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Strong's Number H7291

רָדַף

radaph · raw-daf'

Transliteration:

radaph{raw-daf'}

Word Origin:

a primitive root

TWOT:

2124

Part of Speech:

verb

Strong's Definition:

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

Usage in the KJV:

pursue 74, persecute 20, follow 18, chase 13, persecutors 7, pursuer 6, follow after 1, flight 1, misc 3

Total: 143
Occurs 143 times in the Hebrew text.

Definition:

to be behind, follow after, pursue, persecute, run after
1. (Qal)
  1. to pursue, put to flight, chase, dog, attend closely upon
  2. to persecute, harass (fig)
  3. to follow after, aim to secure (fig)
  4. to run after (a bribe) (fig)
2. (Niphal)
  1. to be pursued
  2. one pursued (participle)
3. (Piel) to pursue ardently, aim eagerly to secure, pursue
4. (Pual) to be pursued, be chased away
5. (Hiphil) to pursue, chase