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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 HVNp3msIsaiah 41:2 HVNrmsaJob 13:25 HVNrmsaJob 32:13 HVqi3ms/Sp3msLeviticus 26:36 HVNrmsaProverbs 21:6 HVNrmsaPsalm 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.