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Strong's #5337 - נָצַל
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- to snatch away, deliver, rescue, save, strip, plunder
- 1a)(Niphal)
- to tear oneself away, deliver oneself
- to be torn out or away, be delivered
- (Piel)
- to strip off, spoil
- to deliver
- (Hiphil)
- to take away, snatch away
- to rescue, recover
- to deliver (from enemies or troubles or death)
- to deliver from sin and guilt
- (Hophal) to be plucked out
- (Hithpael) to strip oneself
- 1a)(Niphal)
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2428) lyn (נתסל NTsL) AC: Deliver CO: ? AB: ?: [from: ly- as a shaking]
V) lyn (נתסל NTsL) - Deliver: [Hebrew and Aramaic] KJV (216): (vf: Niphal, Hiphil, Hitpael, Hophal, Piel) deliver, recover, rid, escape, rescue, spoil, take - Strongs: H5337 (נָצַל), H5338 (נְצַל)
Jeff Benner, Ancient Hebrew Research Center Used by permission of the author.
Qal; Pi`el strip, plunder;
Niph`al deliver oneself, be delivered;
Hiph`il snatch away, deliver (Ecclus Hiph`il Participle מצלת delivering Sirach 40:24 b (Levi conjectures יציל Sirach 40:24 a)); Late Hebrew Hiph`il = Biblical Hebrew; Biblical Aramaic Haph`el id.; Syriac pour out; Arabic intransitive tincturam exuit emisitque barba, ex cuspide excidit sagitta, etc., Kam Frey; Ethiopic III. evulsum or abruptum excidere e suo loco, Di698); —
Niph`al Perfect 1 plural נִצַּלְנוּ Jeremiah 7:10; Imperfect יִנָּצֵל Deuteronomy 23:16, + 1 singular אִנָָּֽצְלָה Psalm 69:15, + 8t. Imperfect; Infinitive הַנָּצֵל Isaiah 20:6 3t. —
1 reflexive tear oneself away, deliver oneself: absolute Proverbs 6:3; Ezekiel 14:16,18; 2 Kings 19:11 = Isaiah 37:11; with מִיַּד Proverbs 6:5; מֵעִ ֗֗֗ אֶל escape from-unto Deuteronomy 23:16.
2 passive, be torn, out or away מִמִּי הָאֲרִי Amos 3:12; be delivered, absolute Genesis 32:31; Jeremiah 7:10; Psalm 33:16; Micah 4:30 מִמְּנֵי Isaiah 20:6; מִכַּף Habakkuk 2:9; מִן Psalm 69:15.
Pi`el Perfect 2 masculine plural נִצַּלְתֶּם Exodus 3:22; Imperfect יְנַצֵּל Ezekiel 14:14 2t.; —
1 strip of, spoil, absolute 2 Chronicles 20:25; with accusative of person Exodus 3:22; Exodus 12:36 (J).
2 deliver, with accusative נַפְשָׁם Ezekiel 14:14.
Hiph`il190 Perfect הִצִּיל Exodus 12:27; 2 masculine singular הִצַּ֫לְתָּ Exodus 5:23 50t. Perfect; Imperfect יַּצִּיל 2 Kings 17:39; יַצֵּל Genesis 31:9 63t. Imperfect; Imperative הַצֵּל Proverbs 24:11; הַצִּ֫ילָה Psalm 22:21; suffix הַצִּילֵנִי Genesis 32:12 24t. Imperative; Infinitive absolute הַצֵּל 2 Kings 18:30 4t.; construct הַצִּיל Genesis 37:22 23t. Infinitive; Participle מַצִּיל Deuteronomy 32:39 16t. Participle —
1 take away, snatch away, e.g. property Genesis 31:9,10 (E) Hosea 2:11, prey from the mouth of animals 1 Samuel 17:35; Amos 3:12; Ezekiel 34:10, words of ׳י from the mouth Psalm 119:43; וְאֵין מַצִּיל בֵּינֵיהֶם 2 Samuel 14:6 and there was none to tear them apart (two fighting); עֵינֵנוּ וְהִצִּיל 2 Samuel 20:6 and take away our eye (elude our sight, Ges; Ew We after ᵐ5 cast shadow over our eye, denominative from צֵל Bö Th after ᵑ6 tear away our eye, harm us irretrievably, see Dr1826. 2.; HPS escape from us [מִמֶּנּוּ, as ᵐ5 L], compare Bu [וְנִצַּל]).
2 rescue, recover, e.g. cities Judges 11:26; wives and property 1 Samuel 30:8,18,22.
