רָדַף

ra.daph

Hebrew H7291 Verb 143 occurrences in 135 verses
רָדַף to pursue

1. to be behind, follow after, pursue, persecute, run after

a. (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)

b. (Niphal)

1. to be pursued

2. one pursued (participle)

c. (Piel) to pursue ardently, aim eagerly to secure, pursue

d. (Pual) to be pursued, be chased away

e. (Hiphil) to pursue, chase

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Concordance 135 verses

  1. 1 Samuel 17:52 וַֽיִּרְדְּפוּ֙

    Then the men of Israel and Judah charged forward with a shout and pursued the Philistines to the entrance of Gath and to the gates of Ekron. And the bodies of the Philistines were strewn along the Shaaraim road to Gath and Ekron.

  2. 1 Samuel 23:25 וַיִּרְדֹּ֥ף

    and Saul and his men went to seek him. When David was told about it, he went down to the rock and stayed in the Wilderness of Maon. And when Saul heard of this, he pursued David there.

  3. 1 Samuel 23:28 מִרְדֹף֙

    So Saul broke off his pursuit of David and went to meet the Philistines. That is why that place is called Sela-hammahlekoth.

  4. 1 Samuel 24:14 רֹדֵ֑ף

    Against whom has the king of Israel come out? Whom are you pursuing? A dead dog? A flea?

  5. 1 Samuel 25:29 לִרְדָפְךָ֔

    And should someone pursue you and seek your life, then the life of my lord will be bound securely by the LORD your God in the bundle of the living. But He shall fling away the lives of your enemies like stones from a sling.

  6. 1 Samuel 26:18 רֹדֵ֖ף

    And he continued, “Why is my lord pursuing his servant? What have I done? What evil is in my hand?

  7. 1 Samuel 26:20 יִרְדֹּ֥ף

    So do not let my blood fall to the ground far from the presence of the LORD. For the king of Israel has come out to look for a flea, like one who hunts a partridge in the mountains.”

  8. 1 Samuel 30:8 אֶרְדֹּ֛ףרְדֹ֔ף

    and David inquired of the LORD: “Should I pursue these raiders? Will I overtake them?” “Pursue them,” the LORD replied, “for you will surely overtake them and rescue the captives.”

  9. 1 Samuel 30:10 וַיִּרְדֹּ֣ף

    because two hundred men were too exhausted to cross the brook. But David and four hundred men continued in pursuit.

  10. 2 Samuel 2:19 וַיִּרְדֹּ֥ף

    and he chased Abner, not turning to the right or to the left in his pursuit.

  11. 2 Samuel 2:24 וַֽיִּרְדְּפ֛וּ

    But Joab and Abishai pursued Abner. By sunset, they had gone as far as the hill of Ammah opposite Giah on the way to the wilderness of Gibeon.

  12. 2 Samuel 2:28 יִרְדְּפ֥וּ

    So Joab blew the ram’s horn, and all the troops stopped; they no longer pursued Israel or continued to fight.

  13. 2 Samuel 17:1 וְאֶרְדְּפָ֥ה

    Furthermore, Ahithophel said to Absalom, “Let me choose twelve thousand men and set out tonight in pursuit of David.

  14. 2 Samuel 18:16 מִרְדֹ֖ף

    Then Joab blew the ram’s horn, and the troops broke off their pursuit of Israel because Joab had restrained them.

  15. 2 Samuel 20:6 וּרְדֹ֣ף

    And David said to Abishai, “Now Sheba the son of Bichri will do us more harm than Absalom. Take your lord’s servants and pursue him, or he will find fortified cities and elude us.”

  16. 2 Samuel 20:7 לִרְדֹּ֕ף

    So Joab’s men, along with the Cherethites, the Pelethites, and all the mighty men, marched out of Jerusalem in pursuit of Sheba son of Bichri.

  17. 2 Samuel 20:10 רָדַ֕ף

    Amasa was not on guard against the dagger in Joab’s hand, and Joab stabbed him in the stomach and spilled out his intestines on the ground. And Joab did not need to strike him again, for Amasa was dead. Then Joab and his brother Abishai pursued Sheba son of Bichri.

  18. 2 Samuel 20:13 לִרְדֹּ֕ף

    As soon as Amasa’s body was removed from the road, all the men went on with Joab to pursue Sheba son of Bichri.

  19. 2 Samuel 22:38 אֶרְדְּפָ֥ה

    I pursued my enemies and destroyed them; I did not turn back until they were consumed.

  20. 2 Samuel 24:13 רֹדְפֶ֗ךָ

    So Gad went and said to David, “Do you choose to endure three years of famine in your land, three months of fleeing the pursuit of your enemies, or three days of plague upon your land? Now then, think it over and decide how I should reply to Him who sent me.”

