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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נָדַח H5080
Pronunciation nādaḥ
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 It I have banished them 4× Jeremiah 8:3, Jeremiah 23:3, Jeremiah 24:9, Jeremiah 32:37
astray 2× Deuteronomy 13:13, 2 Chronicles 21:11
He had banished them 2× Jeremiah 16:15, Jeremiah 23:8
I have banished you 2× Jeremiah 29:14, Jeremiah 46:28
the exiles 2× Psalms 147:2, Isaiah 11:12
the strays 2× Ezekiel 34:4, Ezekiel 34:16
an outcast 1× Jeremiah 30:17
and driven them away 1× Jeremiah 23:2
and swings 1× Deuteronomy 19:5
And they will be driven 1× Isaiah 8:22
banishing it 1× Joel 2:20
be cast out 1× 2 Samuel 14:14
but are drawn away 1× Deuteronomy 30:17
by putting 1× Deuteronomy 20:19
chased away 1× Jeremiah 50:17
drive out 1× 2 Chronicles 13:9
Drive them out 1× Psalms 5:10
enticed 1× Deuteronomy 4:19
exiles 1× Jeremiah 49:36
has banished you 1× Deuteronomy 30:1
he has tried to turn you 1× Deuteronomy 13:5
heap 1× 2 Samuel 15:14
his own banished [son] 1× 2 Samuel 14:13
I banish them 1× Jeremiah 29:18
I will banish 1× Jeremiah 27:15
I will banish them 1× Ezekiel 4:13
I will banish you 1× Jeremiah 27:10
is driven 1× Job 6:13
Let my fugitives 1× Isaiah 16:4
Like a hunted 1× Isaiah 13:14
she lures him 1× Proverbs 7:21
straying 1× Deuteronomy 22:1
that the banished one 1× 2 Samuel 14:14
the dispersed 1× Isaiah 56:8
the outcast 1× Micah 4:6
the refugees 1× Isaiah 16:3
the scattered 1× Zephaniah 3:19
they had been banished 1× Jeremiah 40:12
they had been scattered 1× Jeremiah 43:5
to cast him down 1× Psalms 62:4
to turn you 1× Deuteronomy 13:10
with those who were exiles 1× Isaiah 27:13
you have been banished 1× Deuteronomy 30:4
You have driven us 1× Daniel 9:7
You will each be driven 1× Jeremiah 49:5
your exiles 1× Nehemiah 1:9
Show sample aligned rows
Deuteronomy 4:19 וְנִדַּחְתָּ֛ to enticed Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular Deuteronomy 13:5 לְהַדִּֽיחֲךָ֙ to he has tried to turn you Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | second person masculine singular Deuteronomy 13:10 לְהַדִּֽיחֲךָ֙ to to turn you Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | second person masculine singular Deuteronomy 13:13 וַיַּדִּ֛יחוּ to astray Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Deuteronomy 19:5 וְנִדְּחָ֨ה to and swings Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular Deuteronomy 20:19 לִנְדֹּ֤חַ to by putting Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Deuteronomy 22:1 נִדָּחִ֔ים to straying Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine plural Deuteronomy 30:1 הִדִּיחֲךָ֛ to has banished you Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular | second person masculine singular Deuteronomy 30:4 נִֽדַּחֲךָ֖ to you have been banished Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular Deuteronomy 30:17 וְנִדַּחְתָּ֗ to but are drawn away Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Deuteronomy 4:19
Aligned rows 54
Books represented 14
Deuteronomy 10 2 Samuel 4 2 Chronicles 2 Nehemiah 1 Job 1 Psalms 3 Proverbs 1 Isaiah 7 Jeremiah 18 Ezekiel 3 Daniel 1 Joel 1 Micah 1 Zephaniah 1
Source forms
הִדַּחְתִּ֥ים 2x hid·daḥ·tîm Jeremiah 29:18, Jeremiah 32:37
לְהַדִּֽיחֲךָ֙ 2x lə·had·dî·ḥă·ḵā Deuteronomy 13:5, Deuteronomy 13:10
נִדְּחוּ־ 2x nid·də·ḥū- Jeremiah 40:12, Jeremiah 43:5
נִדְחֵ֣י 2x niḏ·ḥê Isaiah 11:12, Isaiah 56:8
נִדָּחִ֔ים 2x nid·dā·ḥîm Deuteronomy 22:1, Isaiah 16:3
אַדִּיחֵ֥ם 1x ’ad·dî·ḥêm Jeremiah 24:9
אַדִּיחֵ֖ם 1x ’ad·dî·ḥêm Ezekiel 4:13
הִדַּ֥חְתִּי 1x hid·daḥ·tî Jeremiah 23:3
Parsing patterns
Verb - Hifil - Perfect - first person common singular | third person masculine plural 4x Jeremiah 8:3, Jeremiah 23:8, Jeremiah 29:18, Jeremiah 32:37
Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine plural construct 4x Psalms 147:2, Isaiah 11:12, Isaiah 56:8, Jeremiah 49:36
Article | Verb - Nifal - Participle - feminine singular 2x Ezekiel 34:4, Ezekiel 34:16
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular 2x Deuteronomy 4:19, Deuteronomy 30:17
Conjunctive waw, Article | Verb - Nifal - Participle - feminine singular 2x Micah 4:6, Zephaniah 3:19
Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | second person masculine singular 2x Deuteronomy 13:5, Deuteronomy 13:10
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular | third person masculine plural 2x Jeremiah 24:9, Ezekiel 4:13
Verb - Hifil - Perfect - first person common singular 2x Jeremiah 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's H5080
Lexical occurrences 52 verses Word forms 4 forms 15 references Verse guides 0 guides
Study link Isaiah 27:7-13 Source 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 groups 4 Aligned forms 15
Niphal passive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action 9×
Participle active 2Sam 14:14 · Deut 22:1 · Isa 16:3 3×
Perfect Jer 40:12 · Jer 43:5 · Job 6:13 3×
Participle passive Jer 30:17 · Jer 49:36 2×
Imperfect 2Sam 14:14 1×
Hiphil causative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action 4×
Perfect Jer 23:3 · Jer 29:14 · 2Chr 13:9 · Jer 50:17 4×
Pual intensive passive — intensive action received by the subject 1×
Participle passive Isa 8:22 1×
Hophal causative passive — the subject is caused to perform the action 1×
Participle passive Isa 13:14 1×
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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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