וַֽ/תִּרְדְּפֵ֔/נוּ
𐤅/𐤕𐤓𐤃𐤐/𐤍𐤅
râdaph
and pursued us
To pursue, chase, or follow with intent, primarily denoting movement after someone or something with determination. The term encompasses both literal pursuit (hunting, military chasing) and figurative senses (pursuing righteousness, peace, or fleeing time/events). In hostile or military contexts, often indicates chasing with intent to overtake, harass, or drive into flight. The root idea is persistent following or pursuit, whether positive (pursuing good) or negative (persecution).
Lamentations 3:43 · Word #3
Lexicon H7291
| Lemma | רָדַף |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤓𐤃𐤐 |
| Transliteration | râdaph |
| Strong's | H7291 |
| Definition | To pursue, chase, or follow with intent, primarily denoting movement after someone or something with determination. The term encompasses both literal pursuit (hunting, military chasing) and figurative senses (pursuing righteousness, peace, or fleeing time/events). In hostile or military contexts, often indicates chasing with intent to overtake, harass, or drive into flight. The root idea is persistent following or pursuit, whether positive (pursuing good) or negative (persecution). |
Morphology HC/Vqw2ms/Sp1cp
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | q — Qal — Simple active |
| Conjugation | w — Sequential Imperfect — Imperfect with waw-consecutive, narrating past events |
| Person | 2 — 2nd person — Second person ("you") |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
Common Translation
| Phrase | and pursued us |
SIBI-P1 Translation H7291-44
you pursued us
| Morphological Notes | Qal sequential imperfect (wayyiqtol), 2nd person masculine singular with 1st person common plural suffix. |
| Rendering Rationale | The Qal stem conveys simple active pursuit, and the 2ms form with 1cp suffix specifies 'you' (masculine singular) as the subject acting upon 'us.' 'Pursued' preserves the root idea of determined following with intent. |
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