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Hebrew word study

רָדַףrâdaph — to run after (usually with hostile intent

Pronounced “raw-daf'”

to run after (usually with hostile intent; figuratively (of time) gone by)

Translated in the King James as: chase, put to flight, follow (after, on), hunt, (be under) persecute(-ion, -or), pursue(-r).

Appears 142 times in Scripture

Origin: a primitive root;

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Where it appears

Genesis — 5×

Genesis 14:14 Genesis 14:15 Genesis 31:23 Genesis 35:5 Genesis 44:4

Exodus — 5×

Exodus 14:4 Exodus 14:8 Exodus 14:9 Exodus 14:23 Exodus 15:9

Leviticus — 7×

Leviticus 26:7 Leviticus 26:8 Leviticus 26:17 Leviticus 26:36 Leviticus 26:37+ 2 more in Leviticus

Deuteronomy — 8×

Deuteronomy 1:44 Deuteronomy 11:4 Deuteronomy 16:20 Deuteronomy 19:6 Deuteronomy 28:22 Deuteronomy 28:45 Deuteronomy 30:7 Deuteronomy 32:30

Joshua — 18×

Joshua 2:5 Joshua 2:7 Joshua 2:16 Joshua 2:22 Joshua 7:5 Joshua 8:16 Joshua 8:17 Joshua 8:20 Joshua 8:24 Joshua 10:10 Joshua 10:19 Joshua 11:8 Joshua 20:5 Joshua 23:10 Joshua 24:6+ 3 more in Joshua

Judges — 11×

Judges 1:6 Judges 3:28 Judges 4:16 Judges 4:22 Judges 7:23 Judges 7:25 Judges 8:4 Judges 8:5 Judges 8:12 Judges 9:40 Judges 20:43

1 Samuel — 11×

1 Sam 7:11 1 Sam 17:52 1 Sam 23:25 1 Sam 23:28 1 Sam 24:14 1 Sam 25:29 1 Sam 26:18 1 Sam 26:20 1 Sam 30:8 1 Sam 30:10+ 1 more in 1 Samuel

2 Samuel — 11×

2 Sam 2:19 2 Sam 2:24 2 Sam 2:28 2 Sam 17:1 2 Sam 18:16 2 Sam 20:6 2 Sam 20:7 2 Sam 20:10 2 Sam 20:13 2 Sam 22:38 2 Sam 24:13

1 Kings — 1×

2 Kings — 3×

2 Ki 5:21 2 Ki 9:27 2 Ki 25:5

2 Chronicles — 2×

2 Chr 13:19 2 Chr 14:13

Nehemiah — 1×

Job — 4×

Job 13:25 Job 19:22 Job 19:28 Job 30:15

Psalms — 20×

Psalms 7:1 Psalms 7:5 Psalms 18:37 Psalms 23:6 Psalms 31:15 Psalms 34:14 Psalms 35:3 Psalms 35:6 Psalms 38:20 Psalms 69:26 Psalms 71:11 Psalms 83:15 Psalms 109:16 Psalms 119:84 Psalms 119:86 Psalms 119:150 Psalms 119:157 Psalms 119:161 Psalms 142:6 Psalms 143:3

Proverbs — 8×

Proverbs 11:19 Proverbs 12:11 Proverbs 13:21 Proverbs 15:9 Proverbs 19:7 Proverbs 21:21 Proverbs 28:1 Proverbs 28:19

Ecclesiastes — 1×

Isaiah — 6×

Isaiah 1:23 Isaiah 5:11 Isaiah 17:13 Isaiah 30:16 Isaiah 41:3 Isaiah 51:1

Jeremiah — 6×

Jeremiah 15:15 Jeremiah 17:18 Jeremiah 20:11 Jeremiah 29:18 Jeremiah 39:5 Jeremiah 52:8

Lamentations — 6×

Lam 1:3 Lam 1:6 Lam 3:43 Lam 3:66 Lam 4:19 Lam 5:5

Ezekiel — 2×

Ezekiel 35:6+ 1 more in Ezekiel

Hosea — 4×

Hosea 2:7 Hosea 6:3 Hosea 8:3 Hosea 12:1

Amos — 1×

Nahum — 1×

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Lexicon data: Open Scriptures Strong’s dictionaries (CC-BY-SA). Word alignment: Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain). Self-hosted by Seen.