נָדַח (H5080) — Hebrew Lexicon

נָדַח

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nâdach

H5080 verb

SILEX Entry

Root נדח to drive away, to push out, to expel, to scatter, to lead astray

Definition

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.

Semantic Range

to banish or expel from a community or land, to scatter or disperse people, to lead aside or cause to stray (especially morally or spiritually), to thrust away, to remove forcibly, to draw away from allegiance or loyalty, to act as an outcast, to induce deviation from a norm

Root / Etymology

Derived from the root נדח (נ-ד-ח), known in Biblical Hebrew as meaning 'to push' or 'to drive.' The root emphasizes the action of forcefully moving something or someone away from a central place, group, or norm. The verb נָדַח can appear in various binyanim (verbal stems), typically in Qal and Piel, expressing either simple or intensive action, with causative nuance.

Historical & Contextual Notes

In the Hebrew Bible, נָדַח most commonly describes coercive expulsion from a community, land, or even a divine relationship. It is frequently used in legal, social, and prophetic contexts for banishment (e.g., Deuteronomy 30:4 regarding Israelites scattered among the nations). The term also connotes leading someone astray from proper conduct or from adherence to YHWH, especially in Deuteronomy and the Prophets, where figures or false prophets 'cause' Israel to stray from covenantal ways. In later biblical literature and post-exilic texts, the term often acquires a tone of restoration and return from exile—the reversal of 'driving out.' English translations often render it as 'drive away,' 'scatter,' 'banish,' or 'lead astray,' but the underlying sense is not always adequately captured, especially when the meaning is metaphorical, involving deviation from religious or social norms rather than physical expulsion. The verb is related to, but distinct from, terms like גָּרַשׁ (garash, 'to thrust out/expel'), generally associated with divorce or physical expulsion, while נדח emphasizes forced removal from belonging or prescribed direction, including the idea of internal or spiritual deviation.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

a primitive root; to push off; used in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively (to expel, mislead, strike, inflict, etc.); banish, bring, cast down (out), chase, compel, draw away, drive (away, out, quite), fetch a stroke, force, go away, outcast, thrust away (out), withdraw.

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Root Family

נדח (n-d-ḥ) — driving away, expulsion, scattering, thrusting aside, leading astray

