What does נָדַח (nādaḥ) mean in the Bible?
נָדַח (nādaḥ): Fundamental force concept: to push forcefully away, ranging from physical expulsion to spiritual seduction or moral deviation.
Hebrew · H5080
נָדַח
To push off ; used in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively (to expel, mislead, strike, inflict, etc.)
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נָדַחH5080
Pronunciationnādaḥ
What does נָדַח (nādaḥ) mean in the Bible?
נָדַח (nādaḥ): Fundamental force concept: to push forcefully away, ranging from physical expulsion to spiritual seduction or moral deviation.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H5080?
The BSB source-word alignment has 54 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include I have banished them (4), astray (2), He had banished them (2), I have banished you (2), the exiles (2).
Where does נָדַח (nādaḥ) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Deuteronomy 4:19. Its strongest book concentrations include Jeremiah (18), Deuteronomy (10), Isaiah (7), 2 Samuel (4).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders ItI have banished them4×Jeremiah 8:3, Jeremiah 23:3, Jeremiah 24:9, Jeremiah 32:37
astray2×Deuteronomy 13:13, 2 Chronicles 21:11
He had banished them2×Jeremiah 16:15, Jeremiah 23:8
I have banished you2×Jeremiah 29:14, Jeremiah 46:28
the exiles2×Psalms 147:2, Isaiah 11:12
the strays2×Ezekiel 34:4, Ezekiel 34:16
an outcast1×Jeremiah 30:17
and driven them away1×Jeremiah 23:2
and swings1×Deuteronomy 19:5
And they will be driven1×Isaiah 8:22
banishing it1×Joel 2:20
be cast out1×2 Samuel 14:14
but are drawn away1×Deuteronomy 30:17
by putting1×Deuteronomy 20:19
chased away1×Jeremiah 50:17
drive out1×2 Chronicles 13:9
Drive them out1×Psalms 5:10
enticed1×Deuteronomy 4:19
exiles1×Jeremiah 49:36
has banished you1×Deuteronomy 30:1
he has tried to turn you1×Deuteronomy 13:5
heap1×2 Samuel 15:14
his own banished [son]1×2 Samuel 14:13
I banish them1×Jeremiah 29:18
I will banish1×Jeremiah 27:15
I will banish them1×Ezekiel 4:13
I will banish you1×Jeremiah 27:10
is driven1×Job 6:13
Let my fugitives1×Isaiah 16:4
Like a hunted1×Isaiah 13:14
she lures him1×Proverbs 7:21
straying1×Deuteronomy 22:1
that the banished one1×2 Samuel 14:14
the dispersed1×Isaiah 56:8
the outcast1×Micah 4:6
the refugees1×Isaiah 16:3
the scattered1×Zephaniah 3:19
they had been banished1×Jeremiah 40:12
they had been scattered1×Jeremiah 43:5
to cast him down1×Psalms 62:4
to turn you1×Deuteronomy 13:10
with those who were exiles1×Isaiah 27:13
you have been banished1×Deuteronomy 30:4
You have driven us1×Daniel 9:7
You will each be driven1×Jeremiah 49:5
your exiles1×Nehemiah 1:9
Show sample aligned rows
Deuteronomy 4:19וְנִדַּחְתָּ֛toenticedConjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singularDeuteronomy 13:5לְהַדִּֽיחֲךָ֙tohe has tried to turn youPreposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | second person masculine singularDeuteronomy 13:10לְהַדִּֽיחֲךָ֙toto turn youPreposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | second person masculine singularDeuteronomy 13:13וַיַּדִּ֛יחוּtoastrayConjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralDeuteronomy 19:5וְנִדְּחָ֨הtoand swingsConjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singularDeuteronomy 20:19לִנְדֹּ֤חַtoby puttingPreposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructDeuteronomy 22:1נִדָּחִ֔יםtostrayingVerb - Nifal - Participle - masculine pluralDeuteronomy 30:1הִדִּיחֲךָ֛tohas banished youVerb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular | second person masculine singularDeuteronomy 30:4נִֽדַּחֲךָ֖toyou have been banishedVerb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singularDeuteronomy 30:17וְנִדַּחְתָּ֗tobut are drawn awayConjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular
Usage map
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First aligned rowDeuteronomy 4:19
Aligned rows54
Books represented14
Deuteronomy102 Samuel42 Chronicles2Nehemiah1Job1Psalms3Proverbs1Isaiah7Jeremiah18Ezekiel3Daniel1Joel1Micah1Zephaniah1
Source forms
הִדַּחְתִּ֥ים2xhid·daḥ·tîmJeremiah 29:18, Jeremiah 32:37
לְהַדִּֽיחֲךָ֙2xlə·had·dî·ḥă·ḵāDeuteronomy 13:5, Deuteronomy 13:10
נִדְּחוּ־2xnid·də·ḥū-Jeremiah 40:12, Jeremiah 43:5
נִדְחֵ֣י2xniḏ·ḥêIsaiah 11:12, Isaiah 56:8
נִדָּחִ֔ים2xnid·dā·ḥîmDeuteronomy 22:1, Isaiah 16:3
אַדִּיחֵ֥ם1x’ad·dî·ḥêmJeremiah 24:9
אַדִּיחֵ֖ם1x’ad·dî·ḥêmEzekiel 4:13
הִדַּ֥חְתִּי1xhid·daḥ·tîJeremiah 23:3
Parsing patterns
Verb - Hifil - Perfect - first person common singular | third person masculine plural4xJeremiah 8:3, Jeremiah 23:8, Jeremiah 29:18, Jeremiah 32:37
Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine plural construct4xPsalms 147:2, Isaiah 11:12, Isaiah 56:8, Jeremiah 49:36
Article | Verb - Nifal - Participle - feminine singular2xEzekiel 34:4, Ezekiel 34:16
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular2xDeuteronomy 4:19, Deuteronomy 30:17
Conjunctive waw, Article | Verb - Nifal - Participle - feminine singular2xMicah 4:6, Zephaniah 3:19
Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | second person masculine singular2xDeuteronomy 13:5, Deuteronomy 13:10
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular | third person masculine plural2xJeremiah 24:9, Ezekiel 4:13
Verb - Hifil - Perfect - first person common singular2xJeremiah 23:3, Jeremiah 29:14
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Fundamental force concept: to push forcefully away, ranging from physical expulsion to spiritual seduction or moral deviation.
Strong'sH5080
Lexical occurrences52 versesWord forms4 forms15 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Study linkIsaiah 27:7-13Source Gloss
to push off ; used in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively (to expel, mislead, strike, inflict, etc.)
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 groups4Aligned forms15
Niphalpassive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action9×
Participle active2Sam 14:14 · Deut 22:1 · Isa 16:33×
PerfectJer 40:12 · Jer 43:5 · Job 6:133×
Participle passiveJer 30:17 · Jer 49:362×
Imperfect2Sam 14:141×
Hiphilcausative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action4×
PerfectJer 23:3 · Jer 29:14 · 2Chr 13:9 · Jer 50:174×
Pualintensive passive — intensive action received by the subject1×
Participle passiveIsa 8:221×
Hophalcausative passive — the subject is caused to perform the action1×
Participle passiveIsa 13:141×
Selected Scripture Witnesses
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
Biblical Witnesses
Exile or displacement of people from their land through force or judgment
Divine action of driving or expelling people into exile or dispersion
God's impelling or driving of Israel away from their homeland into exile
Expulsion or removal of the broken-hearted, contrasted with God's gathering and healing
Showing 4 selected witnesses from 52 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
נָדַח is a primitive root - no further derivation.
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