--- title: נָצַל — strip · The Tanakh dictionary description: נָצַל (5337), a word of Biblical Hebrew, used 213 times: strip. BDB 1906: vb. Qal Pi. strip, plunder Niph. deliver oneself, be delivered Hiph. snatch away, deliver. 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Qal Pi. strip, plunder Niph. deliver oneself, be delivered Hiph. snatch away, deliver [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/tanakh/1504/5337/#m2) **The whole BDB entry:** vb. not in Qal; Pi. strip, plunder; Niph. deliver oneself, be delivered; Hiph. snatch away, deliver (Ecclus Hiph. Pt. מצלת delivering 40:24b (Levi conj. יציל 40:24a); NH Hiph. = BH; Biblical Aramaic Haph. id.; Syriac ܢܨܰܠ pour out; Arabic نَصَلَ intrans. tincturam exuit emisitque barba, ex cuspide excidit sagitta, etc., Kam. Frey; Ethiopic iii. ተነጽለ evulsum vel abruptum excidere e suo loco, Di698);— Pf. 1 pl. נִצַּלְנוּ Je 7:10; Impf. יִנָּצֵל Dt 23:16, + 1 s. אִנָּֽצְלָה ψ 69:15, + 8 times Impf.; Inf. הִנָּצֵל Is 20:6 + 3 times— reflex. tear oneself away, deliver oneself: abs. Pr 6:3; Ez 14:16, 18; 2 K 19:11 = Is 37:11; c. מִיַּד Pr 6:5; מֵעִם … אֶל escape from—unto Dt 23:16. passive, be torn out or away מִפִּי הָאֲרִי Am 3:12; be delivered, abs. Gn 32:31 Je 7:10 ψ 33:16 Mi 4:10; מִפְּנֵי Is 20:6; מִכַּף Hb 2:9; מִן ψ 69:15. Pf. 2 mpl. נִצַּלְתֶּם Ex 3:22; Impf. יְנַצֵּל Ez 14:14 + 2 times;— strip off, spoil, abs. 2 Ch 20:25; c. acc. pers. Ex 3:22; 12:36 (J). deliver, c. acc. נַפְשָׁם Ez 14:14. Pf. הִצִּיל Ex 12:27; 2 ms. הִצַּ֫לֳתָּ Ex 5:23 + 50 times Pf.; Impf. יַצִּיל 2 K 17:39; יַצֵּל Gn 31:9; + 63 times Impf.; Imv. הַצֵּל Pr 24:11; הַצִּ֫ילָה ψ 22:21; sf. הַצִּילֵנִי Gn 32:12 + 24 times Imv.; Inf. abs. הַצֵּל 2 K 18:30 + 4 times; cstr. הַצִּיל Gn 37:22 + 23 times Inf.; Pt. מַצִּיל Dt 32:39 + 16 times Pt.— take away, snatch away, e.g. property Gn 31:9, 16 (E) Ho 2:11, prey from the mouth of animals 1 S 17:35; Am 3:12; Ez 34:10; words of י׳ from the mouth ψ 119:43; וְאֵין מַצִּיל בֵּינֵיהֶם 2 S 14:6 and there was none to tear them apart (two fighting); וְהִצִּיל עֵינֵנוּ 2 S 20:6 and take away our eye (elude our sight, Ges; Ew We after 𝔊 cast shadow over our eye, denom. from צֵל; Bö Th after 𝔖 tear away our eye, harm us irretrievably, v. Dr 1 S 26:2; HPS escape from us \[מִמֶּנּוּ, as 𝔊L\], cf. Bu \[וְנִצַּל\]). rescue, recover, e.g. cities Ju 11:26; wives and property 1 S 30:8, 18, 22. deliver from: enemies and troubles, abs. 1 S 12:21; Pr 19:19; Is 50:2; Je 39:17; †אֵין מַצִּיל Ju 18:28; Jb 5:4; 10:7 ψ 7:3; 50:22; 71:11; Is 5:29; 42:22; 43:13; Dn 8:4, 7 Ho 5:14; Mi 5:7; c. acc. Ex 18:8 (E) 5:23; 12:27 (J), Dt 23:15 + 39 times; †הַצִּיל נַפְשוֹ Is 44:20; 47:14; Ez 3:19, 21; 14:20; 33:19; c. מִן from Mi 5:6 + 25 times; מִיַּד from the hand or power of Gn 32:12; Ex 2:19 (J) + 57 times; מִתַּחַת יַד Ex 18:10 (E); †מִכַּף 2 S 14:16; 19:10; 22:1 = ψ 18:1, 2 K 20:6 = Is 38:6, 2 Ch 32:11 Ezr 8:31. from death Pr 11:6; 12:6; מִמּוֹת Jos 2:13 (J), ψ 33:19; 56:14; Pr 10:2 = 11:4; מִשְּׁאוֹל ψ 86:13 Pr 23:14. deliver from sin and guilt (in late writings), מִכָּל־פְּשָׁעַי ψ 39:9 from all my transgressions; מִדָּמִים ψ 51:16 from bloodguiltiness; הַצִּילֵנוּ וְכַפֵּר עַל־חַטֹּאתֵינוּ ψ 79:9 deliver us and cover over all our sins; prob. also כְּאִמְרָֽתְךָ הַצִּילֵנִי ψ 119:170. Pt. מֻצָּל;—כְּאוּד מֻצָּל מִשְּׂרֵפָה Am 4:11 as a brand plucked out of the burning; מֵאֵשׁ Zc 3:2 from the fire. וַיִּתְנַצְּלוּ אֶת־עֶדְיָם Ex 33:6 (E) and they stripped themselves of their ornaments. Why these entries: BDB: headword, part of speech agrees, 90 of its verses cited, 4 words shared with the glosses, lists its Strong's number (1 candidates); OSHB: headword, part of speech agrees, 1 words shared with the BDB entry, 0 with the glosses (1 candidates) ### Trees and pragmatics [Every English meaning of «נָצַל» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/tanakh/1504/5337/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames. ### In the verses [Psalms 82:4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.82.4/) פַּלְּטוּ־דַ֥ל וְאֶבְי֑וֹן מִיַּ֖ד רְשָׁעִ֣ים הַצִּֽילוּ׃ *Word for word:* deliver \[the\].poor and.\[the\] needy from.\[the\] hand of.wicked.\[people\] rescue.\[them\] *JPS 1917:* Rescue the poor and needy; deliver them out of the hand of the wicked. [Proverbs 14:25](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PRO.14.25/) מַצִּ֣יל נְ֭פָשׁוֹת עֵ֣ד אֱמֶ֑ת וְיָפִ֖חַ כְּזָבִ֣ים מִרְמָֽה׃ *Word for word:* \[is\].delivering lives a.witness of.reliability and he.breathes.out lies deceit *JPS 1917:* A true witness delivereth souls; but he that breatheth forth lies is all deceit. - ← previous: [נְצִיחַ](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/tanakh/w/5335.md) - next →: [נִצָּן](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/tanakh/w/5322.md) - ↑ back to [נ](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/tanakh/1504-4.md)