נָדַד
na.dad
“to wander”
Definition
properly, to wave to and fro (rarely to flap up and down); figuratively, to rove, flee, or (causatively) to drive away
a primitive root;
- to retreat, flee, depart, move, wander abroad, stray, flutter 1a)(Qal) 1a1) to retreat, flee 1a2) to flee, depart 1a3) to wander, stray 1a4) to flutter (of birds) 1b) (Poal) to flee away, be chased 1c) (Hiphil) to chase away 1d) (Hophal) to be chased away 1e) (Hithpolel) to flee away Aramaic equivalent: ne.dad (*נְדַד *"to flee" H5075)
Go beyond grammar.
See how this word works across context, usage, and meaning with AI-assisted word study built for serious Bible study.
logos (G3056)
word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Verb
H:V
Hebrew Verb
Occurrences
נָדַד appears 21 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
But the worthless are all like thorns raked aside,for they can never be gathered by hand.
My God will reject thembecause they have not obeyed Him;and they shall be wanderersamong the nations.
“Give us counsel;render a decision.Shelter us at noondaywith shade as dark as night.Hide the refugees;do not betray the one who flees.
The peoples flee the thunder of Your voice;the nations scatter when You rise.
He is driven from light into darknessand is chased from the inhabited world.
Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.