Strong's Hebrew · H7291
H7291 râdaph
רָדַף
raw-daf'
to pursue
râdaph appears 143 times in Scripture, including Genesis 14:15 and Exodus 14:4. In the Doxa app, open any verse that uses it, keep your notes on it, and ask Doxa Engage how it connects to what God has said to you.
Definition
to run after (usually with hostile intent; figuratively [of time] gone by)
In the King James Version
chase, put to flight, follow (after, on), hunt, (be under) persecute(-ion, -or), pursue(-r).
Derivation
a primitive root;
Appears 143 times in Scripture
“During the night, Abram divided his forces and routed Chedorlaomer’s army, pursuing them as far as Hobah, north of Damascus.”
“The enemy declared, ‘I will pursue, I will overtake. I will divide the spoils; I will gorge myself on them. I will draw my sword; my hand will destroy them.’”
“You will pursue your enemies, and they will fall by the sword before you.”
“As they set out, a terror from God fell over the surrounding cities, so that they did not pursue Jacob’s sons.”
“They had not gone far from the city when Joseph told his steward, “Pursue the men at once, and when you overtake them, ask, ‘Why have you repaid good with evil?”
“The Egyptians—all Pharaoh’s horses and chariots, horsemen and troops—pursued the Israelites and overtook them as they camped by the sea near Pi-hahiroth, opposite Baal-zephon.”
“So he took his relatives with him, pursued Jacob for seven days, and overtook him in the hill country of Gilead.”
“And the Egyptians chased after them—all Pharaoh’s horses, chariots, and horsemen—and followed them into the sea.”
“And the LORD hardened the heart of Pharaoh king of Egypt so that he pursued the Israelites, who were marching out defiantly.”
“And I will harden Pharaoh’s heart so that he will pursue them. But I will gain honor by means of Pharaoh and all his army, and the Egyptians will know that I am the LORD.” So this is what the Israelites did.”
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Word study: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), with glosses and editions from STEP Bible (www.STEPBible.org); Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0); Strong's Greek Dictionary in XML by Ulrik Sandborg-Petersen (CC0). Sources and changes Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).
