What does הָדַף mean in the Bible?
הָדַף is a Hebrew word meaning "to push away or down".
Hebrew · H1920
הָדַף
To push away or down
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הָדַף H1920
What does הָדַף mean in the Bible?
הָדַף is a Hebrew word meaning "to push away or down".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H1920?
The BSB source-word alignment has 11 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include but He denies (1), driving out (1), has driven them out (1), has thrust them down (1), He is driven (1).
Where does הָדַף appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Numbers 35:20. Its strongest book concentrations include Deuteronomy (2), Numbers (2), 2 Kings (1), Ezekiel (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It but He denies 1× Proverbs 10:3
driving out 1× Deuteronomy 6:19
has driven them out 1× Deuteronomy 9:4
has thrust them down 1× Jeremiah 46:15
He is driven 1× Job 18:18
I will remove you 1× Isaiah 22:19
pushes a person 1× Numbers 35:22
pushes another 1× Numbers 35:20
to push her away 1× 2 Kings 4:27
will push them 1× Joshua 23:5
you shove 1× Ezekiel 34:21
Show sample aligned rows
Numbers 35:20 יֶהְדָּפֶ֑נּוּ to pushes another Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular Numbers 35:22 הֲדָפ֑וֹ to pushes a person Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular Deuteronomy 6:19 לַהֲדֹ֥ף to driving out Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Deuteronomy 9:4 בַּהֲדֹ֣ף to has driven them out Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Joshua 23:5 יֶהְדֳּפֵ֣ם to will push them Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine plural 2 Kings 4:27 לְהָדְפָ֗הּ to to push her away Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person feminine singular Job 18:18 יֶ֭הְדְּפֻהוּ to He is driven Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | third person masculine singular Proverbs 10:3 יֶהְדֹּֽף׃ to but He denies Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Isaiah 22:19 וַהֲדַפְתִּ֖יךָ to I will remove you Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular | second person masculine singular Jeremiah 46:15 הֲדָפֽוֹ׃ to has thrust them down Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Numbers 35:20
Aligned rows 11
Books represented 9
Numbers 2 Deuteronomy 2 Joshua 1 2 Kings 1 Job 1 Proverbs 1 Isaiah 1 Jeremiah 1 Ezekiel 1
Source forms
בַּהֲדֹ֣ף 1x ba·hă·ḏōp̄ Deuteronomy 9:4
הֲדָפ֑וֹ 1x hă·ḏā·p̄ōw Numbers 35:22
הֲדָפֽוֹ׃ 1x hă·ḏā·p̄ōw Jeremiah 46:15
וַהֲדַפְתִּ֖יךָ 1x wa·hă·ḏap̄·tî·ḵā Isaiah 22:19
יֶהְדֹּֽף׃ 1x yeh·dōp̄ Proverbs 10:3
יֶ֭הְדְּפֻהוּ 1x yeh·də·p̄u·hū Job 18:18
יֶהְדֳּפֵ֣ם 1x yeh·do·p̄êm Joshua 23:5
יֶהְדָּפֶ֑נּוּ 1x yeh·dā·p̄en·nū Numbers 35:20
Parsing patterns
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular 2x Numbers 35:22, Jeremiah 46:15
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular | second person masculine singular 1x Isaiah 22:19
Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct 1x Deuteronomy 9:4
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct 1x Deuteronomy 6:19
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person feminine singular 1x 2 Kings 4:27
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural 1x Ezekiel 34:21
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | third person masculine singular 1x Job 18:18
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular 1x Proverbs 10:3
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. to push away or down
Source Gloss
to push away or down
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
to push away or down BDB: thrust Usage: cast away (out), drive, expel, thrust (away).
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 1 Aligned forms 2
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 2×
Imperfect Ezek 34:21 · Prov 10:3 2×
Word Origins
הָדַף is a primitive root - no further derivation.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain