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נָדַף
nâdaph · Hebrew · Strong's H5086 · 9 occurrences
The KJV renders 4 different Hebrew words as “drive away”
What it means
to shove asunder, i.e. disperse
a primitive root;
How the KJV renders it
drive away, to and fro, thrust down, shaken, tossed to and fro
Where that flattens a distinction
The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.
“to and fro”
also renders hâlak (H1980)
Where it appears
9 occurrences in the Hebrew text, first 8 verses shown.
Isaiah 19:7 · HVNp3ms
The meadows by the Nile, by the brink of the Nile, and all the sown fields of the Nile, will become dry, be driven away, and be no more.
Isaiah 41:2 · HVNrmsa
Who has raised up one from the east? Who called him to his feet in righteousness? He hands over nations to him and makes him rule over kings. He gives them like the dust to his sword, like the driven stubble to his bow.
Job 13:25 · HVNrmsa
Will you harass a driven leaf? Will you pursue the dry stubble?
Job 32:13 · HVqi3ms/Sp3ms
Beware lest you say, ‘We have found wisdom. God may refute him, not man;’
Leviticus 26:36 · HVNrmsa
“‘As for those of you who are left, I will send a faintness into their hearts in the lands of their enemies. The sound of a driven leaf will put them to flight; and they shall flee, as one flees from the sword. They will fall when no one pursues.
Proverbs 21:6 · HVNrmsa
Getting treasures by a lying tongue is a fleeting vapor for those who seek death.
Psalm 1:4 HVqi3fs/Sp3msPsalm 68:2 HR/VNc
Occurrences and morphology are taken from the primary Hebrew text, never from an English translation. Strong's Hebrew lexicon and Westminster Leningrad Codex morphology used under CC BY-SA 4.0 / CC BY 4.0 (OpenScriptures). Strong's Greek lexicon is public domain.