# radaf (רָדַף)

pronounced: rah-DAHF


**To pursue or chase — in Psalm 23, goodness and loving kindness are the pursuers**

## In Scripture

> Surely goodness and loving kindness shall follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in Yahweh’s house forever.
> — [Psalm 23:6](https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalms+23%3A6&version=WEB) (The Hebrew verb translated “follow” is radaf, “pursue.” Here goodness and loving kindness are the ones pursuing the speaker.)

> The Egyptians pursued after them: all the horses and chariots of Pharaoh, his horsemen, and his army; and overtook them encamping by the sea, beside Pihahiroth, before Baal Zephon.
> — [Exodus 14:9](https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Exodus+14%3A9&version=WEB) (Radaf describes Pharaoh’s army chasing Israel to the sea: the same verb can name a deadly pursuit.)


## How to read this entry

The definition comes from the IsraelForYou lexicon. Scripture quotations and their translation are named below; later tradition or modern usage is identified when it appears.


https://israelforyou.com/hebrew/radaf/