רָדָה
ra.dah
to rule
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Occurrences in Scripture
22 total occurrences across the text
God said, “Let’s make man in our image, after our likeness. Let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the birds of the sky, and over the livestock, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.”
Genesis 1:28God blessed them. God said to them, “Be fruitful, multiply, fill the earth, and subdue it. Have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the sky, and over every living thing that moves on the earth.”
Leviticus 25:43You shall not rule over him with harshness, but shall fear your God.
Leviticus 25:46You may make them an inheritance for your children after you, to hold for a possession. Of them you may take your slaves forever, but over your brothers the children of Israel you shall not rule, one over another, with harshness.
Leviticus 25:53As a servant hired year by year shall he be with him. He shall not rule with harshness over him in your sight.
Leviticus 26:17I will set my face against you, and you will be struck before your enemies. Those who hate you will rule over you; and you will flee when no one pursues you.
Numbers 24:19Out of Jacob shall one have dominion, and shall destroy the remnant from the city.”
1 Kings 4:24For he had dominion over all on this side the River, from Tiphsah even to Gaza, over all the kings on this side the River: and he had peace on all sides around him.
1 Kings 5:16besides Solomon’s chief officers who were over the work, three thousand and three hundred, who ruled over the people who labored in the work.
1 Kings 9:23These were the five hundred fifty chief officers who were over Solomon’s work, who ruled over the people who labored in the work.
2 Chronicles 8:10These were the chief officers of king Solomon, even two-hundred fifty, who ruled over the people.
Nehemiah 9:28But after they had rest, they did evil again before you; therefore you left them in the hands of their enemies, so that they had the dominion over them; yet when they returned, and cried to you, you heard from heaven; and many times you delivered them according to your mercies,
Psalms 49:14They are appointed as a flock for Sheol. Death shall be their shepherd. The upright shall have dominion over them in the morning. Their beauty shall decay in Sheol, far from their mansion.
Psalms 68:27There is little Benjamin, their ruler, the princes of Judah, their council, the princes of Zebulun, and the princes of Naphtali.
Psalms 72:8He shall have dominion also from sea to sea, from the River to the ends of the earth.
Psalms 110:2Yahweh will send out the rod of your strength out of Zion. Rule among your enemies.
Isaiah 14:2The peoples will take them, and bring them to their place. The house of Israel will possess them in Yahweh’s land for servants and for handmaids. They will take as captives those whose captives they were; and they shall rule over their oppressors.
Isaiah 14:6who struck the peoples in wrath with a continual stroke, who ruled the nations in anger, with a persecution that no one restrained.
Isaiah 41:2Who has raised up one from the east? Who called him to his foot in righteousness? He hands over nations to him and makes him rule over kings. He gives them like the dust to his sword, like the driven stubble to his bow.
Lamentations 1:13“From on high has he sent fire into my bones, and it prevails against them. He has spread a net for my feet. He has turned me back. He has made me desolate and I faint all day long.
Ezekiel 29:15It will be the lowest of the kingdoms. It won’t lift itself up above the nations any more. I will diminish them, so that they will no longer rule over the nations.
Ezekiel 34:4You haven’t strengthened the diseased. You haven’t healed that which was sick. You haven’t bound up that which was broken. You haven’t brought back that which was driven away. You haven’t sought that which was lost, but you have ruled over them with force and with rigor.