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H7291רָדַףra.daph

to pursuePart of speech: Hebrew Verb

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Occurrences by book

  1. 5
  2. 5
  3. 7
  4. Numbers: 0
  5. 8
  6. 19
  7. 11
  8. Ruth: 0
  9. 11
  10. 11
  11. 1
  12. 3
  13. 1 Chronicles: 0
  14. 2
  15. Ezra: 0
  16. 1
  17. Esther: 0
  18. 4
  19. 20
  20. 8
  21. 1
  22. Song of Songs: 0
  23. 6
  24. 6
  25. 6
  26. 2
  27. Daniel: 0
  28. 4
  29. Joel: 0
  30. 1
  31. Obadiah: 0
  32. Jonah: 0
  33. Micah: 0
  34. 1
  35. Habakkuk: 0
  36. Zephaniah: 0
  37. Haggai: 0
  38. Zechariah: 0
  39. Malachi: 0

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143 occurrences in 135 verses

With their references and text in Bible in Basic English.

  1. 1 Samuel 17:52

    And the men of Israel and of Judah got up, and gave a cry, and went after the Philistines as far as Gath and the town doors of Ekron. And the wounded of the Philistines were falling down by the road from Shaaraim all the way to Gath and Ekron.

    וַֽיִּרְדְּפוּ֙ (יִּרְדְּפוּ֙) i.yir.de.Fu “they pursued”

  2. 1 Samuel 23:25

    And Saul and his men went in search of him. And David had word of it, so he came down to the rock in the waste land of Maon. And Saul, hearing of this, went after David into the waste land of Maon.

    וַיִּרְדֹּ֥ף (יִּרְדֹּ֥ף) i.yir.Dof “he pursued”

  3. 1 Samuel 23:28

    So turning back from going after David, Saul went against the Philistines: so that place was named Sela-hammah-lekoth.

    מִרְדֹף֙ (רְדֹף֙) r.Dof “pursuing”

  4. 1 Samuel 24:15

    After whom has the king of Israel come out? for whom are you searching? for a dead dog, an insect.

    רֹדֵ֑ף ro.Def “pursuing”

  5. 1 Samuel 25:29

    And though a man has taken up arms against you, putting your life in danger, still the soul of my lord will be kept safe among the band of the living with the Lord your God; and the souls of those who are against you he will send violently away from him,

    לִרְדָפְךָ֔ (רְדָפְ) r.da.fe. “pursue”

  6. 1 Samuel 26:18

    And he said, Why does my lord go armed against his servant? what have I done? or what evil is there in me?

    רֹדֵ֖ף ro.Def “pursuing”

  7. 1 Samuel 26:20

    Then do not let my blood be drained out on the earth away from the face of the Lord: for the king of Israel has come out to take my life, like one going after birds in the mountains.

    יִרְדֹּ֥ף yir.Dof “someone pursues”

  8. 1 Samuel 30:8

    Then David, questioning the Lord, said, Am I to go after this band? will I be able to overtake them? And in answer he said, Go after them, for you will certainly overtake them, and get back everything.

    אֶרְדֹּ֛ף 'er.Dof “will I pursue?”רְדֹ֔ף re.Dof “pursue”

  9. 1 Samuel 30:10

    And David, with four hundred men, went on: but two hundred of them were overcome with weariness, and not able to go across the stream.

    וַיִּרְדֹּ֣ף (יִּרְדֹּ֣ף) i.yir.Dof “he pursued”

  10. 2 Samuel 2:19

    Asahel went running after Abner, not turning to the right or to the left.

    וַיִּרְדֹּ֥ף (יִּרְדֹּ֥ף) i.yir.Dof “he pursued”

  11. 2 Samuel 2:24

    But Joab and Abishai went after Abner: and the sun went down when they came to the hill of Ammah, which is to the east of the road through the waste land of Geba.

