What does נַעַל (naʿal) mean in the Bible?
נַעַל (naʿal): Sandal symbolizes ownership transfer, marital refusal, or worthlessness—more than mere footwear
Hebrew · H5275
נַעַל
Properly, a sandal tongue ; by extension a sandal or slipper (sometimes as a symbol of occupancy, a refusal to marry, or of something valueless)
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נַעַל H5275
Pronunciation naʿal
What does נַעַל (naʿal) mean in the Bible?
נַעַל (naʿal): Sandal symbolizes ownership transfer, marital refusal, or worthlessness—more than mere footwear
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H5275?
The BSB source-word alignment has 22 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include his sandal (3), your sandals (3), a pair of sandals (2), and sandals (2), My sandal (2).
Where does נַעַל (naʿal) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 14:23. Its strongest book concentrations include Deuteronomy (3), Isaiah (3), Joshua (3), Amos (2).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It his sandal 3× Deuteronomy 25:9, Ruth 4:7, Ruth 4:8
your sandals 3× Exodus 3:5, Joshua 5:15, Ezekiel 24:17
a pair of sandals 2× Amos 2:6, Amos 8:6
and sandals 2× Deuteronomy 29:5, Joshua 9:13
My sandal 2× Psalms 60:8, Psalms 108:9
and the sandals 1× 1 Kings 2:5
and your sandals 1× Ezekiel 24:23
are your sandaled 1× Song Of Solomon 7:1
of a sandal 1× Genesis 14:23
of the Unsandaled 1× Deuteronomy 25:10
sandal 1× Isaiah 5:27
sandals 1× Joshua 9:5
the sandals 1× Isaiah 20:2
with dry sandals 1× Isaiah 11:15
with your sandals 1× Exodus 12:11
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Genesis 14:23 נַ֔עַל to of a sandal Noun - feminine singular Exodus 3:5 נְעָלֶ֙יךָ֙ to your sandals Noun - feminine plural construct | second person masculine singular Exodus 12:11 נַֽעֲלֵיכֶם֙ to with your sandals Noun - feminine plural construct | second person masculine plural Deuteronomy 25:9 נַעֲלוֹ֙ to his sandal Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular Deuteronomy 25:10 הַנָּֽעַל׃ס to of the Unsandaled Article | Noun - feminine singular Deuteronomy 29:5 וְנַֽעַלְךָ֥ to and sandals Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular Joshua 5:15 נַֽעַלְךָ֙ to your sandals Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular Joshua 9:5 וּנְעָל֨וֹת to sandals Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural Joshua 9:13 וּנְעָלֵ֔ינוּ to and sandals Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct | first person common plural Ruth 4:7 נַעֲל֖וֹ to his sandal Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 14:23
Aligned rows 22
Books represented 11
Genesis 1 Exodus 2 Deuteronomy 3 Joshua 3 Ruth 2 1 Kings 1 Psalms 2 Song Of Solomon 1 Isaiah 3 Ezekiel 2 Amos 2
Source forms
נַעֲלִ֑י 2x na·‘ă·lî Psalms 60:8, Psalms 108:9
בַּנְּעָלִ֖ים 1x ban·nə·‘ā·lîm Song Of Solomon 7:1
בַּנְּעָלִֽים׃ 1x ban·nə·‘ā·lîm Isaiah 11:15
הַנָּֽעַל׃ס 1x han·nā·‘al Deuteronomy 25:10
וּֽבְנַעֲל֖וֹ 1x ū·ḇə·na·‘ă·lōw 1 Kings 2:5
וּנְעָל֨וֹת 1x ū·nə·‘ā·lō·wṯ Joshua 9:5
וּנְעָלֶ֖יךָ 1x ū·nə·‘ā·le·ḵā Ezekiel 24:17
וְנַֽעֲלֵיכֶם֙ 1x wə·na·‘ă·lê·ḵem Ezekiel 24:23
Parsing patterns
Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular 3x Deuteronomy 25:9, Ruth 4:7, Ruth 4:8
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular 2x Deuteronomy 29:5, Isaiah 20:2
Noun - fd 2x Amos 2:6, Amos 8:6
Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular 2x Psalms 60:8, Psalms 108:9
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine plural 2x Song Of Solomon 7:1, Isaiah 11:15
Article | Noun - feminine singular 1x Deuteronomy 25:10
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural 1x Joshua 9:5
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct | first person common plural 1x Joshua 9:13
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Sandal symbolizes ownership transfer, marital refusal, or worthlessness—more than mere footwear
Source Gloss
properly, a sandal tongue ; by extension a sandal or slipper (sometimes as a symbol of occupancy, a refusal to marry, or of something valueless)
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Sandal symbolizes ownership transfer, marital refusal, or worthlessness—more than mere footwear
properly, a sandal tongue; by extension a sandal or slipper (sometimes as a symbol of occupancy, a refusal to marry, or of something valueless) BDB: sandal Usage: dryshod, (pair of) shoe((-latchet), -s).
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
נַעַל is built from this root:
נָעַל H5274
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Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain