רָדָה radah

Hebrew word for “to rule” · Strong’s H7287 · used 26 times in 25 verses

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Meaning

1) to rule, have dominion, dominate, tread down; 1a) (Qal) to have dominion, rule, subjugate; 1b) (Hiphil) to cause to dominate

Senses in the lexicon

• to rule (22)
• to scrape (4)

How it is translated

Glosses given for radah in context, with how often each is used:

• will rule 5
• rule 3
• ruling 3
• who ruled 3
• ruled 2
• may rule 1
• will rule over 1
• may he rule 1
• which ruled 1
• subdues 1
• mastered 1
• have ruled 1

Where it is used

Also in 1 more book.

Chapters where it is used most

Leviticus 25 (3), Genesis 1 (2), Isaiah 14 (2), Leviticus 26 (1), Numbers 24 (1), Judges 14 (1), 1 Kings 4 (1), 1 Kings 5 (1), 1 Kings 9 (1), 2 Chronicles 8 (1)

Forms

• רדה 4
• וירדו 3
• ורדו 3
• הרדים 3
• תרדה 2
• וירד 2
• ירדנו 1
• רדם 1
• ירד 1
• וירדנה 1

Words used with it

Words that share verses with radah more often than their overall frequency would suggest:

• פֶּרֶךְ perekh “severity” 4
• נָצַב natsav “to stand” 3
• שַׂר sar “ruler” 4
• הֶם hem “them” 5
• דָּגָה dagah “fish” 2
• רָמַשׂ ramas “to creep” 2
• שְׁלֹמֹה shelomoh “Solomon” 3
• אֹיֵב oyev “enemy” 3
• יָם yam “sea” 3
• שָׁמַיִם shamayim “heaven” 3
• נָחַל nachal “to inherit” 2
• עוֹף oph “bird” 2

Key verses

The verses using radah that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):

• Genesis 1:26 — And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the…
• Genesis 1:28 — And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea,…
• Leviticus 26:17 — And I will set my face against you, and ye shall be slain before your enemies: they that hate you shall reign over you; and ye shall flee when none pursueth…
• 1 Kings 4:24 — For he had dominion over all the region on this side the river, from Tiphsah even to Azzah, over all the kings on this side the river: and he had peace on all…
• Psalms 49:14 — Like sheep they are laid in the grave; death shall feed on them; and the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning; and their beauty shall consume…
• Psalms 72:8 — He shall have dominion also from sea to sea, and from the river unto the ends of the earth.
• Psalms 110:2 — The LORD shall send the rod of thy strength out of Zion: rule thou in the midst of thine enemies.
• Isaiah 14:2 — And the people shall take them, and bring them to their place: and the house of Israel shall possess them in the land of the LORD for servants and handmaids:…
• Isaiah 41:2 — Who raised up the righteous man from the east, called him to his foot, gave the nations before him, and made him rule over kings? he gave them as the dust to…
• Jeremiah 5:31 — The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests bear rule by their means; and my people love to have it so: and what will ye do in the end thereof?
• Lamentations 1:13 — From above hath he sent fire into my bones, and it prevaileth against them: he hath spread a net for my feet, he hath turned me back: he hath made me desolate…
• Ezekiel 34:4 — The diseased have ye not strengthened, neither have ye healed that which was sick, neither have ye bound up that which was broken, neither have ye brought…

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Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.