    וַֽיִּרְדְּפ֛וּ (יִּרְדְּפ֛וּ) i.yir.de.Fu “they pursued”

  12. 2 Samuel 2:28

    So Joab had a horn sounded, and all the people came to a stop, and gave up going after Israel and fighting them.

    יִרְדְּפ֥וּ yir.de.Fu “they pursued”

  13. 2 Samuel 17:1

    Then Ahithophel said to Absalom, Let me take out twelve thousand men and this very night I will go after David:

    וְאֶרְדְּפָ֥ה (אֶרְדְּפָ֥ה) 'er.de.Fah “I will pursue”

  14. 2 Samuel 18:16

    And Joab had the horn sounded, and the people came back from going after Israel, for Joab kept them back.

    מִרְדֹ֖ף (רְדֹ֖ף) r.Dof “pursuing”

  15. 2 Samuel 20:6

    And David said to Abishai, Sheba, the son of Bichri, will do us more damage than Absalom did; so take some of your lord's servants and go after him, before he makes himself safe in the walled towns, and gets away before our eyes.

    וּרְדֹ֣ף (רְדֹ֣ף) re.Dof “pursue”

  16. 2 Samuel 20:7

    So there went after Abishai, Joab and the Cherethites and the Pelethites and all the fighting-men; they went out of Jerusalem to overtake Sheba, the son of Bichri.

    לִרְדֹּ֕ף (רְדֹּ֕ף) r.Dof “pursue”

  17. 2 Samuel 20:10

    But Amasa did not see danger from the sword which was now in Joab's left hand, and Joab put it through his stomach so that his inside came out on to the earth, and he did not give him another blow. So Joab and his brother Abishai went on after Sheba, the

    רָדַ֕ף ra.Daf “he pursued”

  18. 2 Samuel 20:13

    When he had been taken off the road, all the people went on after Joab in search of Sheba, the son of Bichri.

    לִרְדֹּ֕ף (רְדֹּ֕ף) r.Dof “pursue”

  19. 2 Samuel 22:38

    I go after my haters and overtake them; not turning back till they are all overcome.

    אֶרְדְּפָ֥ה 'er.de.Fah “let me pursue”

  20. 2 Samuel 24:13

    So Gad came to David, and gave him word of this and said to him, Are there to be three years when there is not enough food in your land? or will you go in flight from your haters for three months, while they go after you? or will you have three days of v

    רֹדְפֶ֗ךָ (רֹדְפֶ֗) ro.de.Fe. “[will be] pursuing”

  21. 1 Kings 20:20

    And every one of them put his man to death, and the Aramaeans went in flight with Israel after them; and Ben-hadad, king of Aram, got away safely on a horse with his horsemen.

    וַֽיִּרְדְּפֵ֖ם (יִּרְדְּפֵ֖) i.yir.de.Fe “it pursued”

  22. 2 Kings 5:21

    So Gehazi went after Naaman. And when Naaman saw him running after him, he got down from his carriage and went back to him and said, Is all well?

    וַיִּרְדֹּ֥ף (יִּרְדֹּ֥ף) i.yir.Dof “he pursued”

  23. 2 Kings 9:27

    Now when Ahaziah, king of Judah, saw this, he went in flight by the way of the garden house. And Jehu came after him and said, Put him to death in the same way; and they gave him a death-wound in his carriage, on the slope up to Gur, by Ibleam; and he we

    וַיִּרְדֹּ֨ף (יִּרְדֹּ֨ף) i.yir.Dof “he pursued”

  24. 2 Kings 25:5

    But the Chaldaean army went after the king, and overtook him in the lowlands of Jericho, and all his army went in flight from him in every direction.

    וַיִּרְדְּפ֤וּ (יִּרְדְּפ֤וּ) i.yir.de.Fu “they pursued”

  25. 2 Chronicles 13:19

    And Abijah went after Jeroboam and took some of his towns, Beth-el with its small towns and Jeshanah with its small towns and Ephron with its small towns.

    וַיִּרְדֹּ֣ף (יִּרְדֹּ֣ף) i.yir.Dof “he pursued”