The meaning of “הָדַף”
Understanding hâdaph reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
cast away (out), drive, expel, thrust (away). - to push away or down 1) to thrust, push, drive, cast away, cast out, exp...
הָדַף
cast away (out), drive, expel, thrust (away). - to push away or down 1) to thrust, push, drive, cast away, cast out, expel, thrust away 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to thrust, push 1a2) to drive out, thrust out 1a3) to depose
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Numbers 35:22 | “But if he thrust him suddenly without enmity, or have cast upon him any thing without laying of wait,” Word: הָדַף (hâdaph) | |
| Deuteronomy 9:4 | “Speak not thou in thine heart, after that the Lord thy God hath cast them out from before thee, saying, For my righteousness the Lord hath brought me in to possess this land: but for the wickedness of these nations the Lord doth drive them out from before thee.” Word: הָדַף (hâdaph) | |
| Joshua 23:5 | “And the Lord your God, he shall expel them from before you, and drive them from out of your sight; and ye shall possess their land, as the Lord your God hath promised unto you.” Word: הָדַף (hâdaph) | |
| 2 Kings 4:27 | “And when she came to the man of God to the hill, she caught him by the feet: but Gehazi came near to thrust her away. And the man of God said, Let her alone; for her soul is vexed within her: and the Lord hath hid it from me, and hath not told me.” Word: הָדַף (hâdaph) | |
| Job 18:18 | “He shall be driven from light into darkness, and chased out of the world.” Word: הָדַף (hâdaph) |
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