Strong's	Lemma	SIBI-P1
H4065	מַדּוּחַ	and banishment-causers

Word Forms

40 distinct forms

SIDANCE	Surface	Transliteration	Morphology	Common	SIBI-P1	Occurrences
`H5080-09`	הִדַּחְתִּ֣י/ם	hidachetim	`HVhp1cs/Sp3mp`	I-have-driven-them	I drove them away	4
`H5080-14`	לְ/הַדִּֽיחֲ/ךָ֙	lehadichakha	`HR/Vhc/Sp2ms`	to entice you	to drive you away	2
`H5080-27`	נִדְּחוּ	nidechu	`HVNp3cp`	they had been driven	they were driven away	2
`H5080-30`	וַ/יַּדַּ֨ח	vayadach	`HC/Vhw3ms`	and-he-led-astray	and he drove away	2
`H5080-32`	וְ/הַ/נִּדָּחָ֖ה	vehanidachah	`HC/Td/VNrfsa`	and the outcast	and the driven-away one	2
`H5080-23`	נִדָּחִ֔ים	nidachim	`HVNrmpa`	straying	driven-away ones	2
`H5080-04`	הַ/נִּדַּ֨חַת֙	hanidachat	`HTd/VNsfsa`	driven away	the driven-away one	2
`H5080-01`	אַדִּיחֵ֥/ם	adichem	`HVhi1cs/Sp3mp`	I will drive them	I will drive them away	2
`H5080-07`	הִדַּ֥חְתִּי	hidacheti	`HVhp1cs`	I have driven	I drove away	2
`H5080-37`	וְ/נִדַּחְתָּ֛	venidacheta	`HC/VNq2ms`	and are drawn away	and you were driven away	2
`H5080-31`	וַ/יַּדִּ֛יחוּ	vayadichu	`HC/Vhw3mp`	and they have enticed	and they drove away	1
`H5080-25`	נִדְּחֵ֥י	nidechey	`HVNsmpc`	outcasts	driven-away ones	1
`H5080-16`	מְנֻדָּֽח	menudach	`HVPsmsa`	driven	forcibly driven-away one	1
`H5080-28`	תַּדִּיחֶֽ/נּוּ	tadichenu	`HVhi3fs/Sp3ms`	she forces him	she will drive him away	1
`H5080-18`	נִדָּֽח	nidach	`HVNrmsa`	the banished	the driven-away one	1
`H5080-03`	הַדִּיחִ֤/י	hadichi	`HVhc/Sp1cs`	I-may-drive-away	to drive me away	1
`H5080-10`	הִדִּיחֲ/ךָ֛	hidichakha	`HVhp3ms/Sp2ms`	He has driven you	he drove you away	1
`H5080-40`	יִדַּ֥ח	yidach	`HVNi3ms`	be banished	he will be driven away	1
`H5080-20`	נִֽדַּחֲ/ךָ֖	nidachakha	`HVNsmsc/Sp2ms`	driven out	your driven-away one	1
`H5080-06`	הִדַּחְתֶּם֙	hidachetem	`HVhp2mp`	driven out	you drove away	1
`H5080-34`	וְ/הִדַּחְתִּ֥י	vehidacheti	`HC/Vhq1cs`	and I will drive out	and I will drive away	1
`H5080-36`	וְ/הִדִּ֤יחַ	vehidicha	`HC/Vhq3ms`	and bring down	and he drove away	1
`H5080-13`	לְ/הַדִּיחַ֮	lehadicha	`HR/Vhc`	to thrust down	to drive away	1
`H5080-39`	וְ/נִדְּחָ֨ה	venidechah	`HC/VNq3fs`	and slips	and she was driven away	1
`H5080-05`	הִדַּחְתָּ֣/ם	hidachetam	`HVhp2ms/Sp3mp`	you have driven them	you drove them away	1
`H5080-33`	וְ/הַ/נִּדָּחִ֖ים	vehanidachim	`HC/Td/VNsmpa`	and the outcasts	and the driven-away ones	1
`H5080-24`	נִדְּחָ֥ה	nidechah	`HVNp3fs`	driven away	she was driven away	1
`H5080-08`	הִדַּחְתִּ֣י/ךָ	hidachetikha	`HVhp1cs/Sp2ms`	I have driven you	I drove you away	1
`H5080-26`	נִדְּחֽ/וֹ	nidecho	`HVNrmsc/Sp3ms`	his banished one	his driven-away one	1
`H5080-22`	נִדָּחַ֔/י	nidachay	`HVNsmpc/Sp1cs`	my outcasts	my driven-away ones	1
`H5080-17`	מֻדָּ֔ח	mudach	`HVHsmsa`	hunted	driven-away one	1
`H5080-02`	הַדִּיחֵ֑/מוֹ	hadichemo	`HVhv2ms/Sp3mp`	cast them out	Drive them away	1
`H5080-11`	הִדִּיחָ֖/ם	hidicham	`HVhp3ms/Sp3mp`	he drove them	he drove them away	1
`H5080-38`	וְ/נִדַּחְתֶּם֙	venidachetem	`HC/VNq2mp`	and you will be driven	and you will be driven away	1
`H5080-12`	הִדִּ֑יחוּ	hidichu	`HVhp3cp`	have driven away	they drove away	1
`H5080-21`	נִֽדַּחֲ/כֶ֜ם	nidachakhem	`HVNsmsc/Sp2mp`	your being driven away	your driven-away one	1
`H5080-19`	נִדָּחָה֙	nidachah	`HVNsfsa`	an outcast	driven-away one	1
`H5080-15`	לִ/נְדֹּ֤חַ	linedocha	`HR/Vqc`	by wielding	to drive away	1
`H5080-35`	וְ/הִדַּחְתִּי/ו֮	vehidachetiv	`HC/Vhq1cs/Sp3ms`	and-I-will-drive-him	and I will drive him away	1
`H5080-29`	וַ/תַּדִּח֔וּ/ם	vatadichum	`HC/Vhw2mp/Sp3mp`	and driven them away	and you drove them away	1

