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ra.daph H7291

רָדַף (ra.daph) means “to pursue” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.

רָדַף Hebrew · H7291 143 tagged occurrences in 135 verses

Pronunciation guide: raw-daf' Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESH · H7291

רָדַף · ra.daph · to pursue

1) to be behind, follow after, pursue, persecute, run after 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to pursue, put to flight, chase, dog, attend closely upon 1a2) to persecute, harass (fig) 1a3) to follow after, aim to secure (fig) 1a4) to run after (a bribe) (fig) 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be pursued 1b2) one pursued (participle) 1c) (Piel) to pursue ardently, aim eagerly to secure, pursue 1d) (Pual) to be pursued, be chased away 1e) (Hiphil) to pursue, chase

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Strong’s Hebrew dictionary

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

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

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How translators render H7291

Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.

BSB rendering counts
Rendering Count
pursued 12
pursue 6
pursues 4
my pursuers 3
pursued them 3
pursuing 3
their pursuers 3
and pursued 2
but whoever chases 2
he pursued 2
i pursued 2
i will pursue 2
in pursuit 2
in pursuit of 2
my persecutors 2
pursue them 2
pursued him 2
will pursue 2
will pursue you 2
am still pursuing 1
and chased 1
and chasing after 1
and from those who pursue me 1
and persecute you 1
and pursue 1
and pursue him 1
and pursue it 1
and pursued them 1
and pursued us 1
and pursues 1
and they followed 1
and they pursued 1
and they set out in pursuit 1
arrived in pursuit of 1
as they pursued you 1
but pursued 1
but the pursuit 1
but your pursuers 1
can put 1
chased 1
chased after them 1
chasing them 1
continued in pursuit 1
do you persecute me 1
driven 1
follow 1
gideon pursued 1
had gone out 1
has pursued 1
he may pursue them 1
he pursues them 1
he who pursues 1
her pursuers 1
his pursuit 1
i am persecuted 1
is behind them 1
let my persecutors 1
let us press on 1
might pursue 1
on my persecutors 1
one who hunts 1
persecute 1
persecute me 1
pursue him 1
pursue me 1
pursue you 1
pursued the israelites 1
pursues him 1
pursues them 1
pursuing them 1
set out in pursuit 1
she will pursue 1
should i pursue 1
so that he pursued 1
so that he will pursue 1
so that your pursuers 1
so they pursued 1
the hunter 1
the pursuit 1
their pursuit 1
these will pursue 1
they 1
they drive away 1
they persecute 1
they pursued him 1
they will pursue you 1
those who chased us 1
those who follow 1
those who pursue 1
though my persecutors 1
to pursue 1
to pursue them 1
what has passed 1
while they pursued 1
who had pursued 1
will follow me 1
will pursue him 1
will put them to flight 1
would you chase after 1
yet still in pursuit 1
you who pursue 1
you will pursue 1
you will pursue them 1
KJV rendering counts
Rendering Count
pursued 15
and pursued 7
shall pursue 4
and pursue 3
he pursued 3
persecute 3
pursue 3
to pursue 3
when none pursueth 3
and followeth 2
but he that followeth 2
chased 2
followed 2
from pursuing 2
i have pursued 2
of you shall chase 2
until the pursuers 2
all her persecutors 1
and as soon as they which pursued 1
and chased 1
and from them that persecute 1
and he pursued 1
and i am pursuing 1
and i will persecute 1
and persecuted 1
and shall be chased 1
and she shall follow 1
and the pursuers 1
and their persecutors 1
and they pursued 1
and they shall pursue 1
and wilt thou pursue 1
and ye shall chase 1
as they pursued 1
as when one doth hunt 1
because i follow 1
but persecuted 1
chase 1
follow 1
for they chased 1
for they persecute 1
from him he pursueth 1
hath persecuted 1
have persecuted 1
he that followeth 1
him persecute 1
him pursue 1
him that followeth 1
i will pursue 1
lest the pursuers 1
me from all them that persecute 1
me from my persecutors 1
me of my persecutors 1
my persecutors 1
not pursue 1
on them that persecute 1
our persecutors 1
pursueth 1
shall chase 1
shall follow 1
shall i pursue 1
shalt thou follow 1
so he that pursueth 1
so persecute 1
that follow 1
that he shall follow 1
that persecute 1
that which is past 1
the pursuer 1
thee which persecuted 1
them and chased 1
them and pursued 1
them and they did not pursue 1
them and they pursued 1
them that persecute 1
therefore my persecutors 1
therefore shall they that pursue 1
thereof because he did pursue 1
they may follow 1
they persecute 1
thus pursue 1
to flight 1
to me ye that follow after 1
together to pursue 1
under persecution 1
unto them follow 1
upon me they pursue 1
upon the pursuers 1
upon thee and shall pursue 1
we follow 1
when no man pursueth 1
wherein they chased 1
while they pursue 1
whom dost thou pursue 1
why do ye persecute 1
why persecute 1
with him and pursued 1
with him pursued 1
yet pursuing 1
you and chased 1

