Strong's Lexicon

H5074

H5074 — נָדַד

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

HebrewnadadverbOccurrences: 28TWOT: 1300

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:H5074
Word:נָדַד
Part of Speech:verb
Etymology:a primitive root
Language:Hebrew
Occurrences:28
Transliteration:nadad
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:naw-dad'
Meaning:1. (properly) to wave to and fro (rarely to flap up and down) 2. (figuratively) to rove, flee, or (causatively) to drive away
KJV Renderings:chase (away), X could not, depart, flee (X apace, away), (re-)move, thrust away, wander (abroad, -er, -ing).

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced

BDB4992

I. [נָדַד] verb retreat, flee, depart, stray, wander, flutter (Late Hebrew id.; Arabic [untranscribed source text 3183] flee, run away; Aramaic [untranscribed source text 3184] hate, abominate, shrink from, Aph`el put to flight, etc.; נְדַד flee ); —

Qal Perfect 3 feminine singular נָָֽדְדָה Isa 10:31; Esth 6:1 3 plural נָָֽדְדוּ Hos 7:13 + 4 t., נָדָ֑דוּ Isa 21:15; Jer 4:25 Imperfect יִדּוֺד Nah 3:7 3 feminine singular וַתִּדֹּד Gen 31:40 3 masculine plural יִדֹּדוּן Ps 68:13 (twice in verse); Infinitive construct נְדֹד Ps 55:8 Participle נֹדֵד Jer 49:5 +; feminine נוֺדֶ֫דֶת Prov 27:8 plural נֹדְדִים Hos 9:17
1. retreat, flee Isa 21:15 from before (מִפְּנֵי) swords; Isa 33:3 at the sound (מִקּוֺל) of tumult; absolute Isa 10:31; Isa 22:3; Ps 68:13 (twice in verse), of birds and beasts Jer 4:25; Jer 9:9 (+ הָלָ֑כוּ); participle= fugitive Isa 16:3; Isa 21:14 of fleeing in horror, disgust, with מִן person Nah 3:7; Ps 31:12.
2. flee, depart, Israel from (מִןׅ ׳ י Hos 7:13 of sleep (מֵעֵינַי) Gen 31:40 ( E ), absolute Esth 6:1.
3. wander, stray (homeless, compare נוד), עוֺף נוֺדֵד Isa 16:2 (in simile), so Prov 27:8 (מִן local, in simile), compare Prov 27:8 (מִן local); of scattered Israel Hos 9:17; Jer 49:5 (searching) for food Job 15:23 (wicked man); אַרְתִיק נְדֹד Ps 55:8 I will wander afar.
4. transitive flutter wings (of bird, in figure) Isa 10:14.
Po`el Perfect consecutive שֶׁמֶשׁ זָָֽרְחָה וְנֹדַ֔ד Nah 3:17 the sun hath arisen and it ( the locust swarm) fleeth away.
Hiph`il chase away, Imperfect 3 masculine plural suffix וּמִתֵּבֵל יְנִדֻּ֑הוּ Job 18:18 (of wicked, || יֶהְדְּפֻהוּ מֵאוֺר).
Hoph`al be chased away, Imperfect 3 masculine singular וְיֻדַּד כְּחֶזְיוֺן Job 20:8 (of wicked); קוֺץ מֻנָֿד 2Sam 23:6 thorns thrust away (si vera lectio, compare Dr .; Klo Bu HPS מִדְבָּר ׳ ק).
Hithpo`el Imperfect יִתְנוֺדְדוּ Ps 64:9 flee away (in horror, disgust, compare Qal Nah 3:7 ; Ps 31:12).


BDB9694

[נְדַד] verb flee (see Biblical Hebrew I. נדד ); —

Pe`al Perfect 3 feminine singular שִׁנְּתֵהּ נַדַּת עֲלוֺהִי (K§ 46, Beisp. a)) Dan 6:19.


Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke

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