Strong's H5074 · Hebrew
נָדַד
nâdad · /naw-dad'/
Definition
properly, to wave to and fro (rarely to flap up and down); figuratively, to rove, flee, or (causatively) to drive away
KJV: chase (away), [idiom] could not, depart, flee ([idiom] apace, away), (re-) move, thrust away, wander (abroad, -er, -ing).
Root / derivation: a primitive root;
KJV usage breakdown
How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered נָדַד across 26 verses.
Every occurrence (KJV)
26 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.
Genesis1 verse
2 Samuel1 verse
Job3 verses
He wandereth abroad for bread, saying, Where is it? he knoweth that the day of darkness is ready at his hand.
Job 18:18He shall be driven from light into darkness, and chased out of the world. He: Heb. They shall drive him
Job 20:8He shall fly away as a dream, and shall not be found: yea, he shall be chased away as a vision of the night.
Psalms4 verses
I was a reproach among all mine enemies, but especially among my neighbours, and a fear to mine acquaintance: they that did see me without fled from me.
Psalms 55:7Lo, then would I wander far off, and remain in the wilderness. Selah.
Psalms 64:8So they shall make their own tongue to fall upon themselves: all that see them shall flee away.
Psalms 68:12Kings of armies did flee apace: and she that tarried at home divided the spoil. did: Heb. did flee, did flee
Proverbs1 verse
Isaiah8 verses
And my hand hath found as a nest the riches of the people: and as one gathereth eggs that are left, have I gathered all the earth; and there was none that moved the wing, or opened the mouth, or peeped.
Isaiah 10:31Madmenah is removed; the inhabitants of Gebim gather themselves to flee.
Isaiah 16:2For it shall be, that, as a wandering bird cast out of the nest, so the daughters of Moab shall be at the fords of Arnon. cast: or, a nest forsaken
Isaiah 16:3Take counsel, execute judgment; make thy shadow as the night in the midst of the noonday; hide the outcasts; bewray not him that wandereth. Take: Heb. Bring
Isaiah 21:14The inhabitants of the land of Tema brought water to him that was thirsty, they prevented with their bread him that fled. brought: or, bring ye
Isaiah 21:15For they fled from the swords, from the drawn sword, and from the bent bow, and from the grievousness of war. from the swords: or, for fear, etc: Heb. from the face, etc
Isaiah 22:3All thy rulers are fled together, they are bound by the archers: all that are found in thee are bound together, which have fled from far. by: Heb. of the bow
Isaiah 33:3At the noise of the tumult the people fled; at the lifting up of thyself the nations were scattered.
Jeremiah3 verses
I beheld, and, lo, there was no man, and all the birds of the heavens were fled.
Jeremiah 9:10For the mountains will I take up a weeping and wailing, and for the habitations of the wilderness a lamentation, because they are burned up, so that none can pass through them; neither can men hear the voice of the cattle; both the fowl of the heavens and the beast are fled; they are gone. habitations: or, pastures burned up: or, desolate both: Heb. from the fowl even to, etc
Jeremiah 49:5Behold, I will bring a fear upon thee, saith the Lord GOD of hosts, from all those that be about thee; and ye shall be driven out every man right forth; and none shall gather up him that wandereth.
Hosea2 verses
Woe unto them! for they have fled from me: destruction unto them! because they have transgressed against me: though I have redeemed them, yet they have spoken lies against me. destruction: Heb. spoil
Hosea 9:17My God will cast them away, because they did not hearken unto him: and they shall be wanderers among the nations.
Nahum2 verses
And it shall come to pass, that all they that look upon thee shall flee from thee, and say, Nineveh is laid waste: who will bemoan her? whence shall I seek comforters for thee?
Nahum 3:17Thy crowned are as the locusts, and thy captains as the great grasshoppers, which camp in the hedges in the cold day, but when the sun ariseth they flee away, and their place is not known where they are.
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Frequently asked questions
What does Strong's H5074 (nâdad) mean?
properly, to wave to and fro (rarely to flap up and down); figuratively, to rove, flee, or (causatively) to drive away
How many times does H5074 appear in the Bible?
Strong's H5074 (נָדַד) appears in 26 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “fled.”
How is nâdad translated in the KJV?
In the KJV, Strong's H5074 is rendered as “fled” (8×), “away” (4×), “wandereth” (4×), “flee” (2×), among other words.
Where does the Hebrew word נָדַד come from?
a primitive root;