3 deliver from:
a. enemies and troubles, absolute 1 Samuel 12:21; Proverbs 19:19; Isaiah 50:2; Jeremiah 39:17; אֵין מַצִּיל Judges 18:28; Job 5:4; Job 10:7; Psalm 7:3; Psalm 50:22; Psalm 71:11; Isaiah 5:29; Isaiah 42:22; Isaiah 43:13; Daniel 8:47; Hosea 5:14; Micah 5:7; with accusative Genesis 18:8 (E), Exodus 5:23; Exodus 12:27 (J), Deuteronomy 23:15 39t.; הַצִּיל נַפְשׁוֺ Isaiah 44:20; Isaiah 47:14; Ezekiel 3:19,21; Ezekiel 14:20; Ezekiel 33:19; with מִן from Micah 5:6 25t.; מִיַּד from the hand or power of Genesis 32:12; Exodus 2:19 (J) + 57t.; מִתַּחַת יַד Exodus 18:10 (E); מִכַּף 2 Samuel 14:16; 2 Samuel 19:10; 2 Samuel 22:1 = Psalm 18:1,2Kings 20:6 = Isaiah 38:6; 2 Chronicles 32:11; Ezra 8:31.
b. from death Proverbs 11:16; Proverbs 12:6; מִמּוֺת Joshua 2:13 (J), Psalm 33:19; Psalm 56:14; Proverbs 10:12 = Proverbs 11:4; מִשְּׁאוֺל Psalm 86:13; Proverbs 23:14.
4 deliver from sin and guilt (in late writings), מִכָּלמְּֿשָׁעַי Psalm 39:9 from all my trangression; מִדָּמִים Psalm 51:6 from bloodguiltiness; הַצִּילֵנוּ וְכַמֵּר עַלחַֿטּאֹתֵינוּ Psalm 79:9 deliver us and cover over all our sins; probably also כְּאִמְרָֽתְךָ הַצִּילֵנִי Psalm 119:170.
Hoph`al Participle מֻצּל; — כְּאוּד מֻצָּל מִשְּׂרֵטָה Amos 4:11 as a brand plucked out of the burning; מֵאֵשׁ Zechariah 3:2 from the fire.
Hithpa`elוַיִּתְנַצְּלוּ אֶתעֶֿדְיָם Exodus 33:6 (E) and they stripped themselves of their ornaments.
[נְצַל] verb Haph`el rescue, deliver (see Biblical Hebrew, Egyptian Aramaic הנצל take away, S-C C 10, D 18); — of God, absolute: Participle active מַצִּל Daniel 6:28, Infinitive לְהַצָּלָה Daniel 3:29; of Prayer of Manasseh , suffix person לְהַצָּלוּתֵהּ Daniel 6:15.
נָצַל not used in Kal, pr. to draw out, to pull out; نصل and نضل, Ethiop. ነጸለ፡ to take away. Kindred are נָשַׁל, שָׁלַל.
Piel
(1) to take away, to strip off something, from some one, 2 Chronicles 20:25.
(2) followed by an acc. of pers. to despoil any one, Exodus 3:22, 12:36.
(3) to snatch out of danger, to preserve, Ezekiel 14:14 see Hiph.
Hiphil הִצִּיל
(1) to pull a way; followed by בֵּין to pull apart. 2 Samuel 14:6, “the boys strove together in the field וְאֵין מַצִּיל בֵּינֵיהֶם and there was not one to pull them apart;” niemand riß fie aus einander.
(2) i.q. Piel No. 1; to take away, to deprive of, Genesis 31:9 followed by מִן verse 16 Genesis 31:16; Psalms 119:43. 2 Samuel 20:6, וְהִצִּיל עֵינֵנוּ “and (lest) he take away our eye,” i.e. withdraw himself from our eyes.
(3) to snatch, to deliver any one from danger; with an acc. of pers. (once with a dat. Jonah 4:6); followed by מִן Psalms 18:49, 34:5, 18 Psalms 34:18; Micah 5:5 מִיַּד out of the hand, the power of any one, Genesis 32:12, 37:21, 22 Genesis 37:22; Exodus 3:8, 18:10 מִכַּף id. Isaiah 38:6 הִצִּיל נַפְשׁוֹ to save one’s own life, Ezekiel 3:19, 21 Ezekiel 3:21אֵין מַצִּיל there is no deliverer, none aiding, Psalms 7:3, 50:22 Isaiah 5:29.
Hophal הֻצַּל to be snatched or plucked out, Amos 4:11; Zechariah 3:2.
Niphal
(1) pass. of Hiphil No. 3, to be plucked out, to be delivered, Isaiah 20:6; Jeremiah 7:10; Amos 3:12.
(2) to save oneself, to escape, Proverbs 6:3,. Followed by אֶל to escape to any one, Deuteronomy 23:16.
Hithpael, to strip oneself of any thing, with an acc. Exodus 33:6 comp. Heb. Gram. § 53, 3, letter d.
Derivative הַצָּלָה.