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Smith's Bible Dictionary

Chase

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (v. t.) To pursue for the purpose of killing or taking, as an enemy, or game; to hunt.

2. (v. t.) To follow as if to catch; to pursue; to compel to move on; to drive by following; to cause to fly; -- often with away or off; as, to chase the hens away.

3. (v. t.) To pursue eagerly, as hunters pursue game.

4. (v. i.) To give chase; to hunt; as, to chase around after a doctor.

5. (v.) Vehement pursuit for the purpose of killing or capturing, as of an enemy, or game; an earnest seeking after any object greatly desired; the act or habit of hunting; a hunt.

6. (v.) That which is pursued or hunted.

7. (n.) An open hunting ground to which game resorts, and which is private properly, thus differing from a forest, which is not private property, and from a park, which is enclosed.

8. (n.) A division of the floor of a gallery, marked by a figure or otherwise; the spot where a ball falls, and between which and the dedans the adversary must drive his ball in order to gain a point.

9. (n.) A rectangular iron frame in which pages or columns of type are imposed.

10. (n.) The part of a cannon from the reinforce or the trunnions to the swell of the muzzle. See Cannon.

11. (n.) A groove, or channel, as in the face of a wall; a trench, as for the reception of drain tile.

12. (n.) A kind of joint by which an overlap joint is changed to a flush joint, by means of a gradually deepening rabbet, as at the ends of clinker-built boats.

13. (v. t.) To ornament (a surface of metal) by embossing, cutting away parts, and the like.

14. (v. t.) To cut, so as to make a screw thread.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

CHASE

chas.

See HUNTING.

Greek

1375. diogmos -- persecution
... of Speech: Noun, Masculine Transliteration: diogmos Phonetic Spelling:
(dee-ogue-mos') Short Definition: persecution Definition: chase, pursuit; persecution. ...
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1559. ekdioko -- to pursue out, ie expel or persecute
... 1559 (from 1537 , "completely out of" and 1377 , "chase") -- properly, pursue,
chase ("hunt down") with and (used only in 1 Thes 2:15). ...
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1377. dioko -- to put to flight, pursue, by impl. to persecute
... 1377 -- properly, chase, like a pursuing a catch (prize). 1377 () is used
("earnestly pursue") and ("zealously persecute, hunt down"). ...
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Strong's Hebrew

7291. radaph -- to pursue, chase, persecute
... 7290c, 7291. radaph. 7292 . to pursue, chase, persecute. Transliteration: radaph
Phonetic Spelling: (raw-daf') Short Definition: pursued. Word Origin a prim ...
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2957. terad -- to chase away
... 2956, 2957. terad. 2958 . to chase away. Transliteration: terad Phonetic
Spelling: (ter-ad') Short Definition: away. Word Origin ...
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2956. tarad -- to pursue, chase, be continuous
... 2955, 2956. tarad. 2957 . to pursue, chase, be continuous. Transliteration:
tarad Phonetic Spelling: (taw-rad') Short Definition: constant. Word Origin a prim ...
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5074. nadad -- to retreat, flee, depart, stray, wander, flutter
... chase away, could not, depart, flee apace, away, remove, thrust away, wander
abroad,. A primitive root; properly, to wave to and ...
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1272. barach -- to go through, flee
... chase away; drive away, fain, flee away, put to flight, make haste, reach,
run away, shoot. A primitive root; to bolt, ie Figuratively ...
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1760. dachah -- to push, thrust
... chase, drive away on, overthrow, outcast, sore, thrust, totter. Or dachach
{Jer. 23:12) {daw-khakh'}; a primitive root; to push down ...
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1814. dalaq -- to burn, hotly pursue
... burning, chase, inflame, kindle, persecutor, pursue hotly. A primitive root;
to flame (literally or figuratively) -- burning, chase ...
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5080. nadach -- to impel, thrust, banish
... banish, bring, cast down out, chase, compel, draw away, drive away, out,.
A primitive root; to push off; used in a great variety ...
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6679. tsud -- to hunt
... root Definition to hunt NASB Word Usage catches (1), hunt (8), hunt down (2), hunted
(2), hunted me down (1), hunts (2). chase, hunt, sore, take provision. ...
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6658. tsadah -- to lie in wait
... destroy, hunt, lie in wait A primitive root; to chase; by implication, to desolate --
destroy, hunt, lie in wait. 6657, 6658. tsadah. 6658a . ...
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Library

