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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

Renderings

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143 occurrences in 135 verses

With their references and text in JPS Tanakh 1917.

  1. Genesis 14:14

    And when Abram heard that his brother was taken captive, he led forth his trained men, born in his house, three hundred and eighteen, and pursued as far as Dan.

    וַיִּרְדֹּ֖ף (יִּרְדֹּ֖ף) i.yir.Dof “he pursued”

  2. Genesis 14:15

    And he divided himself against them by night, he and his servants, and smote them, and pursued them unto Hobah, which is on the left hand of Damascus.

    וַֽיִּרְדְּפֵם֙ (יִּרְדְּפֵ) i.yir.de.Fe “he pursued”

  3. Genesis 31:23

    And he took his brethren with him, and pursued after him seven days' journey; and he overtook him in the mountain of Gilead.

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

  4. Genesis 35:5

    And they journeyed; and a terror of God was upon the cities that were round about them, and they did not pursue after the sons of Jacob.

    רָֽדְפ֔וּ ra.de.Fu “people pursued”

  5. Genesis 44:4

    And when they were gone out of the city, and were not yet far off, Joseph said unto his steward: 'Up, follow after the men; and when thou dost overtake them, say unto them: Wherefore have ye rewarded evil for good?

    רְדֹ֖ף re.Dof “pursue”

  6. Exodus 14:4

    And I will harden Pharaoh's heart, and he shall follow after them; and I will get Me honour upon Pharaoh, and upon all his host; and the Egyptians shall know that I am the LORD.' And they did so.

    וְרָדַ֣ף (רָדַ֣ף) ra.Daf “he will pursue”

  7. Exodus 14:8

    And the LORD hardened the heart of Pharaoh king of Egypt, and he pursued after the children of Israel; for the children of Israel went out with a high hand.

    וַיִּרְדֹּ֕ף (יִּרְדֹּ֕ף) i.yir.Dof “he pursued”

  8. Exodus 14:9

    And the Egyptians pursued after them, all the horses and chariots of Pharaoh, and his horsemen, and his army, and overtook them encamping by the sea, beside Pi-hahiroth, in front of Baal-zephon.

    וַיִּרְדְּפ֨וּ (יִּרְדְּפ֨וּ) i.yir.de.Fu “they pursued”

  9. Exodus 14:23

    And the Egyptians pursued, and went in after them into the midst of the sea, all Pharaoh's horses, his chariots, and his horsemen.

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

  10. Exodus 15:9

    The enemy said: 'I will pursue, I will overtake, I will divide the spoil; my lust shall be satisfied upon them; I will draw my sword, my hand shall destroy them.'

    אֶרְדֹּ֥ף 'er.Dof “I will pursue”

  11. Leviticus 26:7

    And ye shall chase your enemies, and they shall fall before you by the sword.

    וּרְדַפְתֶּ֖ם (רְדַפְתֶּ֖ם) re.daf.Tem “you will pursue”

  12. Leviticus 26:8

    And five of you shall chase a hundred, and a hundred of you shall chase ten thousand; and your enemies shall fall before you by the sword.

    וְרָדְפ֨וּ (רָדְפ֨וּ) rad.Fu “they will pursue”יִרְדֹּ֑פוּ yir.Do.fu “they will pursue”

  13. Leviticus 26:17

    And I will set My face against you, and ye shall be smitten before your enemies; they that hate you shall rule over you; and ye shall flee when none pursueth you.

    רֹדֵ֥ף ro.Def “[is one who] pursues”

  14. Leviticus 26:36

    And as for them that are left of you, I will send a faintness into their heart in the lands of their enemies; and the sound of a driven leaf shall chase them; and they shall flee, as one fleeth from the sword; and they shall fall when none pursueth.

    וְרָדַ֣ף (רָדַ֣ף) ra.Daf “it will pursue”רֹדֵֽף׃ ro.Def “[is one who] pursues”

  15. Leviticus 26:37

    And they shall stumble one upon another, as it were before the sword, when none pursueth; and ye shall have no power to stand before your enemies.

    וְרֹדֵ֣ף (רֹדֵ֣ף) ro.Def “[is one who] pursues”

  16. Deuteronomy 1:44

    And the Amorites, that dwell in that hill-country, came out against you, and chased you, as bees do, and beat you down in Seir, even unto Hormah.

    וַיִּרְדְּפ֣וּ (יִּרְדְּפ֣וּ) i.yir.de.Fu “they pursued”

  17. Deuteronomy 11:4

    and what He did unto the army of Egypt, unto their horses, and to their chariots; how He made the water of the Red Sea to overflow them as they pursued after you, and how the LORD hath destroyed them unto this day;

    בְּרָדְפָ֖ם (רָדְפָ֖) ra.de.Fa “pursued”

  18. Deuteronomy 16:20

    Justice, justice shalt thou follow, that thou mayest live, and inherit the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.

    תִּרְדֹּ֑ף tir.Dof “you will pursue”

  19. Deuteronomy 19:6

    lest the avenger of blood pursue the manslayer, while his heart is hot, and overtake him, because the way is long, and smite him mortally; whereas he was not deserving of death, inasmuch as he hated him not in time past.

    יִרְדֹּף֩ yir.Dof “he should pursue”

  20. Deuteronomy 28:22

    The LORD will smite thee with consumption, and with fever, and with inflammation, and with fiery heat, and with drought, and with blasting, and with mildew; and they shall pursue thee until thou perish.

    וּרְדָפ֖וּךָ (רְדָפ֖וּ) re.da.Fu. “they will pursue”

  21. Deuteronomy 28:45

    And all these curses shall come upon thee, and shall pursue thee, and overtake thee, till thou be destroyed; because thou didst not hearken unto the voice of the LORD thy God, to keep His commandments and His statutes which He commanded thee.

    וּרְדָפ֙וּךָ֙ (רְדָפ֙וּ) re.da.Fu. “they will pursue”

  22. Deuteronomy 30:7

    And the LORD thy God will put all these curses upon thine enemies, and on them that hate thee, that persecuted thee.

    רְדָפֽוּךָ׃ (רְדָפֽוּ) re.da.Fu. “they have persecuted”

  23. Deuteronomy 32:30

    How should one chase a thousand, and two put ten thousand to flight, except their Rock had given them over and the LORD had delivered them up?

    יִרְדֹּ֤ף yir.Dof “will he pursue”

  24. Joshua 2:5

    and it came to pass about the time of the shutting of the gate, when it was dark, that the men went out; whither the men went I know not; pursue after them quickly; for ye shall overtake them.'

    רִדְפ֥וּ rid.Fu “pursue”

  25. Joshua 2:7

    And the men pursued after them the way to the Jordan unto the fords; and as soon as they that pursued after them were gone out, the gate was shut.

    רָדְפ֤וּ ra.de.Fu “they pursued”הָרֹדְפִ֖ים (רֹדְפִ֖ים) ro.de.Fim “pursuers”