רָדַף (rādap) is
a Hebrew verb
meaning pursue. It appears
144 times
in 23 books of the Hebrew Bible
(Strong's H7291).
Same Hebrew root (TWOT 2124)
Range of meaning (TWOT 2124)pursue, chase, persecute; put to flight, the pursuers, hunt, harass, dog, follow after, aim to secure; upon the neck, we are pursued; pursue ardently; run after, gone by; follow, persecution, persecutor
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's
רָדַףverb: pursue, chase, persecute
Qal
1.
a.pursue
b.literally put to flight, chase
c.literally, the pursuers
d.chase, hunt
e.pursue
f.figuratively persecute, harass
g.pursue, dog
2.figuratively follow after, aim to secure
Niphalupon the neck (i.e. closely) we are pursued
Pielpursue ardently
Strong's H7291רָדַף: to run after (usually with hostile intent; figuratively [of time] gone by) KJV:chase, put to flight, follow (after, on), hunt, (be under) persecute(-ion, -or), pursue(-r).
Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.