Original Word: נָשַׁל
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: nashal
Pronunciation: naw-shal'
Phonetic Spelling: (naw-shal')
Definition: To draw off, to slip off, to remove
Meaning: to pluck off, divest, eject, drop

Word Origin: A primitive root

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Greek equivalent for "nashal," the concept of removing or taking off can be related to Greek terms such as ἀποτίθημι (apotithēmi - to put off, lay aside) found in passages like Ephesians 4:22, which speaks of putting off the old self.

Usage: The Hebrew verb "nashal" primarily means to slip off or to remove, often used in the context of taking off shoes or other items. It conveys the action of shedding or discarding something, typically in a physical sense. The term can also imply a sense of separation or detachment.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Hebrew culture, the act of removing one's shoes was often associated with entering a holy space or showing respect and humility. For example, when Moses approached the burning bush, he was instructed to remove his sandals because he was standing on holy ground (Exodus 3:5). This cultural practice underscores the significance of "nashal" as an act of reverence and acknowledgment of the sacred.

Word Origin
a prim. root
Definition
to slip or drop off, draw off, clear away
NASB Translation
clear away (1), cleared (1), clears away (1), drop off (1), remove (2), slips off (1).

נָשַׁל verb 1. intransitive slip or drop off; also transitive:

2 draw off.

3 clear away (Late Hebrew נָשַׁל probably intransitive, Qal not used, but noun נְשִׁילָה a falling off, etc.; Pi`el, Hiph`il cast off, let fall off, Niph`al be cast off, fall off; ᵑ7 Aph`el אַשֵּׁיל cast out (from house); Arabic excidit pluma, etc.; but also transitive, avis mutavit rejecitque plumas (Frey); — celeriter extraxit, etc., is denominative from loan-word according to Frä⁸⁸); —

Qal Perfect וְנָשַׁל consecutive Deuteronomy 7:1 2t.; Imperfect3masculine singular יִשַּׁל Deuteronomy 28:40; Imperative masculine singular שַׁל Exodus 3:5; Joshua 5:15; —

1 slip or drop off, וְנָשַׁל הַבַּרְזֶל מִןהָֿעֵץ Deuteronomy 19:5 and the iron slippeth off from the wood (i.e. axe-head from helve); יִשַּׁל זֵיתֶ֑ךָ Deuteronomy 28:40 thine olives shall drop off (absolute).

2 draw off sandal from (מֵעַל) foot Exodus 3:5 (E), Joshua 5:15 (JE).

3 clear away nations מִמָּנֶיךָ Deuteronomy 7:1,22.

Pi`el Imperfect3masculine singular וַיְנַשֵּׁל 2 Kings 16:6 he cleared the Jews entirely out of (מִן) Elath.

cast out, drive, loose, put off out, slip

A primitive root; to pluck off, i.e. Divest, eject or drop -- cast (out), drive, loose, put off (out), slip.

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