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Strong's H1920 הָדַף (hadaph)

Hadaph means “drive” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's G1920 — epiginomai (“blow”) in the Greek Bible.

Strong's Number H1920
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 11
Books 9

Strong's H1920 Quick Answer

Strong's H1920 הָדַף (Hadaph) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. Hadaph (haw-daf') v. 1. to push away or down [a prim root] It has 11 linked Bible usages across 9 books. Visible English usage signals include cast, away, out, thrust, and down. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
Hadaph (haw-daf') v. 1. to push away or down [a prim root]
Usage
11 linked usages
Books
9 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
cast, away, out, thrust, and down

Meaning and Definition

Hadaph (haw-daf') v. 1. to push away or down [a prim root] KJV: cast away (out), drive, expel, thrust (away).

Original Word
הָדַף
Transliteration
Hadaph
Derivation
Root: הדף
Morphology
verb-stem

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H1920. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)

to thrust

Usage: 1) to thrust, push, drive, cast away, cast out, expel, thrust away 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to thrust, push 1a2) to drive out, thrust out 1a3) to depose

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How Strong's H1920 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render Hadaph, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

away 2 Kings 4:27 cast Numbers 35:22 out Joshua 23:5 down Isaiah 22:19 pushed Ezekiel 34:21 thrust Numbers 35:20

How Strong's H1920 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 11 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H1920 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's H1920 in the Old Testament

11 indexed usages in Old Testament.

Numbers 35:20 KJV

But if he thrust him of hatred, or hurl at him by laying of wait, that he die;

Numbers 35:22 KJV

But if he thrust him suddenly without enmity, or have cast upon him any thing without laying of wait,

Deuteronomy 6:19 KJV

To cast out all thine enemies from before thee, as the LORD hath spoken.

Usage Excerpts

First 11 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H1920.

Numbers 35:20 Old Testament, KJV
But if he thrust him of hatred, or hurl at him by laying of wait, that he die;
Numbers 35:22 Old Testament, KJV
But if he thrust him suddenly without enmity, or have cast upon him any thing without laying of wait,
Deuteronomy 6:19 Old Testament, KJV
To cast out all thine enemies from before thee, as the LORD hath spoken.
Deuteronomy 9:4 Old Testament, KJV
Speak not thou in thine heart, after that the LORD thy God hath cast them out from before thee, saying, For my righteousness the LORD hath brought me in to possess this land: but for the wickedness of these nations the LORD doth drive them out from before thee.
Joshua 23:5 Old Testament, KJV
And the LORD your God, he shall expel them from before you, and drive them from out of your sight; and ye shall possess their land, as the LORD your God hath promised unto you.
2 Kings 4:27 Old Testament, KJV
And when she came to the man of God to the hill, she caught him by the feet: but Gehazi came near to thrust her away. And the man of God said, Let her alone; for her soul is vexed within her: and the LORD hath hid it from me, and hath not told me.
Job 18:18 Old Testament, KJV
He shall be driven from light into darkness, and chased out of the world.
Proverbs 10:3 Old Testament, KJV
The LORD will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish: but he casteth away the substance of the wicked.
Isaiah 22:19 Old Testament, KJV
And I will drive thee from thy station, and from thy state shall he pull thee down.
Jeremiah 46:15 Old Testament, KJV
Why are thy valiant men swept away? they stood not, because the LORD did drive them.
Ezekiel 34:21 Old Testament, KJV
Because ye have thrust with side and with shoulder, and pushed all the diseased with your horns, till ye have scattered them abroad;

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H1920, grouped by book.

Numbers 2 usages, Old Testament
Deuteronomy 2 usages, Old Testament
Joshua 1 usage, Old Testament
2 Kings 1 usage, Old Testament
Job 1 usage, Old Testament
Proverbs 1 usage, Old Testament
Isaiah 1 usage, Old Testament
Jeremiah 1 usage, Old Testament
Ezekiel 1 usage, Old Testament

Strong's H1920 FAQ

What does hadaph (הָדַף) mean?

Hadaph (Strong's H1920) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "drive". Hadaph (haw-daf') v. 1. to push away or down [a prim root]

How many times is hadaph (הָדַף) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 11 linked usages for Strong's H1920 across 9 books.

Where can I study hadaph (הָדַף) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H1920 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate hadaph (הָדַף)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as cast, away, out, thrust, down, and pushed. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.