Hebrew · H7291

רָדַף

To run after (usually with hostile intent; figuratively [of time] gone by )

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רָדַף H7291

Pronunciation rodeph

What does רָדַף (rodeph) mean in the Bible?

רָדַף (rodeph): Pursuit with hostile intent; captures both literal chase and metaphorical escape of fleeting time.

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What does רָדַף (rodeph) mean in the Bible?

רָדַף (rodeph): Pursuit with hostile intent; captures both literal chase and metaphorical escape of fleeting time.

How does the BSB render H7291?

The BSB source-word alignment has 143 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include pursued (12), pursue (6), pursues (4), my pursuers (3), pursued them (3).

Where does רָדַף (rodeph) appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 14:14. Its strongest book concentrations include Psalms (20), Joshua (19), 1 Samuel (11), 2 Samuel (11).

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

pursued 12× Genesis 31:23, Joshua 24:6, Judges 4:16, 2 Samuel 2:24

pursue 6× Genesis 35:5, Genesis 44:4, Deuteronomy 16:20, Deuteronomy 32:30

pursues 4× Leviticus 26:17, Psalms 35:6, Proverbs 13:21, Proverbs 28:1

my pursuers 3× Psalms 7:1, Psalms 35:3, Psalms 142:6

pursued them 3× Joshua 10:10, Judges 20:43, 2 Chronicles 14:13

pursuing 3× 1 Samuel 24:14, 1 Samuel 26:18, Psalms 38:20

their pursuers 3× Joshua 2:22, Joshua 8:20, Nehemiah 9:11

and pursued 2× 1 Samuel 7:11, 1 Samuel 17:52

but whoever chases 2× Proverbs 12:11, Proverbs 28:19

he pursued 2× 1 Samuel 23:25, Amos 1:11

I pursued 2× 2 Samuel 22:38, Psalms 18:37

I will pursue 2× Exodus 15:9, Jeremiah 29:18

in pursuit 2× 2 Samuel 20:7, 1 Kings 20:20

in pursuit of 2× 2 Samuel 17:1, Isaiah 5:11

my persecutors 2× Jeremiah 15:15, Jeremiah 20:11

Pursue them 2× 1 Samuel 30:8, Psalms 83:15

pursued him 2× Judges 9:40, 2 Kings 9:27

will pursue 2× Leviticus 26:8

will pursue you 2× Ezekiel 35:6

- 1× Joshua 2:22

[Gideon] pursued 1× Judges 8:12

[Though] my persecutors 1× Psalms 119:157

am still pursuing 1× Judges 8:5

and chased 1× Deuteronomy 1:44

and chasing after 1× Isaiah 1:23

and from those who pursue me 1× Psalms 31:15

and persecute you 1× Deuteronomy 30:7

and pursue 1× Nahum 1:8

and pursue him 1× 2 Samuel 20:6

and pursue it 1× Psalms 34:14

and pursued them 1× Joshua 11:8

and pursued us 1× Lamentations 3:43

and pursues 1× Hosea 12:1

and they followed 1× Joshua 8:16

and they pursued 1× Judges 7:23

and they set out in pursuit 1× Genesis 14:14

arrived in pursuit of 1× Judges 4:22

as they pursued you 1× Deuteronomy 11:4

but pursued 1× Psalms 109:16

but the pursuit 1× Proverbs 11:19

but your pursuers 1× Isaiah 30:16

can put 1× Joshua 23:10

chased 1× 2 Samuel 2:19

chased after them 1× Exodus 14:23

chasing them 1× Joshua 7:5

continued in pursuit 1× 1 Samuel 30:10

do you persecute me 1× Job 19:22

driven 1× Isaiah 17:13

Follow 1× Judges 3:28

had gone out 1× Joshua 2:7

has pursued 1× Psalms 143:3

He may pursue them 1× Proverbs 19:7

He pursues them 1× Isaiah 41:3

He who pursues 1× Proverbs 21:21

her pursuers 1× Lamentations 1:3

his pursuit 1× 1 Samuel 23:28

I am persecuted 1× Psalms 119:86

is behind them 1× Leviticus 26:37

Let my persecutors 1× Jeremiah 17:18

let us press on 1× Hosea 6:3

might pursue 1× Deuteronomy 19:6

on my persecutors 1× Psalms 119:84

one who hunts 1× 1 Samuel 26:20

persecute 1× Job 19:28

persecute me 1× Psalms 119:161