  21. 1 Kings 20:20 וַֽיִּרְדְּפֵ֖ם

    and each one struck down his opponent. So the Arameans fled, with the Israelites in pursuit. But Ben-hadad king of Aram escaped on horseback with the cavalry.

  22. 2 Kings 5:21 וַיִּרְדֹּ֥ף

    So Gehazi pursued Naaman. And when Naaman saw him running toward him, he got down from the chariot to meet him and asked, “Is everything all right?”

  23. 2 Kings 9:27 וַיִּרְדֹּ֨ף

    When King Ahaziah of Judah saw this, he fled up the road toward Beth-haggan. And Jehu pursued him, shouting, “Shoot him too!” So they shot Ahaziah in his chariot on the Ascent of Gur, near Ibleam, and he fled to Megiddo and died there.

  24. 2 Kings 25:5 וַיִּרְדְּפ֤וּ

    but the army of the Chaldeans pursued the king and overtook him in the plains of Jericho, and all his army was separated from him.

  25. 2 Chronicles 13:19 וַיִּרְדֹּ֣ף

    Abijah pursued Jeroboam and captured some cities from him: Bethel, Jeshanah, and Ephron, along with their villages.

  26. 2 Chronicles 14:13 וַיִּרְדְּפֵ֨ם

    Then Asa and his army pursued them as far as Gerar. The Cushites fell and could not recover, for they were crushed before the LORD and His army. So the people of Judah carried off a great amount of plunder

  27. Nehemiah 9:11 רֹ֨דְפֵיהֶ֜ם

    You divided the sea before them, and they crossed through it on dry ground. You hurled their pursuers into the depths like a stone into raging waters.

  28. Job 13:25 תִּרְדֹּֽף׃

    Would You frighten a windblown leaf? Would You chase after dry chaff?

  29. Job 19:22 תִּרְדְּפֻ֣נִי

    Why do you persecute me as God does? Will you never get enough of my flesh?

  30. Job 19:28 נִּרְדָּף־

    If you say, ‘Let us persecute him, since the root of the matter lies with him,’

  31. Job 30:15 תִּרְדֹּ֣ף

    Terrors are turned loose against me; they drive away my dignity as by the wind, and my prosperity has passed like a cloud.

  32. Psalms 7:1 רֹ֝דְפַ֗י

    O LORD my God, I take refuge in You; save me and deliver me from all my pursuers,

  33. Psalms 7:5 יִֽרַדֹּ֥ף

    then may my enemy pursue me and overtake me; may he trample me to the ground and leave my honor in the dust. Selah

  34. Psalms 18:37 אֶרְדּ֣וֹף

    I pursued my enemies and overtook them; I did not turn back until they were consumed.

  35. Psalms 23:6 יִ֭רְדְּפוּנִי

    Surely goodness and mercy will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the LORD forever.

  36. Psalms 31:15 וּמֵרֹדְפָֽי׃

    My times are in Your hands; deliver me from my enemies and from those who pursue me.

  37. Psalms 34:14 וְרָדְפֵֽהוּ׃

    Turn away from evil and do good; seek peace and pursue it.

  38. Psalms 35:3 רֹדְפָ֑י

    Draw the spear and javelin against my pursuers; say to my soul: “I am your salvation.”

  39. Psalms 35:6 רֹדְפָֽם׃

    May their path be dark and slick, as the angel of the LORD pursues.

  40. Psalms 38:20 רְדוֹפִי

    Those who repay my good with evil attack me for pursuing the good.

  41. Psalms 69:26 רָדָ֑פוּ

    For they persecute the one You struck and recount the pain of those You wounded.

  42. Psalms 71:11 רִֽדְפ֥וּ

    saying, “God has forsaken him; pursue him and seize him, for there is no one to rescue him.”

  43. Psalms 83:15 תִּרְדְּפֵ֣ם

    so pursue them with Your tempest, and terrify them with Your storm.

  44. Psalms 109:16 וַיִּרְדֹּ֡ף

    For he never thought to show kindness, but pursued the poor and needy and brokenhearted, even to their death.

  45. Psalms 119:84 בְרֹדְפַ֣י

    How many days must Your servant wait? When will You execute judgment on my persecutors?

  46. Psalms 119:86 רְדָפ֣וּנִי

    All Your commandments are faithful; I am persecuted without cause—help me!

  47. Psalms 119:150 רֹדְפֵ֣י

    Those who follow after wickedness draw near; they are far from Your law.

  48. Psalms 119:157 רֹדְפַ֣י

    Though my persecutors and foes are many, I have not turned from Your testimonies.

  49. Psalms 119:161 רְדָפ֣וּנִי

    Rulers persecute me without cause, but my heart fears only Your word.

  50. Psalms 142:6 מֵרֹדְפַ֑י

    Listen to my cry, for I am brought quite low. Rescue me from my pursuers, for they are too strong for me.

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