Then Joab blew the trumpet, and the people returned from pursuing H7291 Israel, for Joab restrained the people.

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 20:6 - And David said to Abishai, “Now Sheba the son of Bichri will do us more harm than Absalom; take your lord’s servants and pursue H7291 him, lest he find for himself fortified cities and deliver himself from our sight.”
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 20:7 - So Joab’s men pursued him, along with the Cherethites and the Pelethites and all the mighty men; and they went out from Jerusalem to pursue H7291 Sheba the son of Bichri.
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 20:10 - But Amasa was not on guard against the sword which was in Joab’s hand so he struck him in the belly with it and poured out his inward parts on the ground, and did not strike him again, and he died. Then Joab and Abishai his brother pursued H7291 Sheba the son of Bichri.
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 20:13 - As soon as he was removed from the highway, all the men passed on after Joab to pursue H7291 Sheba the son of Bichri.
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 22:38 -

“I pursued H7291 my enemies and destroyed them,

And I did not turn back until they were consumed.

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 24:13 - So Gad came to David and told him, and said to him, “Shall seven years of famine come to you in your land? Or will you flee three months before your adversaries while they pursue H7291 you? Or shall there be three days’ pestilence in your land? Now, know and see what word I should return to Him who sent me.”
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 20:20 - And they each struck his man; and the Arameans fled and Israel pursued H7291 them, and Ben-hadad king of Aram escaped on a horse with horsemen.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 5:21 - So Gehazi pursued H7291 Naaman. And Naaman saw one running after him, so he came down from the chariot to meet him and said, “Is all at peace?”
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 9:27 -

And Ahaziah the king of Judah saw this and fled by the way of the garden house. And Jehu pursued H7291 him and said, “Strike him down too, in the chariot.” So they struck him down at the ascent of Gur, which is at Ibleam. But he fled to Megiddo and died there.

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 25:5 - But the military force of the Chaldeans pursued H7291 the king and overtook him in the plains of Jericho and all his military force was scattered from him.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 13:19 - And Abijah pursued H7291 Jeroboam and captured from him several cities, Bethel with its towns, Jeshanah with its towns, and [fn]Ephron with its towns.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 14:13 - And Asa and the people who were with him pursued H7291 them as far as Gerar; and so many Ethiopians fell that [fn]they could not recover, for they were shattered before Yahweh and before His [fn]army. And they carried away very much spoil.
Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 9:11 -

“You split the sea before them,

So they passed through the midst of the sea on dry land;

And their pursuers H7291 You cast into the depths,

Like a stone into mighty waters.

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 13:25 -

“Will You cause a driven leaf to tremble?

Or will You pursue H7291 the dry chaff?

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 19:22 -

“Why do you persecute H7291 me as God does,

And are not satisfied with my flesh?

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 19:28 -

“If you say, ‘How shall we persecute H7291 him?’

‘And the root of the matter is found in [fn]him?’

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 30:15 -

“Terrors are turned against me;

They pursue H7291 my nobility as the wind,

And my hope for salvation has passed away like a cloud.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 7:1 -

A [fn]Shiggaion of David, which he sang to Yahweh concerning the words of Cush, a Benjamite.

O Yahweh my God, in You I have taken refuge;

Save me from all those who pursue H7291 me, and deliver me,

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 7:5 -

Let the enemy pursue H7291 [fn]my soul and overtake [fn]it;

And let him trample my life down to the ground

And cause my glory to dwell in the dust. [fn]Selah.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 18:37 -

I pursued H7291 my enemies and overtook them,

And I did not turn back until they were consumed.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 23:6 -

[fn]Surely goodness and lovingkindness will [fn]pursue H7291 me all the days of my life,

And I will [fn]dwell in the house of Yahweh [fn]forever.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 31:15 -

My times are in Your hand;

Deliver me from the hand of my enemies and from those who pursue H7291 me.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 34:14 -

Samekh

Depart from evil and do good;

Seek peace and pursue H7291 it.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 35:3 -

Draw also the spear and [fn]the battle-axe to meet those who pursue H7291 me;

Say to my soul, “I am your salvation.”

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 35:6 -

Let their way be dark and slippery,

With the angel of Yahweh pursuing H7291 them.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 38:20 -

And those who repay evil for good,

They accuse me, for I pursue H7291 what is good.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:26 -

For they have persecuted H7291 him whom You Yourself have struck down,

And they recount the pain of those whom You have [fn]wounded.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 71:11 -

Saying, “God has forsaken him;

Pursue H7291 and seize him, for there is no one to deliver.”

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 83:15 -

So pursue H7291 them with Your tempest

And dismay them with Your storm.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 109:16 -

Because he did not remember to show lovingkindness,

But persecuted H7291 the afflicted, the needy man,

And the disheartened to put them to death.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:84 -

How many are the days of Your slave?

When will You execute judgment on those who persecute H7291 me?

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:86 -

All Your commandments are faithful;

They have persecuted H7291 me with lying; help me!

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:150 -

[fn]Near are those who pursue H7291 wickedness;

They are far from Your law.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:157 -

Many are my persecutors H7291 and my adversaries,

Yet I do not turn aside from Your testimonies.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:161 -

Sin/Shin

Princes persecute H7291 me without cause,

But my heart is in dread of Your words.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 142:6 -

“Give heed to my cry of lamentation,

For I am brought very low;

Deliver me from my persecutors H7291,

For they are too strong for me.


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