Strong's Lexicon hadaph: To drive away, thrust, push Original Word: הָדַף Word Origin: A primitive root Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Greek equivalent for "hadaph," the concept of driving away or rejection can be seen in Greek words like ἀποβάλλω (apoballō - to throw away) or ἐκβάλλω (ekballō - to cast out). Usage: The Hebrew verb "hadaph" primarily conveys the action of driving away or thrusting something or someone. It is used in contexts where there is a forceful removal or pushing aside, often implying a sense of rejection or expulsion. Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Hebrew culture, physical actions often carried significant symbolic meaning. The act of driving away or thrusting could symbolize rejection, judgment, or the removal of impurity. In a nomadic and agrarian society, such actions might also relate to the management of livestock or the defense of territory. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origina prim. root Definition to thrust, drive, push NASB Translation depose (1), driven (2), driving (1), push (1), push her away (1), pushed (2), reject (1), thrust (2), thrust them down (1). Brown-Driver-Briggs הָדַף verb thrust, .push, drive (הֲדַף in ᵑ7; Arabic is ingressus ad aliquem fuit, propinquus fuit, also of time prope accessit) — Qal Perfect3masculine singular suffix הֲדָפוֺ Numbers 35:22; Jeremiah 46:15; 1singular suffix וַהֲדַפְתִּיךָ consecutive Isaiah 22:19; Imperfect3masculine singularיֶהְדֹּף Proverbs 10:3; suffix 3masculine singular יֶהְדֳּפֶנּוּ Numbers 35:20; suffix 3masculine plural יֶהְדֳּפֵם Joshua 23:5; 3masculine plural suffix יֶהְדְּפֻהוּ Job 18:18; 2masculine plural תֶּהְדֹּ֑פוּ Ezekiel 34:21; Infinitive הֲדֹף Deuteronomy 6:19; Deuteronomy 9:4; suffix הָדְפָהּ 2 Kings 4:27; — 1 thrust, push, subject man, followed by accusative Numbers 35:20,22 (here fatally); subject cattle, figurative of men, Ezekiel 34:21 (instrumental בְּכָתֵף; "" נָגַח); push away 2 Kings 4:27 (Gehazi, the Shunammite); thrust away (from oneself) figurative = reject, הַוַּת רְשָׁעִים Proverbs 10:3 (subject ׳י). 2 thrust out, drive out, followed by מִן of place whence & accusative of person; of ׳י driving out enemies of Israel from Canaan Deuteronomy 6:19; Deuteronomy 9:4; Joshua 23:5; compare also indefinite subject יֶהְדְּפֻהוּ מֵאוֺר אֶלחֿשֶׁךְ Job 18:18 ("" וּמִתֵּבֵל יְנִדֻּהוּ); & Jeremiah 46:15 (where no plural whence). Hence 3 = depose Isaiah 22:19 of ׳י deposing Shebna (followed byמִן of station). Strong's Exhaustive Concordance cast away out, drive, expel, thrust away A prim root; to push away or down -- cast away (out), drive, expel, thrust (away). Forms and Transliterations בַּהֲדֹ֣ף בהדף הֲדָפ֑וֹ הֲדָפֽוֹ׃ הדפו הדפו׃ וַהֲדַפְתִּ֖יךָ והדפתיך יֶ֭הְדְּפֻהוּ יֶהְדֳּפֵ֣ם יֶהְדָּפֶ֑נּוּ יֶהְדֹּֽף׃ יהדף׃ יהדפהו יהדפם יהדפנו לְהָדְפָ֗הּ לַהֲדֹ֥ף להדף להדפה תֶּהְדֹּ֔פוּ תהדפו ba·hă·ḏōp̄ bahaDof bahăḏōp̄ hă·ḏā·p̄ōw hadaFo hăḏāp̄ōw la·hă·ḏōp̄ lahaDof lahăḏōp̄ lə·hā·ḏə·p̄āh lehadeFah ləhāḏəp̄āh teh·dō·p̄ū tehDofu tehdōp̄ū vahadafTicha wa·hă·ḏap̄·tî·ḵā wahăḏap̄tîḵā yeh·dā·p̄en·nū yeh·də·p̄u·hū yeh·do·p̄êm yeh·dōp̄ yehdaFennu yehdāp̄ennū Yehdefuhu yehdəp̄uhū yehDof yehdoFem yehdōp̄ yehdop̄êmLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Numbers 35:20 HEB: וְאִם־ בְּשִׂנְאָ֖ה יֶהְדָּפֶ֑נּוּ אֽוֹ־ הִשְׁלִ֥יךְ NAS: If he pushed him of hatred, or KJV: But if he thrust him of hatred, INT: If of hatred pushed or threw Numbers 35:22 Deuteronomy 6:19 Deuteronomy 9:4 Joshua 23:5 2 Kings 4:27 Job 18:18 Proverbs 10:3 Isaiah 22:19 Jeremiah 46:15 Ezekiel 34:21 11 Occurrences |