רָדַף

Strong’s Definition

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

Etymology & Derivation

a primitive root;

KJV Usage

chase, put to flight, follow (after, on), hunt, (be under) persecute(-ion, -or), pursue(-r).

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.to be behind, follow after, pursue, persecute, run after
• 2.(qal)
• 3.(niphal)
• 4.(piel) to pursue ardently, aim eagerly to secure, pursue
• 5.(pual) to be pursued, be chased away
• 6.(hiphil) to pursue, chase

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: râdaph; Pronunciation: raw-daf'