Strong's Lexicon

H5275

H5275 — נַעַל נַעֲלָה

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

Hebrewna`alnoun femOccurrences: 22TWOT: 1383a

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:H5275
Word:נַעַל נַעֲלָה
Part of Speech:noun fem
Etymology:from H5274
Language:Hebrew
Occurrences:22
Transliteration:na`al
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:nah'-al (or (feminine) na alah {nah-al-aw'};) n-f.
Meaning:1. (properly) a sandal tongue 2. by extens. a sandal or slipper (sometimes as a symbol of occupancy, a refusal to marry, or of something valueless)
KJV Renderings:dryshod, (pair of) shoe((-latchet), -s).

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BDB5252

נַ֫עַל noun feminine Josh 9:5 sandal, shoe (Late Hebrew id.; Arabic [untranscribed source text 3352] id. (also horse-shoe, etc.); Syriac [untranscribed source text 3353] apparently only horse-shoe (rare; also NS) PS2405; compare possibly Ethiopic [untranscribed source text 3354] (obsolete) wife of Levirate marriage Di676); — absolute ׳ נ Gen 14:23, נָ֑עַל Deut 25:10 suffix נַעֲלִי Ps 60:10; Ps 108:10, נַעַלְךָ Josh 5:15, etc.; dual נַעֲלָ֑יִם Amos 2:6; Amos 8:6 plural נְעָילִם Isa 11:15; Song 7:2, נְעָלוֺת Josh 9:5 suffix נְעָלֶיךָ Exod 3:5; Ezek 24:17, נְעָלָיו Isa 5:27, נְעָלֵינוּ Josh 9:13, נַעֲלֵיכֶם Exod 12:11; Ezek 24:23 — sandal Judg 9:13; Amos 2:6; Amos 8:6 (dual = pair of sandals; mentioned as of little worth); Deut 29:4 on (ב) feet Josh 9:5 ( J E ), 1Kgs 2:5; Ezek 24:23; Exod 12:11 ( P ); compare פְּעָמַיִךְ בַּנְּעָלִים Song 7:2, ׳ וְהִדְרִיךְ בַּנ Isa 11:15 put on sandal is בְּרֶגֶל ׳ שִׂים נ Ezek 24:17 loose the sandal is חָלַץ Isa 20:2; Deut 25:9 compare v Deut 25:10 שַׁל (Imperative) Exod 3:5 ( E ), Josh 5:15 ( J E ); שָׁלַף Ruth 4:7; Ruth 4:8 (compare BurtonMidian ii. 197); sandal-thong is שְׂרוֺךְ Gen 14:23; Isa 5:27 עַלאֱֿדוֺם אַשְׁלִיךְ נַעֲלִי Ps 60:10 upon Edom do I cast my sandal = Ps 108:10, denotes either contempt (Hup; עַל = unto, figurative of slave), or taking possession of (Fl in De, Che Bae), || מוֺאָב סִיר רַחְצִי favoursformer. — On symbolic use of sandal see further GoldziherAbh. z. Arab. Philol. i. 47 f. JacobArab. Dicht. iv. 23.


Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke

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