Quick Definition
to subdue
Strong's Definition
to tread in pieces, i.e. (figuratively) to conquer, or (specifically) to overlay
Derivation: a primitive root;
KJV Usage: spend, spread, subdue.
TWOT Reference: 2120
Outline of Biblical Usage
1) to beat down, beat out, subdue
1a) (Qal) to beat down (fig)
1b) (Hiphil) to beat out
Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents
This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
רָדַד (ra.dad) — to subdue. 1) to beat down, beat out, subdue 1a) (Qal) to beat down (fig) 1b) (Hiphil) to beat out
UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew
verb · רְדִיד
Cover | verb hif
to overlay = causative action by which humans cover an object with a thin layer of a certain material
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
[רָדַד] vb. beat out, fig. beat down, subdue Qal, fig., beat down
Hiph. lit. beat out
base