The Chase
... The Chase. Heinrich Suso Isaiah 41:17. O Lord, the most fair, the most tender,.
My heart is adrift and alone; My heart is aweary and thirsty". ...
/.../christianbookshelf.org/bevan/hymns of ter steegen suso and others/the chase.htm

Letter C
... John B. "Received 1818 * Charles, James "Received 1806, Located 1815 * Charlton,
George W. "Received 1818, Located 1828 * Chase, Abner "Received 1810 ...
/.../christianbookshelf.org/bangs/an alphabetical list of m e preachers/letter c.htm

Chapter sixteen
... "By the way, what has become of Jasper Chase?" Virginia asked the ... You know I always
suspected Jasper Chase of doing that very thing in his first story.". ...
//christianbookshelf.org/sheldon/in his steps/chapter sixteen.htm

The General Epistle of Jude
... But we agree with Dr. Chase, when he judges that the supposition that the apostles
were dispersed in such a way that their voice could not at the time reach ...
/.../drummond/introduction to the new testament/the general epistle of jude.htm

Chapter eight
... They had difficulty in getting to the platform. Rachel was there with Virginia
and Jasper Chase who had come instead of the Doctor tonight. ...
//christianbookshelf.org/sheldon/in his steps/chapter eight.htm

Chapter ten
... Virginia and her uncle had gone home about eleven o'clock, and Rachel and Jasper
Chase had gone with them as far as the avenue where Virginia lived. ...
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The Testament of Judah Concerning Fortitude, and Love of Money ...
... I seized upon the roes in the chase, and all that was in the plains I outran. ... I
encountered the wild boar, and overtaking it in the chase, I tore it. ...
/.../iv the testament of judah concerning.htm

Chapter seven
... The avenue was full of people. Among the persons passing was Jasper Chase. ... Rollin
was watching Rachel closely. "I wish I was Jasper Chase. ...
//christianbookshelf.org/sheldon/in his steps/chapter seven.htm

1 Cor. xiv. 1
... Wherefore also he said, "Follow after:" for he that is in chase beholds that only
which is chased, and towards that he strains himself, and leaves not off ...
/.../homilies on the epistles of paul to the corinthians/homily xxxv 1 cor xiv.htm

Triple Beam of Glory
... All our life adorning,. Chase our night away. Glory to the Father,. ... Light of lights,
eternal,. Chase their night away. Hearts are dark with sorrow,. ...
/.../brownlie/hymns of the russian church/ii triple beam of glory.htm

