Lexical Definition

‎רָדַד‎ râdad (raw-dad') to subdue ^H:V
a primitive root

spend, spread, subdue.

• to tread in pieces, i.e. (figuratively) to conquer, or (specifically) to overlay

1) to beat down, beat out, subdue
1a) (Qal) to beat down (fig)
1b) (Hiphil) to beat out

See Greek: ἐπακούω · ὑποτάσσω

Brown-Driver-Briggs

[‎רָדַד‎] verb beat out, figurative beat down, subdue (Late Hebrew Pi`el stamp or beat down, make flat, spread out; ᵑ7 ‎רְדַד‎ beat out; compare probably Arabic repel, reject (Nö^{M 75}); Assyrian radâdu is pursue (rare)); —

Qal, figurative, beat down: Infinitive construct ‎לְרַד לְפָנָיו גּוֺיִם‎ Isa 45:1 Participle active ‎הָרוֺדֵד עַמִּי תַּחְתָּ֑י‎ Ps 144:2 — so also Imperfect ‎יָרֹד‎ Isa 41:2 accusative Ew and others (for ᵑ0 ‎יַרְדְּ‎, see I. ‎רדה‎ Hiph`il). — Judg 19:11 read ‎יָרַד‎. Hiph`il literally beat out: Imperfect 3 masculine singular ‎וַיָּ֫רֶד עַלהַֿכְּרוּבִים ֗֗֗ אֶתהַֿזָּהָב‎ 1Kgs 6:32 and beat out the gold upon the cherubim (covered them with beaten gold).

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