Hebrew · H5337, H376

לְהַצִּיל אֶת־אִישָׁהּ

To snatch away, whether in a good or a bad sense · a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)

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נָצַל H5337 to snatch away, whether in a good or a bad sense
Pronunciation nāṣal
Forceful removal from danger or possession; God's primary rescue verb emphasizing sudden, decisive intervention.
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אִישׁ H376 a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
Pronunciation ish
Individual male person functioning as a foundational unit of social identity, kinship, and covenantal responsibility in Hebrew thought
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What does לְהַצִּיל אֶת־אִישָׁהּ (lehatsil et-ishah) mean in the Bible?

נָצַל · אִישׁ is a Hebrew phrase meaning "to snatch away, whether in a good or a bad sense".

Full entry for לְהַצִּיל אֶת־אִישָׁהּ (H5337, H376) · Open the biblical lexicon

Meaning

to snatch away, whether in a good or a bad sense
Word Origins

לְהַצִּיל אֶת־אִישָׁהּ is a primitive root — no further derivation.

Grammatical Forms

How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.

Hiphil causative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action 67×
Perfect 1Sam 7:14 · 1Sam 30:18 · 2Sam 22:1 · Exod 12:27 · Exod 18:10 · Gen 31:16 · Jer 20:13 · Ps 18:1 · 2Chr 25:15 · 2Chr 32:17 · 2Kgs 18:33 · 2Kgs 18:34 · 2Kgs 18:35 · Isa 36:19 · Isa 36:20 · Exod 5:23 24×
Imperfect 1Sam 12:21 · 2Chr 32:15 · Ezek 14:16 · Ezek 14:18 · Ezek 14:20 · Isa 47:14 · 2Chr 32:17 · 2Kgs 17:39 · 2Kgs 18:35 · Amos 3:12 · Isa 36:20 · Isa 44:20 · Ps 72:12 · 1Sam 30:8 · Prov 19:19 · Prov 23:14 20×
Participle active 2Sam 14:6 · Dan 8:4 · Dan 8:7 · Deut 32:39 · Hos 5:14 · Isa 5:29 · Isa 42:22 · Isa 43:13 · Job 5:4 · Job 10:7 · Judg 18:28 · Mic 5:7 · Prov 14:25 · Ps 7:3 · Ps 35:10 · Ps 50:22 17×
Infinitive absolute 2Kgs 18:30 · Isa 36:15
Sequential imperfect Prov 24:11 · Ps 82:4
Infinitive construct Gen 37:22
Jussive Ps 119:43
Niphal passive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action 11×
Imperfect Amos 3:12 · Ezek 14:16 · Ezek 14:18 · 2Kgs 19:11 · Isa 37:11 · Deut 23:16 · Ps 33:16 · Mic 4:10
Perfect Jer 7:10
Sequential imperfect Prov 6:5
Cohortative Ps 69:15
Hophal causative passive — the subject is caused to perform the action
Participle passive Amos 4:11 · Zech 3:2
Piel intensive active — emphasizes thoroughness or repeated action
Imperfect Ezek 14:14
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