Thesaurus

Chase (14 Occurrences)
... 2. (vt) To follow as if to catch; to pursue; to compel to move on; to drive by
following; to cause to fly; -- often with away or off; as, to chase the hens away ...
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Enemies (317 Occurrences)
... Leviticus 26:7 You shall chase your enemies, and they shall fall before you
by the sword. (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV). ...
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Venison (10 Occurrences)
... ven'-iz'-n, ven'-z'-n: Is derived (through the French venaison) from the Latin venari,
"to hunt," and means properly "the spoils of the chase." As, however ...
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Overwhelm (18 Occurrences)
... (See JPS NIV). Job 18:11 Terrors shall make him afraid on every side, And shall
chase him at his heels. (See JPS). ... They chase my honor as the wind. ...
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Terrors (21 Occurrences)
... (WEB JPS ASV DBY). Job 18:11 Terrors shall make him afraid on every side, and
shall chase him at his heels. ... They chase my honor as the wind. ...
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Esau (89 Occurrences)
... On a certain occasion, on returning from the chase, urged by the cravings of hunger,
Esau sold his birthright to his brother, Jacob, who thereby obtained the ...
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Course (87 Occurrences)
... 14. (vt) To run, hunt, or chase after; to follow hard upon; to pursue. 15. (vt)
To cause to chase after or pursue game; as, to course greyhounds after deer. ...
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Sword (427 Occurrences)
... (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV). Leviticus 26:7 You shall chase
your enemies, and they shall fall before you by the sword. ...
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Chased (21 Occurrences)
... (imp. & pp) of Chase. ... Joshua 23:10 One man of you shall chase a thousand; for Jehovah
your God, he it is that fighteth for you, as he spake unto you. (See JPS). ...
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Dog (19 Occurrences)
... 9. (vt) To hunt or track like a hound; to follow insidiously or indefatigably; to
chase with a dog or dogs; to worry, as if by dogs; to hound with importunity. ...
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Bible Concordance

Chase (14 Occurrences)

Matthew 23:34 "For this reason I am sending to you Prophets and wise men and Scribes. Some of them you will put to death--nay, crucify; some of them you will flog in your synagogues and chase from town to town;
(WEY)

Exodus 14:4 I will harden Pharaoh's heart, and he will follow after them; and I will get honor over Pharaoh, and over all his armies; and the Egyptians shall know that I am Yahweh." They did so.
(See NAS)

Leviticus 26:7 You shall chase your enemies, and they shall fall before you by the sword.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV)

Leviticus 26:8 Five of you shall chase a hundred, and a hundred of you shall chase ten thousand; and your enemies shall fall before you by the sword.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)

Deuteronomy 32:30 How could one chase a thousand, and two put ten thousand to flight, unless their Rock had sold them, and Yahweh had delivered them up?
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)

Joshua 23:10 One man of you shall chase a thousand; for it is Yahweh your God who fights for you, as he spoke to you.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS)

Job 13:25 Will you harass a driven leaf? Will you pursue the dry stubble?
(See NIV)

Job 18:11 Terrors shall make him afraid on every side, and shall chase him at his heels.
(WEB ASV DBY RSV)

Job 30:15 Terrors have turned on me. They chase my honor as the wind. My welfare has passed away as a cloud.
(WEB JPS ASV)

Psalms 35:5 Let them be as chaff before the wind: and let the angel of the LORD chase them.
(KJV WBS)

Proverbs 19:26 He that wasteth his father, and chaseth away his mother, is a son that causeth shame, and bringeth reproach.
(Root in KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS RSV)

Isaiah 1:23 Your chiefs have gone against the Lord, they have become friends of thieves; every one of them is looking for profit and going after rewards; they do not give right decisions for the child who has no father, and they do not let the cause of the widow come before them.
(See NAS NIV)

Jeremiah 49:19 Lo, as a lion he cometh up, Because of the rising of the Jordan, Unto the enduring habitation, But I cause to rest, I cause him to run from off her, And who is chosen? concerning her I lay a charge, For who is like Me? and who conveneth Me? And who 'is' this shepherd who standeth before Me?
(See NIV)

Jeremiah 50:44 Lo, as a lion he cometh up, Because of the rising of the Jordan, Unto the enduring habitation, But I cause to rest, I cause them to run from off her. And who is chosen? on her I lay a charge, For who 'is' like Me? And who doth convene Me? And who 'is' this shepherd who standeth before Me?
(See NIV)

Subtopics

Chase

Related Terms

Enemies (317 Occurrences)

Venison (10 Occurrences)

Overwhelm (18 Occurrences)

Terrors (21 Occurrences)

Esau (89 Occurrences)

Course (87 Occurrences)

Sword (427 Occurrences)

Chased (21 Occurrences)

Dog (19 Occurrences)