What does נָצַל · אִישׁ mean in the Bible?
נָצַל · אִישׁ is a Hebrew phrase meaning "to snatch away, whether in a good or a bad sense".
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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נָצַלH5337to snatch away, whether in a good or a bad sense
Pronunciationnāṣal
Forceful removal from danger or possession; God's primary rescue verb emphasizing sudden, decisive intervention.
Open lexicon entry →אִישׁH376a 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)
Pronunciationish
Individual male person functioning as a foundational unit of social identity, kinship, and covenantal responsibility in Hebrew thought
Open lexicon entry →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
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H5337, H376?
H5337, H376 is connected to 2,400 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. to snatch away, whether in a good or a bad sense
Source Gloss
to snatch away, whether in a good or a bad sense
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups4Aligned forms81
Hiphilcausative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action67×
Perfect1Sam 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 5:2324×
Imperfect1Sam 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 23:1420×
Participle active2Sam 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 50:2217×
Infinitive absolute2Kgs 18:30 · Isa 36:152×
Sequential imperfectProv 24:11 · Ps 82:42×
Infinitive constructGen 37:221×
JussivePs 119:431×
Niphalpassive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action11×
ImperfectAmos 3:12 · Ezek 14:16 · Ezek 14:18 · 2Kgs 19:11 · Isa 37:11 · Deut 23:16 · Ps 33:16 · Mic 4:108×
PerfectJer 7:101×
Sequential imperfectProv 6:51×
CohortativePs 69:151×
Hophalcausative passive — the subject is caused to perform the action2×
Participle passiveAmos 4:11 · Zech 3:22×
Pielintensive active — emphasizes thoroughness or repeated action1×
ImperfectEzek 14:141×
Word Origins
לְהַצִּיל אֶת־אִישָׁהּ is a primitive root - no further derivation.