Hebrew Word Study
H7287
רָדָה
râdâh
H7287 · Hebrew
Have dominion, rule, govern. Radah. God gave humanity dominion over creation. Not to exploit but to steward and care for what He made.
Verses with this word
Genesis 1:26
“And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and...”
Genesis 1:28
“And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and hav...”
Leviticus 25:43
“Thou shalt not rule over him with rigour; but shalt fear thy God.”
Leviticus 25:46
“And ye shall take them as an inheritance for your children after you, to inherit them for a possession; they shall be yo...”
Leviticus 25:53
“And as a yearly hired servant shall he be with him: and the other shall not rule with rigour over him in thy sight.”