רָדַף (râdaph) — Chase
Hebrew word study: רָדַף (râdaph), Strong's H7291. to run after (usually with hostile intent; figuratively (of time) gone by)
Approximate — computer-generated, not a recording of historical speech.
to run after (usually with hostile intent; figuratively (of time) gone by)
KJV translation words: chase, put to flight, follow (after, on), hunt, (be under) persecute(-ion, -or), pursue(-r).
Strong's H7291 is tagged on 143 words in 135 verses across 23 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Genesis 14:14 and last appears in Nahum 1:8.
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Books where it appears most
Verses (first 25 of 135)
- Genesis 14:14 — וַיִּרְדֹּף — and he pursued
- Genesis 14:15 — וַיִּרְדְּפֵם — and he pursued them
- Genesis 31:23 — וַיִּרְדֹּף — and he pursued
- Genesis 35:5 — רָדְפוּ — people pursued
- Genesis 44:4 — רְדֹף — pursue
- Exodus 14:4 — וְרָדַף — and he will pursue
- Exodus 14:8 — וַיִּרְדֹּף — and he pursued
- Exodus 14:9 — וַיִּרְדְּפוּ — and they pursued
- Exodus 14:23 — וַיִּרְדְּפוּ — and they pursued
- Exodus 15:9 — אֶרְדֹּף — I will pursue
- Leviticus 26:7 — וּרְדַפְתֶּם — and you will pursue
- Leviticus 26:8 — וְרָדְפוּ — and they will pursue
- Leviticus 26:17 — רֹדֵף — is one who pursues
- Leviticus 26:36 — וְרָדַף — and it will pursue
- Leviticus 26:37 — וְרֹדֵף — and is one who pursues
- Deuteronomy 1:44 — וַיִּרְדְּפוּ — and they pursued
- Deuteronomy 11:4 — בְּרָדְפָם — when pursued they
- Deuteronomy 16:20 — תִּרְדֹּף — you will pursue
- Deuteronomy 19:6 — יִרְדֹּף — he should pursue
- Deuteronomy 28:22 — וּרְדָפוּךָ — and they will pursue you
- Deuteronomy 28:45 — וּרְדָפוּךָ — and they will pursue you
- Deuteronomy 30:7 — רְדָפוּךָ — they have persecuted you
- Deuteronomy 32:30 — יִרְדֹּף — will he pursue
- Joshua 2:5 — רִדְפוּ — pursue
- Joshua 2:7 — רָדְפוּ — they pursued
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Related entries
Entries whose derivation names this word: H4783 מֻרְדָּף (murdâph).
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Frequently asked questions
What does râdaph (H7291) mean?
To run after (usually with hostile intent; figuratively (of time) gone by).
How is H7291 translated in the KJV?
The KJV translates H7291 as: chase, put to flight, follow (after, on), hunt, (be under) persecute(-ion, -or), pursue(-r)..
How often does רָדַף (râdaph) appear?
Strong's H7291 is tagged on 143 words in 135 verses across 23 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Genesis 14:14 and last appears in Nahum 1:8.
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