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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 - Then the men of Israel and Judah rose up and shouted, and they pursued H7291 the Philistines [fn]as far as the valley, and to the gates of Ekron. And the Philistine dead [fn]lay along the way to Shaaraim, even to Gath and Ekron.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 23:25 - When Saul and his men went to seek him, they informed David, and he came down to the rock and stayed in the wilderness of Maon. And when Saul heard about it, he pursued H7291 David in the wilderness of Maon.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 23:28 - So Saul returned from pursuing H7291 David and went to confront the Philistines; therefore they called that place [fn]the Rock of Division.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 24:14 - “After whom has the king of Israel gone out? Whom are you pursuing H7291? A dead dog, a single flea?
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 25:29 - “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 the LORD 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 - “Now then, do not let my blood fall to the ground far from the presence of the LORD; for the king of Israel has come out to search for a single flea, just as one hunts H7291 a partridge in the mountains.”
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 30:8 - And David inquired of the LORD, saying, “Shall I pursue H7291 this band of raiders? Will I overtake them?” And He said to him, “Pursue H7291, for you will certainly overtake them, and you will certainly rescue everyone.
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 stayed behind.
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 2:19 - Asahel pursued H7291 Abner and did not turn [fn]to the right or to the left from following Abner.
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 2:24 -

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

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

Furthermore, Ahithophel said to Absalom, “Please let me choose twelve thousand men and let me set out 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, so that he does not find for himself fortified cities and escape from our sight.”
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 20:7 - So Joab’s men went out after him, along with the Cherethites, the Pelethites, and all the warriors; and they left 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 spilled out his intestines on the ground, and did not strike him again, and he died. Then Joab and his brother Abishai pursued H7291 Sheba the son of Bichri.
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 20:13 - As soon as he was removed from the road, all the men went on after Joab to pursue H7291 Sheba the son of Bichri.
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 22:38 -

“I pursued H7291 my enemies and eliminated them,

And I did not turn back until they were finished off.

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 for three months before your enemies while they pursue H7291 you? Or shall there be three days of plague in your land? Now consider and see what answer I shall return to Him who sent me.”
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 20:20 - And they [fn]killed, each one, his man; and the Arameans fled and Israel pursued H7291 them, and Ben-hadad the king of Aram escaped on a horse with horsemen.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 5:21 - So Gehazi pursued H7291 Naaman. When Naaman saw someone running after him, he came down from the chariot to meet him and said, “Is everything well?”
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 9:27 -

When Ahaziah the king of Judah saw this, he fled by way of the garden house. But Jehu pursued H7291 him and said, “[fn]Shoot him too, in the chariot.” So they shot him at the ascent of Gur, which is at Ibleam. But he fled to Megiddo and died there.

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 25:5 - But the army of the Chaldeans pursued H7291 the king and overtook him in the plains of Jericho, and all his army was scattered from him.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 13:19 - Abijah pursued H7291 Jeroboam and captured from him several cities, Bethel with its villages, Jeshanah with its villages, and [fn]Ephron with its villages.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 14:13 - 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 the LORD and before His army. And they carried away a very large amount of plunder.
Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 9:11 -

“You divided the sea before them,

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

And You hurled their pursuers H7291 into the depths,

Like a stone into [fn]raging waters.

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 13:25 -

“Will You scare away a scattered leaf?

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 ‘[fn]What pretext for a case against him can we find?’

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 30:15 -

“Sudden terrors are turned upon me;

They chase H7291 away my dignity like the wind,

And my [fn]prosperity has passed away like a cloud.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 7:1 -

A [fn]Shiggaion of David, which he sang to the LORD [fn]concerning Cush, a Benjaminite.

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

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

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 7:5 -

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

And let him trample my life to the ground

And lay my glory in the dust. 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]Certainly goodness and [fn]faithfulness will follow H7291 me all the days of my life,

And my dwelling will be in the house of the LORD [fn]forever.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 31:15 -

My times are in Your hand;

Rescue me from the hand of my enemies and from those who persecute H7291 me.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 34:14 -

Turn 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 the LORD pursuing H7291 them.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 38:20 -

And those who repay evil for good,

They become my enemies, because I follow H7291 what is good.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:26 -

For they have persecuted H7291 him whom You Yourself struck,

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

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 71:11 -

Saying, “God has abandoned him;

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

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 83:15 -

So pursue H7291 them with Your heavy gale,

And terrify them with Your storm.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 109:16 -

Because he did not remember to show mercy,

But persecuted H7291 the afflicted and needy person,

And the despondent in heart, to put them to death.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:84 -

How many are the days of Your servant?

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 a lie; help me!

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:150 -

Those who follow H7291 after wickedness approach;

They are far from Your Law.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:157 -

Many are my persecutors H7291 and my enemies,

Yet I do not turn aside from Your testimonies.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:161 -

Shin

Rulers persecute H7291 me without cause,

But my heart stands in awe of Your words.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 142:6 -

“Give Your attention to my cry,

For I have been brought very low;

Rescue me from my persecutors H7291,

For they are too strong for me.


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