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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הָדַףH1920
What does הָדַף mean in the Bible?
הָדַף is a Hebrew word meaning "to push away or down".
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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 Itbut He denies1×Proverbs 10:3
driving out1×Deuteronomy 6:19
has driven them out1×Deuteronomy 9:4
has thrust them down1×Jeremiah 46:15
He is driven1×Job 18:18
I will remove you1×Isaiah 22:19
pushes a person1×Numbers 35:22
pushes another1×Numbers 35:20
to push her away1×2 Kings 4:27
will push them1×Joshua 23:5
you shove1×Ezekiel 34:21
Show sample aligned rows
Numbers 35:20יֶהְדָּפֶ֑נּוּtopushes anotherVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singularNumbers 35:22הֲדָפ֑וֹtopushes a personVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singularDeuteronomy 6:19לַהֲדֹ֥ףtodriving outPreposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructDeuteronomy 9:4בַּהֲדֹ֣ףtohas driven them outPreposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructJoshua 23:5יֶהְדֳּפֵ֣םtowill push themVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine plural2 Kings 4:27לְהָדְפָ֗הּtoto push her awayPreposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person feminine singularJob 18:18יֶ֭הְדְּפֻהוּtoHe is drivenVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | third person masculine singularProverbs 10:3יֶהְדֹּֽף׃tobut He deniesVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularIsaiah 22:19וַהֲדַפְתִּ֖יךָtoI will remove youConjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular | second person masculine singularJeremiah 46:15הֲדָפֽוֹ׃tohas thrust them downVerb - 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 rowNumbers 35:20
Aligned rows11
Books represented9
Numbers2Deuteronomy2Joshua12 Kings1Job1Proverbs1Isaiah1Jeremiah1Ezekiel1
Source forms
בַּהֲדֹ֣ף1xba·hă·ḏōp̄Deuteronomy 9:4
הֲדָפ֑וֹ1xhă·ḏā·p̄ōwNumbers 35:22
הֲדָפֽוֹ׃1xhă·ḏā·p̄ōwJeremiah 46:15
וַהֲדַפְתִּ֖יךָ1xwa·hă·ḏap̄·tî·ḵāIsaiah 22:19
יֶהְדֹּֽף׃1xyeh·dōp̄Proverbs 10:3
יֶ֭הְדְּפֻהוּ1xyeh·də·p̄u·hūJob 18:18
יֶהְדֳּפֵ֣ם1xyeh·do·p̄êmJoshua 23:5
יֶהְדָּפֶ֑נּוּ1xyeh·dā·p̄en·nūNumbers 35:20
Parsing patterns
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular2xNumbers 35:22, Jeremiah 46:15
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular | second person masculine singular1xIsaiah 22:19
Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct1xDeuteronomy 9:4
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct1xDeuteronomy 6:19
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person feminine singular1x2 Kings 4:27
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural1xEzekiel 34:21
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | third person masculine singular1xJob 18:18
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular1xProverbs 10:3
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. to push away or down
Source Gloss
to push away or down
Extended definitionSource: 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 groups1Aligned forms2
Qalbasic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense2×
ImperfectEzek 34:21 · Prov 10:32×
Word Origins
הָדַף is a primitive root - no further derivation.