What does נָדַף mean in the Bible?
e. disperse".
Hebrew · H5086
נָדַף
To shove asunder, i.e. disperse
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נָדַף H5086
What does נָדַף mean in the Bible?
נָדַף is a Hebrew word meaning "to shove asunder, i.e. disperse".
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How does the BSB render H5086?
The BSB source-word alignment has 9 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include a windblown (1), blow away (1), driven off (1), is a vanishing (1), is blown away (1).
Where does נָדַף appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Leviticus 26:36. Its strongest book concentrations include Psalms (3), Isaiah (2), Job (2), Leviticus (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 a windblown 1× Job 13:25
blow away 1× Isaiah 19:7
driven off 1× Psalms 1:4
is a vanishing 1× Proverbs 21:6
is blown away 1× Psalms 68:2
of a windblown 1× Leviticus 26:36
refute him 1× Job 32:13
to windblown 1× Isaiah 41:2
You will drive [them] out 1× Psalms 68:2
Show sample aligned rows
Leviticus 26:36 נִדָּ֔ף to of a windblown Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular Job 13:25 נִדָּ֣ף to a windblown Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular Job 32:13 יִדְּפֶ֣נּוּ to refute him Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular Psalms 1:4 תִּדְּפֶ֥נּוּ to driven off Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular | third person masculine singular Psalms 68:2 כְּהִנְדֹּ֥ף to is blown away Preposition-k | Verb - Nifal - Infinitive construct Psalms 68:2 תִּ֫נְדֹּ֥ף to You will drive [them] out Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular Proverbs 21:6 נִ֝דָּ֗ף to is a vanishing Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular Isaiah 19:7 נִדַּ֖ף to blow away Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Isaiah 41:2 נִדָּ֖ף to to windblown Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Leviticus 26:36
Aligned rows 9
Books represented 5
Leviticus 1 Job 2 Psalms 3 Proverbs 1 Isaiah 2
Source forms
יִדְּפֶ֣נּוּ 1x yid·də·p̄en·nū Job 32:13
כְּהִנְדֹּ֥ף 1x kə·hin·dōp̄ Psalms 68:2
נִדַּ֖ף 1x nid·dap̄ Isaiah 19:7
נִדָּ֔ף 1x nid·dāp̄ Leviticus 26:36
נִדָּ֣ף 1x nid·dāp̄ Job 13:25
נִ֝דָּ֗ף 1x nid·dāp̄ Proverbs 21:6
נִדָּ֖ף 1x nid·dāp̄ Isaiah 41:2
תִּדְּפֶ֥נּוּ 1x tid·də·p̄en·nū Psalms 1:4
Parsing patterns
Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular 4x Leviticus 26:36, Job 13:25, Proverbs 21:6, Isaiah 41:2
Preposition-k | Verb - Nifal - Infinitive construct 1x Psalms 68:2
Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular 1x Isaiah 19:7
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular 1x Psalms 68:2
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular | third person masculine singular 1x Psalms 1:4
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular 1x Job 32:13
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. to shove asunder, i.e. disperse
Source Gloss
to shove asunder, i.e. disperse
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
to shove asunder, i.e. disperse BDB: drive Usage: drive (away, to and fro), thrust down, shaken, tossed to and fro.
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 2 Aligned forms 6
Niphal passive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action 5×
Participle active Isa 41:2 · Job 13:25 · Lev 26:36 · Prov 21:6 4×
Perfect Isa 19:7 1×
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 1×
Imperfect Ps 68:3 1×
Word Origins
נָדַף is a primitive root - no further derivation.
Part of These Phrases
Compound and idiomatic phrases that include this word. Follow a link to study the phrase and how its parts work together.
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