H1920 הָדַף hâdaph → Root
6 languagesRoot of the הדף family (1 member).
To push, drive, or thrust away; to forcefully expel or move something or someone away from a position or location. This term expresses active physical displacement, whether of people, objects, or metaphorically, of conditions such as violence or misfortune. It can convey rejection, removal, or the act of forcibly making something leave an area or group.
Etymology
Root: הדף. The root meaning is 'to push' or 'to thrust.' The verb הָדַף is derived directly from this root and carries the fundamental sense of pushing away with force. The actual lexical meanings always involve some type of physical or metaphorical expulsion or displacement, but the root itself simply denotes the idea of pushing or driving.
| Language | Word | Meaning | Segmentation | Root |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Embu (Kenya) | gova | to expel, cast out | -gov-/-gob- | |
| Ganda (Luganda) | goba | to chase away, expel, drive away | -gob- | |
| Kinyarwanda | goba | to chase away, drive out | -gob- | |
| Kirundi | goba | to chase away, to turn away | -gob- | |
| Luganda | goba | to chase away, expel, drive away | gob | |
| Soga | goba | to chase away, dismiss | -gob- |