1920. hadaph
Lexicon
hadaph: To drive away, thrust, push

Original Word: הָדַף
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: Hadaph
Pronunciation: hah-daf'
Phonetic Spelling: (haw-daf')
Definition: To drive away, thrust, push
Meaning: to push away, down

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).

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
a 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).

Topical Lexicon
Word Origin: A primitive root

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: G396: ἀνατρέπω (anatrepo) • to overturn, overthrow
G683: ἀποσπάω (apospaō) • to draw away, to separate
G851: ἀφορίζω (aphorizo) • to set apart, to separate
G1559: ἐκβάλλω (ekballo) • to cast out, to drive out
G1842: ἐκκλίνω (ekklino) • to turn away, to avoid
G3886: παρατρέπω (paratrepo) • to turn aside, to deflect

These Greek terms reflect similar actions of pushing away, separating, or rejecting, and they are used in the New Testament to convey comparable themes of exclusion or removal.

Usage: The verb הָדַף (hadaph) is used in the Hebrew Bible to describe the action of pushing or driving away, often in a forceful or violent manner. It can refer to both physical and metaphorical actions of thrusting or repelling.

Context: The Hebrew verb הָדַף (hadaph) appears in various contexts within the Old Testament, illustrating the act of pushing or driving away. This term is often used to convey a sense of forceful rejection or expulsion. For example, in the context of warfare or conflict, it can describe the action of driving an enemy away. In a metaphorical sense, it may refer to the rejection or dismissal of individuals or groups.

In the Berean Standard Bible (BSB), the term is used in passages that emphasize the consequences of disobedience or divine judgment, where people or nations are pushed away from a place of favor or security. The action of הָדַף (hadaph) underscores the severity of being cast out or rejected, whether by human or divine agency.

The verb is not among the most frequently used in the Hebrew Bible, but its occurrences are significant in illustrating themes of rejection and displacement. The force implied by הָדַף (hadaph) often carries a negative connotation, associated with the loss of position, status, or relationship.

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 yehdop̄êm
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Englishman'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
HEB: בְּלֹא־ אֵיבָ֖ה הֲדָפ֑וֹ אוֹ־ הִשְׁלִ֥יךְ
NAS: But if he pushed him suddenly without
KJV: But if he thrust him suddenly without
INT: without enmity pushed or threw

Deuteronomy 6:19
HEB: לַהֲדֹ֥ף אֶת־ כָּל־
NAS: by driving out all your enemies
KJV: To cast out all thine enemies
INT: driving all enemies

Deuteronomy 9:4
HEB: תֹּאמַ֣ר בִּלְבָבְךָ֗ בַּהֲדֹ֣ף יְהוָה֩ אֱלֹהֶ֨יךָ
NAS: your God has driven them out before
KJV: thy God hath cast them out from before
INT: say your heart has driven the LORD your God

Joshua 23:5
HEB: אֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֗ם ה֚וּא יֶהְדֳּפֵ֣ם מִפְּנֵיכֶ֔ם וְהוֹרִ֥ישׁ
NAS: your God, He will thrust them out from before
KJV: your God, he shall expel them from before
INT: your God He will thrust before and drive

2 Kings 4:27
HEB: וַיִּגַּ֨שׁ גֵּֽיחֲזִ֜י לְהָדְפָ֗הּ וַיֹּאמֶר֩ אִ֨ישׁ
NAS: came near to push her away; but the man
KJV: came near to thrust her away. And the man
INT: came and Gehazi to push said the man

Job 18:18
HEB: יֶ֭הְדְּפֻהוּ מֵא֣וֹר אֶל־
NAS: He is driven from light
KJV: He shall be driven from light
INT: is driven light into

Proverbs 10:3
HEB: וְהַוַּ֖ת רְשָׁעִ֣ים יֶהְדֹּֽף׃
NAS: to hunger, But He will reject the craving
KJV: to famish: but he casteth away the substance
INT: the craving of the wicked will reject

Isaiah 22:19
HEB: וַהֲדַפְתִּ֖יךָ מִמַּצָּבֶ֑ךָ וּמִמַּעֲמָֽדְךָ֖
NAS: I will depose you from your office,
KJV: And I will drive thee from thy station,
INT: will depose your office your station

Jeremiah 46:15
HEB: כִּ֥י יְהוָ֖ה הֲדָפֽוֹ׃
NAS: because the LORD has thrust them down.
KJV: not, because the LORD did drive them.
INT: because the LORD has thrust

Ezekiel 34:21
HEB: בְּצַ֤ד וּבְכָתֵף֙ תֶּהְדֹּ֔פוּ וּבְקַרְנֵיכֶ֥ם תְּנַגְּח֖וּ
NAS: Because you push with side
KJV: Because ye have thrust with side
INT: side shoulder push your horns and pushed

11 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 1920
11 Occurrences


ba·hă·ḏōp̄ — 1 Occ.
hă·ḏā·p̄ōw — 2 Occ.
la·hă·ḏōp̄ — 1 Occ.
lə·hā·ḏə·p̄āh — 1 Occ.
teh·dō·p̄ū — 1 Occ.
wa·hă·ḏap̄·tî·ḵā — 1 Occ.
yeh·dā·p̄en·nū — 1 Occ.
yeh·də·p̄u·hū — 1 Occ.
yeh·dōp̄ — 1 Occ.
yeh·do·p̄êm — 1 Occ.















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