ra.dad denotes bringing nations or people under someone and, in other clauses, movement downward or aside.

The clearest attested use concerns bringing nations and people under a ruler, as in Isaiah 45:1 and Psalm 144:2. Other occurrences occur in clauses about bringing gold down upon carvings and turning aside toward a city, in 1 Kings 6:32 and Judges 19:11.

1. Bringing peoples under a ruler · dominant

   In Isaiah 45:1, the Qal infinitive construct occurs in the statement about nations before Cyrus; the APB renders the clause “to subdue nations before him.” In Psalm 144:2, the Qal active participle identifies the one described as bringing “my people under me” in the APB.

   Isaiah 45:1Psalm 144:2
2. Bringing down or turning aside · common

   In 1 Kings 6:32, the Hiphil sequential imperfect appears in the account of gold being brought down upon the cherubim and palms. In Judges 19:11, the Qal perfect occurs in the servant's proposal to turn aside toward the city; the APB renders the invitation as turning aside to lodge there.

   1 Kings 6:32Judges 19:11

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB explicitly uses “subdue” in Isaiah 45:1 and Psalm 144:2. In the other occurrences it presents the surrounding actions as bringing down gold and turning aside.