Occurrences in Scripture

52 total occurrences

SIDANCE	Reference	Word	Transliteration	Morphology	Common	SIBI-P1
`H5080-37`	Deuteronomy 4:19	וְ/נִדַּחְתָּ֛	venidacheta	`HC/VNq2ms`	and be drawn away	and you were driven away
`H5080-14`	Deuteronomy 13:6	לְ/הַדִּֽיחֲ/ךָ֙	lehadichakha	`HR/Vhc/Sp2ms`	to-seduce-you(sg)	to drive you away
`H5080-14`	Deuteronomy 13:11	לְ/הַדִּֽיחֲ/ךָ֙	lehadichakha	`HR/Vhc/Sp2ms`	to entice you	to drive you away
`H5080-31`	Deuteronomy 13:14	וַ/יַּדִּ֛יחוּ	vayadichu	`HC/Vhw3mp`	and they have enticed	and they drove away
`H5080-39`	Deuteronomy 19:5	וְ/נִדְּחָ֨ה	venidechah	`HC/VNq3fs`	and slips	and she was driven away
`H5080-15`	Deuteronomy 20:19	לִ/נְדֹּ֤חַ	linedocha	`HR/Vqc`	by wielding	to drive away
`H5080-23`	Deuteronomy 22:1	נִדָּחִ֔ים	nidachim	`HVNrmpa`	straying	driven-away ones
`H5080-10`	Deuteronomy 30:1	הִדִּיחֲ/ךָ֛	hidichakha	`HVhp3ms/Sp2ms`	He has driven you	he drove you away
`H5080-20`	Deuteronomy 30:4	נִֽדַּחֲ/ךָ֖	nidachakha	`HVNsmsc/Sp2ms`	driven out	your driven-away one
`H5080-37`	Deuteronomy 30:17	וְ/נִדַּחְתָּ֗	venidacheta	`HC/VNq2ms`	and are drawn away	and you were driven away
`H5080-26`	2 Samuel 14:13	נִדְּחֽ/וֹ	nidecho	`HVNrmsc/Sp3ms`	his banished one	his driven-away one
`H5080-40`	2 Samuel 14:14	יִדַּ֥ח	yidach	`HVNi3ms`	be banished	he will be driven away
`H5080-18`	2 Samuel 14:14	נִדָּֽח	nidach	`HVNrmsa`	the banished	the driven-away one
`H5080-36`	2 Samuel 15:14	וְ/הִדִּ֤יחַ	vehidicha	`HC/Vhq3ms`	and bring down	and he drove away
`H5080-30`	2 Kings 17:21	וַ/יַּדַּ֨ח	vayadach	`HC/Vhw3ms`	and-he-thrust-away	and he drove away
`H5080-16`	Isaiah 8:22	מְנֻדָּֽח	menudach	`HVPsmsa`	driven	forcibly driven-away one
`H5080-17`	Isaiah 13:14	מֻדָּ֔ח	mudach	`HVHsmsa`	hunted	driven-away one
`H5080-23`	Isaiah 16:3	נִדָּחִ֔ים	nidachim	`HVNrmpa`	the-outcasts	driven-away ones
`H5080-22`	Isaiah 16:4	נִדָּחַ֔/י	nidachay	`HVNsmpc/Sp1cs`	my outcasts	my driven-away ones
`H5080-33`	Isaiah 27:13	וְ/הַ/נִּדָּחִ֖ים	vehanidachim	`HC/Td/VNsmpa`	and the outcasts	and the driven-away ones
`H5080-09`	Jeremiah 8:3	הִדַּחְתִּ֣י/ם	hidachetim	`HVhp1cs/Sp3mp`	I-have-driven-them	I drove them away
`H5080-11`	Jeremiah 16:15	הִדִּיחָ֖/ם	hidicham	`HVhp3ms/Sp3mp`	he drove them	he drove them away
`H5080-29`	Jeremiah 23:2	וַ/תַּדִּח֔וּ/ם	vatadichum	`HC/Vhw2mp/Sp3mp`	and driven them away	and you drove them away
`H5080-07`	Jeremiah 23:3	הִדַּ֥חְתִּי	hidacheti	`HVhp1cs`	I have driven	I drove away
`H5080-09`	Jeremiah 23:8	הִדַּחְתִּ֖י/ם	hidachetim	`HVhp1cs/Sp3mp`	I drove them	I drove them away
`H5080-01`	Jeremiah 24:9	אַדִּיחֵ֥/ם	adichem	`HVhi1cs/Sp3mp`	I-will-drive-them	I will drive them away
