to flee
ne.dad denotes a fleeing action, attested in Daniel 6:19 within the account of the king going quickly to the lions’ den.
The sole attested use presents a fleeing action in the setting of Daniel 6:19, where the APB describes the king rising at dawn and going quickly to the lions’ den.
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Fleeing action · dominant
In Daniel 6:19, the form נַדַּ֥ת is a Qal perfect, third-person feminine singular verb. Its occurrence is situated in the verse’s report of the king rising at dawn and going in haste to the lions’ den; the APB renders the verse, “Then at dawn the king arose with the light and went in haste to the den of lions.”
In the Anselm Project Bible: In Daniel 6:19, the APB presents the scene as the king rising at dawn and “went in haste to the den of lions.” Its precise English equivalent for the verb cannot be isolated.