Verses containing H7291

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  1. 1 Samuel 17:52 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.

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  2. 1 Samuel 23:25 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.

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  3. 1 Samuel 23:28 · BSB · 1 occurrence

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

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  4. 1 Samuel 24:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence

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

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    Source alternate reference: 24.15

  5. 1 Samuel 25:29 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.

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  6. 1 Samuel 26:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence

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

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  7. 1 Samuel 26:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.”

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  8. 1 Samuel 30:8 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    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.”

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  9. 1 Samuel 30:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence

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

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  10. 2 Samuel 2:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence

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

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  11. 2 Samuel 2:24 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.

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  12. 2 Samuel 2:28 · BSB · 1 occurrence

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

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  13. 2 Samuel 17:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence

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

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  14. 2 Samuel 18:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence

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

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  15. 2 Samuel 20:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.”

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  16. 2 Samuel 20:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.

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  17. 2 Samuel 20:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.

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  18. 2 Samuel 20:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence

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

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  19. 2 Samuel 22:38 · BSB · 1 occurrence

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

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  20. 2 Samuel 24:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.”

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  21. 1 Kings 20:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.

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  22. 2 Kings 5:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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?”

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  23. 2 Kings 9:27 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.

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  24. 2 Kings 25:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    but the army of the Chaldeans pursued the king and overtook him in the plains of Jericho, and his whole army deserted him.

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  25. 2 Chronicles 13:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence

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

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  26. 2 Chronicles 14:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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

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    Source alternate reference: 14.12

  27. Nehemiah 9:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.

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  28. Job 13:25 · BSB · 1 occurrence

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

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  29. Job 19:22 · BSB · 1 occurrence

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

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  30. Job 19:28 · BSB · 1 occurrence

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

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  31. Job 30:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence

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

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  32. Psalms 7:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    A Shiggaion of David, which he sang to the LORD concerning the words of Cush, a Benjamite. O LORD my God, I take refuge in You; save me and deliver me from all my pursuers,

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    Source alternate reference: 7.2

  33. Psalms 7:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence

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

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    Source alternate reference: 7.6

  34. Psalms 18:37 · BSB · 1 occurrence

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

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    Source alternate reference: 18.38

  35. Psalms 23:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence

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

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  36. Psalms 31:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence

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

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    Source alternate reference: 31.16

  37. Psalms 34:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence

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

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    Source alternate reference: 34.15

  38. Psalms 35:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence

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

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  39. Psalms 35:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence

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

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  40. Psalms 38:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence

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

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    Source alternate reference: 38.21

  41. Psalms 69:26 · BSB · 1 occurrence

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

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    Source alternate reference: 69.27

  42. Psalms 71:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence

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

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  43. Psalms 83:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence

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

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    Source alternate reference: 83.16

  44. Psalms 109:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence

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

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  45. Psalms 119:84 · BSB · 1 occurrence

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

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  46. Psalms 119:86 · BSB · 1 occurrence

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

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  47. Psalms 119:150 · BSB · 1 occurrence

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

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  48. Psalms 119:157 · BSB · 1 occurrence

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

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  49. Psalms 119:161 · BSB · 1 occurrence

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

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  50. Psalms 142:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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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    Source alternate reference: 142.7

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