`H5080-34`	Jeremiah 27:10	וְ/הִדַּחְתִּ֥י	vehidacheti	`HC/Vhq1cs`	and I will drive out	and I will drive away
`H5080-03`	Jeremiah 27:15	הַדִּיחִ֤/י	hadichi	`HVhc/Sp1cs`	I-may-drive-away	to drive me away
`H5080-07`	Jeremiah 29:14	הִדַּ֧חְתִּי	hidacheti	`HVhp1cs`	I have driven	I drove away
`H5080-09`	Jeremiah 29:18	הִדַּחְתִּ֥י/ם	hidachetim	`HVhp1cs/Sp3mp`	I-have-driven-them	I drove them away
`H5080-19`	Jeremiah 30:17	נִדָּחָה֙	nidachah	`HVNsfsa`	an outcast	driven-away one
`H5080-09`	Jeremiah 32:37	הִדַּחְתִּ֥י/ם	hidachetim	`HVhp1cs/Sp3mp`	I have driven them	I drove them away
`H5080-27`	Jeremiah 40:12	נִדְּחוּ	nidechu	`HVNp3cp`	they had been driven	they were driven away
`H5080-27`	Jeremiah 43:5	נִדְּחוּ	nidechu	`HVNp3cp`	they had been driven	they were driven away
`H5080-08`	Jeremiah 46:28	הִדַּחְתִּ֣י/ךָ	hidachetikha	`HVhp1cs/Sp2ms`	I have driven you	I drove you away
`H5080-38`	Jeremiah 49:5	וְ/נִדַּחְתֶּם֙	venidachetem	`HC/VNq2mp`	and you will be driven	and you will be driven away
`H5080-25`	Jeremiah 49:36	נִדְּחֵ֥י	nidechey	`HVNsmpc`	outcasts	driven-away ones
`H5080-12`	Jeremiah 50:17	הִדִּ֑יחוּ	hidichu	`HVhp3cp`	have driven away	they drove away
`H5080-01`	Ezekiel 4:13	אַדִּיחֵ֖/ם	adichem	`HVhi1cs/Sp3mp`	I will drive them	I will drive them away
`H5080-04`	Ezekiel 34:4	הַ/נִּדַּ֨חַת֙	hanidachat	`HTd/VNsfsa`	driven away	the driven-away one
`H5080-04`	Ezekiel 34:16	הַ/נִּדַּ֣חַת	hanidachat	`HTd/VNsfsa`	the driven away	the driven-away one
`H5080-35`	Joel 2:20	וְ/הִדַּחְתִּי/ו֮	vehidachetiv	`HC/Vhq1cs/Sp3ms`	and-I-will-drive-him	and I will drive him away
`H5080-32`	Micah 4:6	וְ/הַ/נִּדָּחָ֖ה	vehanidachah	`HC/Td/VNrfsa`	and the outcast	and the driven-away one
`H5080-32`	Zephaniah 3:19	וְ/הַ/נִּדָּחָה֙	vehanidachah	`HC/Td/VNsfsa`	and the outcast	and the driven-away one
`H5080-02`	Psalms 5:11	הַדִּיחֵ֑/מוֹ	hadichemo	`HVhv2ms/Sp3mp`	cast them out	Drive them away
`H5080-13`	Psalms 62:5	לְ/הַדִּיחַ֮	lehadicha	`HR/Vhc`	to thrust down	to drive away
`H5080-28`	Proverbs 7:21	תַּדִּיחֶֽ/נּוּ	tadichenu	`HVhi3fs/Sp3ms`	she forces him	she will drive him away
`H5080-24`	Job 6:13	נִדְּחָ֥ה	nidechah	`HVNp3fs`	driven away	she was driven away
`H5080-05`	Daniel 9:7	הִדַּחְתָּ֣/ם	hidachetam	`HVhp2ms/Sp3mp`	you have driven them	you drove them away
`H5080-21`	Nehemiah 1:9	נִֽדַּחֲ/כֶ֜ם	nidachakhem	`HVNsmsc/Sp2mp`	your being driven away	your driven-away one
`H5080-06`	2 Chronicles 13:9	הִדַּחְתֶּם֙	hidachetem	`HVhp2mp`	driven out	you drove away
`H5080-30`	2 Chronicles 21:11	וַ/יַּדַּ֖ח	vayadach	`HC/Vhw3ms`	and-he-led-astray	and he drove away

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