5086. nadaph

Lexicon

nadaph: To drive away, scatter, chase

Original Word: נָדַף
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: nadaph
Pronunciation: naw-daf'
Phonetic Spelling: (naw-daf')
Definition: To drive away, scatter, chase
Meaning: to shove asunder, disperse

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

drive away, to and fro, thrust down, shaken, tossed to and fro

A primitive root; to shove asunder, i.e. Disperse -- drive (away, to and fro), thrust down, shaken, tossed to and fro.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
a prim. root
Definition
to drive, drive asunder
NASB Translation
drive away (1), driven (2), driven away (2), drives away (1), fleeting (1), rout (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

[נָדַף] verb drive, drive asunder ( Late Hebrew id., spread, be diffused, disseminated (of odour); Arabic strike, beat, especially bow-string with mallet, to clean cotton; also play the lyre; Aramaic נְדַף = Late Hebrew; Ethiopic throw, hurl); —

Qal Imperfect suffix יִדְּפֶנּוּ Job 32:13 (jussive); 3 feminine singular suffix תִּדְּפֶנּוּ Psalm 1:4; 2masculine singular תִּנְדֹּף Psalm 68:3; — drive about, chaff, subject wind Psalm 1:4; wicked, subject God Psalm 68:3 (כְּהִנְדֹּף עָשָׁן, see below); compare Job 32:13 (= defeat, anguish).

Niph`al Perfect נִדַּף Isaiah 19:7; Infinitive. כְּהִנְדֹּף Psalm 68:3 (see Kö^{i. 306 f}); Participle נִדָּף Leviticus 26:36 3t.; — be driven, driven about (especially by wind) Psalm 68:3, see above (like a driving [Che drift] of smoke); of breath (הֶבֶל) figurative of deceitful gain Proverbs 21:6 (ᵐ5 Hi Ew רֹדֵף; see De Now); of withered plant Isaiah 19:7 (where subject עָרוֺת, מִוְרָע i.e. place; whence Che transitive ׳נ vanish; but reference probably to plant-life in these places, see Di); of leaf Leviticus 26:36 (as making slight sound), Job 13:25 (figurative of sufferer, "" קַשׁ יָבֵשׁ), of chaff (קַשׁ) Isaiah 41:2 (simile of bow of hostile kings "" עָפָר).

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: A primitive root

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • G1377 (διώκω, diōkō): to pursue, persecute
• G1587 (ἐκβάλλω, ekballō): to cast out, drive out
• G1856 (ἐκχέω, ekcheō): to pour out, shed
• G2795 (κεράννυμι, kerannymi): to mix, mingle
• G3679 (ὀρμάω, hormaō): to rush, set in motion
• G3947 (παραλαμβάνω, paralambanō): to receive, take along
• G5342 (φέρω, pherō): to bear, carry, bring

These Greek entries reflect various aspects of movement, dispersion, and force, paralleling the Hebrew concept of scattering or driving away.

Usage: The verb נָדַף (nadaph) is used in the Hebrew Bible to describe the action of scattering or dispersing, often in the context of wind blowing something away or driving it apart.

Context: • The Hebrew verb נָדַף (nadaph) appears in contexts where the imagery of wind or forceful dispersion is prominent. It conveys the idea of scattering or driving away, often used metaphorically to describe the fate of the wicked or the transient nature of human endeavors.
• In the Berean Standard Bible, this term is used to illustrate the power of God or natural forces in dispersing or scattering. For example, in Isaiah 41:16, the imagery of the wind dispersing chaff is employed to describe the fate of adversaries: "You will winnow them, and a wind will carry them away; a gale will scatter them. But you will rejoice in the LORD; you will glory in the Holy One of Israel."
• The term is also used in contexts that emphasize the futility of human efforts against divine will, as seen in the metaphorical use of wind to depict the ephemeral nature of human plans and the ultimate sovereignty of God.

Forms and Transliterations

יִדְּפֶ֣נּוּ ידפנו כְּהִנְדֹּ֥ף כהנדף נִ֝דָּ֗ף נִדַּ֖ף נִדָּ֔ף נִדָּ֖ף נִדָּ֣ף נדף תִּ֫נְדֹּ֥ף תִּדְּפֶ֥נּוּ תדפנו תנדף kə·hin·dōp̄ kehinDof kəhindōp̄ nid·dap̄ nid·dāp̄ nidDaf niddap̄ niddāp̄ tid·də·p̄en·nū tiddeFennu tiddəp̄ennū tin·dōp̄ tinDof tindōp̄ yid·də·p̄en·nū yiddeFennu yiddəp̄ennū

Englishman's Concordance

Leviticus 26:36
HEB: ק֚וֹל עָלֶ֣ה נִדָּ֔ף וְנָס֧וּ מְנֻֽסַת־
NAS: And the sound of a driven leaf
KJV: and the sound of a shaken leaf
INT: and the sound leaf of a driven will flee though

Job 13:25
HEB: הֶעָלֶ֣ה נִדָּ֣ף תַּעֲר֑וֹץ וְאֶת־
NAS: Will You cause a driven leaf
KJV: a leaf driven to and fro? and wilt thou pursue
INT: leaf A driven cause stubble

Job 32:13
HEB: חָכְמָ֑ה אֵ֖ל יִדְּפֶ֣נּוּ לֹא־ אִֽישׁ׃
NAS: wisdom; God will rout him, not man.'
KJV: God thrusteth him down, not man.
INT: wisdom God will rout not man

Psalm 1:4
HEB: כַּ֝מֹּ֗ץ אֲ‍ֽשֶׁר־ תִּדְּפֶ֥נּוּ רֽוּחַ׃
NAS: which the wind drives away.
KJV: which the wind driveth away.
INT: chaff which drives the wind

Psalm 68:2
HEB: כְּהִנְדֹּ֥ף עָשָׁ֗ן תִּ֫נְדֹּ֥ף
NAS: As smoke is driven away, [so] drive [them] away;
KJV: As smoke is driven away, [so] drive [them] away:
INT: is driven smoke away

Psalm 68:2
HEB: כְּהִנְדֹּ֥ף עָשָׁ֗ן תִּ֫נְדֹּ֥ף כְּהִמֵּ֣ס דּ֭וֹנַג
NAS: is driven away, [so] drive [them] away; As wax
KJV: is driven away, [so] drive [them] away: as wax
INT: is driven smoke away melts wax

Proverbs 21:6
HEB: שָׁ֑קֶר הֶ֥בֶל נִ֝דָּ֗ף מְבַקְשֵׁי־ מָֽוֶת׃
NAS: tongue Is a fleeting vapor,
KJV: [is] a vanity tossed to and fro of them that seek
INT: A lying vapor fleeting the pursuit of death

Isaiah 19:7
HEB: יְא֔וֹר יִיבַ֥שׁ נִדַּ֖ף וְאֵינֶֽנּוּ׃
NAS: Will become dry, be driven away, and be no more.
KJV: shall wither, be driven away, and be no [more].
INT: the Nile will become be driven and be no

Isaiah 41:2
HEB: חַרְבּ֔וֹ כְּקַ֥שׁ נִדָּ֖ף קַשְׁתּֽוֹ׃
KJV: to his sword, [and] as driven stubble
INT: his sword chaff driven his bow

9 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 5086
9 Occurrences

kə·hin·dōp̄ — 1 Occ.
nid·dāp̄ — 5 Occ.
tid·də·p̄en·nū — 1 Occ.
tin·dōp̄ — 1 Occ.
yid·də·p̄en·nū — 1 Occ.