נָדַף nâdaph — to shove asunder, i.e. disperse
Translated in the KJV as drive (away, to and fro), thrust down, shaken, tossed to and fro.
a primitive root; to shove asunder, i.e. disperse.
nâdaph in each stem
Niph'al
Participle (active) 4Infinitive construct 1Perfect (qatal) 1
And upon them that are left alive of you I will send a faintness into their hearts in the lands of their enemies; and the sound of a shaken leaf shall chase them; and they shall flee, as fleeing from a sword; and they shall fall when none pursueth.
Wilt thou break a leaf driven to and fro? and wilt thou pursue the dry stubble?
But let the righteous be glad; let them rejoice before God: yea, let them exceedingly rejoice.
Qal (Pa'al)
Imperfect (yiqtol) 3
Lest ye should say, We have found out wisdom: God thrusteth him down, not man.
The ungodly are not so: but are like the chaff which the wind driveth away.
But let the righteous be glad; let them rejoice before God: yea, let them exceedingly rejoice.
What the stems mean
A Hebrew verb is its root letters set into a pattern. The pattern — the binyan — is the grammar's way of saying three things at once: whether the action is simple, intensive or causative, and whether its subject is active, passive or reflexive. That is why one Hebrew word can need six English ones. All seven binyanim, explained ›