הִדִּיחָ֖/ם

𐤄𐤃𐤉𐤇/𐤌

nâdach

he drove them

To drive away, scatter, or expel, often by force or compulsion; to cause someone or something to move away from its place or group. The verb may indicate the physical expulsion of individuals, such as banishment or exile, or a figurative sense of leading astray, turning aside, or causing someone to depart from a prescribed path.

H5080

Jeremiah 16:15 · Word #15

Lexicon H5080

Lemmaנָדַח
Lemma (Paleo)𐤍𐤃𐤇
Transliterationnâdach
Strong'sH5080
DefinitionTo drive away, scatter, or expel, often by force or compulsion; to cause someone or something to move away from its place or group. The verb may indicate the physical expulsion of individuals, such as banishment or exile, or a figurative sense of leading astray, turning aside, or causing someone to depart from a prescribed path.

Morphology HVhp3ms/Sp3mp All morphology codes

Part of Speech V — Verb — An action or state
Binyan h — Hiphil — Causative active
Conjugation p — Perfect — Completed action
Person 3 — 3rd person — Third person ("he/she/they")
Gender m — Masculine — Masculine
Number s — Singular — Singular

Common Translation

Phrasehe drove them

SIBI-P1 Translation H5080-11

he drove them away

Morphological NotesHiphil perfect, 3rd person masculine singular with 3rd person masculine plural pronominal suffix.
Rendering RationaleThe Hiphil stem conveys causative force, indicating that he caused them to be driven or expelled. "Drove them away" preserves the root sense of forceful removal while reflecting the 3ms subject and 3mp object suffix.

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SILEX v2

SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)

he drove them away

Same as P1Yes
Rationale'he drove them away' matches context and faithfully renders the causative verb as both expulsion and dispersion. P1 is correct.