pursue him 1× Psalms 71:11

pursue me 1× Psalms 7:5

pursue you 1× 1 Samuel 25:29

pursued [the Israelites] 1× Exodus 14:9

pursues him 1× Joshua 20:5

pursues them 1× Leviticus 26:36

pursuing them 1× Genesis 14:15

set out in pursuit 1× Joshua 2:7

She will pursue 1× Hosea 2:7

Should I pursue 1× 1 Samuel 30:8

so that he pursued 1× Exodus 14:8

so that he will pursue 1× Exodus 14:4

so that your pursuers 1× Joshua 2:16

So they pursued 1× Judges 7:25

the hunter 1× Lamentations 1:6

the pursuit 1× 2 Samuel 24:13

their pursuit 1× 2 Samuel 18:16

these will pursue 1× Deuteronomy 28:22

they 1× Joshua 2:16

they drive away 1× Job 30:15

they persecute 1× Psalms 69:26

they pursued him 1× Judges 1:6

They will pursue you 1× Deuteronomy 28:45

Those who chased us 1× Lamentations 4:19

Those who follow 1× Psalms 119:150

those who pursue 1× Proverbs 15:9

to pursue 1× 2 Samuel 20:13

to pursue them 1× Joshua 8:16

what has passed 1× Ecclesiastes 3:15

while they pursued 1× Joshua 8:17

who had pursued 1× Joshua 8:24

will follow me 1× Psalms 23:6

will pursue him 1× Hosea 8:3

will put them to flight 1× Leviticus 26:36

Would You chase after 1× Job 13:25

yet still in pursuit 1× Judges 8:4

you who pursue 1× Isaiah 51:1

You will pursue 1× Leviticus 26:7

You will pursue them 1× Lamentations 3:66

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Usage map

A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.

First aligned row Genesis 14:14

Aligned rows 143

Books represented 23

Genesis 5 Exodus 5 Leviticus 7 Deuteronomy 8 Joshua 19 Judges 11 1 Samuel 11 2 Samuel 11 1 Kings 1 2 Kings 3 2 Chronicles 2 Nehemiah 1 Job 4 Psalms 20 Proverbs 8 Ecclesiastes 1 Isaiah 6 Jeremiah 6 Lamentations 6 Ezekiel 2 Hosea 4 Amos 1 Nahum 1

Source forms

וַֽיִּרְדְּפ֖וּ 5x way·yir·də·p̄ū Joshua 8:17, Judges 1:6, Judges 7:23, Judges 7:25

וַיִּרְדֹּ֣ף 3x way·yir·dōp̄ Genesis 31:23, 1 Samuel 30:10, 2 Chronicles 13:19

וַיִּרְדֹּ֥ף 3x way·yir·dōp̄ 1 Samuel 23:25, 2 Samuel 2:19, 2 Kings 5:21

וַיִּרְדְּפ֨וּ 3x way·yir·də·p̄ū Exodus 14:9, Joshua 24:6, Jeremiah 39:5

וַיִּרְדְּפ֤וּ 3x way·yir·də·p̄ū Exodus 14:23, 2 Kings 25:5, Jeremiah 52:8

וּמְרַדֵּ֖ף 3x ū·mə·rad·dêp̄ Proverbs 11:19, Proverbs 12:11, Proverbs 15:9

הָרֹדְפִ֑ים 2x hā·rō·ḏə·p̄îm Joshua 2:16, Joshua 2:22

וַיִּרְדֹּ֖ף 2x way·yir·dōp̄ Genesis 14:14, Judges 8:12

Parsing patterns

Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural 15x Exodus 14:9, Exodus 14:23, Deuteronomy 1:44, Joshua 8:16

Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular 11x Genesis 14:14, Genesis 31:23, Exodus 14:8, Judges 8:12

Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular 9x Leviticus 26:17, Leviticus 26:36, Judges 4:22, Judges 8:5

Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular 6x Deuteronomy 19:6, Deuteronomy 32:30, Joshua 20:5, Joshua 23:10

Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural 5x Joshua 2:7, Joshua 2:16, Joshua 2:22

Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | first person common singular 5x Psalms 7:1, Psalms 35:3, Psalms 119:157, Jeremiah 17:18

Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular 4x Proverbs 11:19, Proverbs 12:11, Proverbs 15:9, Proverbs 28:19

Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine plural 4x Genesis 14:15, Joshua 10:10, 1 Kings 20:20, 2 Chronicles 14:13

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

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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