Definition
a primitive root; to push away or down
Traditional renderings: cast away (out), drive, expel, thrust (away).
Traditional renderings: cast away (out), drive, expel, thrust (away).
In the Greek Old Testament
How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders הָדַף:
- ἐξολοθρεύωexolothreuō“to root out”25%
- καίkai“and”25%
- ἀνατρέπωanatrepō“to overturn”25%
- ἀπωθέωapōtheō“to reject”25%
Usage patterns
Occurrences
11 total
- Numbers 35:20יֶהְדָּפֶ֑נּוּ · pushes anotherLikewise, if anyone maliciously pushes another or intentionally throws an object at him and kills him,
- Numbers 35:22הֲדָפ֑וֹ · pushes a personBut if anyone pushes a person suddenly, without hostility, or throws an object at him unintentionally,
- Deuteronomy 6:19לַהֲדֹ֥ף · driving out…driving out all your enemies before you, as the LORD has said.
- Deuteronomy 9:4בַּהֲדֹ֣ף · has driven them outWhen the LORD your God has driven them out before you, do not say in your heart, “Because of my righteousness the LORD has brought me in to possess this land.” Rather, the LORD is driving out these nations before you because of their wickedness.
- Joshua 23:5יֶהְדֳּפֵ֣ם · will push themThe LORD your God will push them out of your way and drive them out before you, so that you can take possession of their land, as the LORD your God promised you.
- 2 Kings 4:27לְהָדְפָ֗הּ · to push her awayWhen she reached the man of God at the mountain, she clung to his feet. Gehazi came over to push her away, but the man of God said, “Leave her alone, for her soul is in deep distress, and the LORD has hidden it from me and has not told me.”
- Job 18:18יֶ֭הְדְּפֻהוּ · He is drivenHe is driven from light into darkness and is chased from the inhabited world.
- Proverbs 10:3יֶהְדֹּֽף׃ · but He deniesThe LORD does not let the righteous go hungry, but He denies the craving of the wicked.
- Isaiah 22:19וַהֲדַפְתִּ֖יךָ · I will remove youI will remove you from office, and you will be ousted from your position.
- Jeremiah 46:15הֲדָפֽוֹ׃ · has thrust them downWhy have your warriors been laid low? They cannot stand, for the LORD has thrust them down.
- Ezekiel 34:21תֶּהְדֹּ֔פוּ · you shoveSince you shove with flank and shoulder, butting all the weak ones with your horns until you have scattered them abroad,