What does נָשַׁל mean in the Bible?
e. divest , eject or drop".
Hebrew · H5394
נָשַׁל
To pluck off , i.e. divest , eject or drop
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נָשַׁל H5394
What does נָשַׁל mean in the Bible?
נָשַׁל is a Hebrew word meaning "to pluck off , i.e. divest , eject or drop".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H5394?
The BSB source-word alignment has 7 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include Take off (2), and He drives out (1), but the blade flies off (1), drove out (1), will drive out (1).
Where does נָשַׁל appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Exodus 3:5. Its strongest book concentrations include Deuteronomy (4), 2 Kings (1), Exodus (1), Joshua (1).
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 Take off 2× Exodus 3:5, Joshua 5:15
and He drives out 1× Deuteronomy 7:1
but the blade flies off 1× Deuteronomy 19:5
drove out 1× 2 Kings 16:6
will drive out 1× Deuteronomy 7:22
will drop off 1× Deuteronomy 28:40
Show sample aligned rows
Exodus 3:5 שַׁל־ to Take off Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular Deuteronomy 7:1 וְנָשַׁ֣ל to and He drives out Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular Deuteronomy 7:22 וְנָשַׁל֩ to will drive out Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular Deuteronomy 19:5 וְנָשַׁ֤ל to but the blade flies off Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular Deuteronomy 28:40 יִשַּׁ֖ל to will drop off Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Joshua 5:15 שַׁל־ to Take off Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular 2 Kings 16:6 וַיְנַשֵּׁ֥ל to drove out Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Exodus 3:5
Aligned rows 7
Books represented 4
Exodus 1 Deuteronomy 4 Joshua 1 2 Kings 1
Source forms
שַׁל־ 2x šal- Exodus 3:5, Joshua 5:15
וַיְנַשֵּׁ֥ל 1x way·naš·šêl 2 Kings 16:6
וְנָשַׁ֣ל 1x wə·nā·šal Deuteronomy 7:1
וְנָשַׁל֩ 1x wə·nā·šal Deuteronomy 7:22
וְנָשַׁ֤ל 1x wə·nā·šal Deuteronomy 19:5
יִשַּׁ֖ל 1x yiš·šal Deuteronomy 28:40
Parsing patterns
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular 3x Deuteronomy 7:1, Deuteronomy 7:22, Deuteronomy 19:5
Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular 2x Exodus 3:5, Joshua 5:15
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular 1x 2 Kings 16:6
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular 1x Deuteronomy 28:40
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. to pluck off , i.e. divest , eject or drop
Source Gloss
to pluck off , i.e. divest , eject or drop
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
to pluck off, i.e. divest, eject or drop BDB: slip Usage: cast (out), drive, loose, put off (out), slip.
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 groups 1 Aligned forms 3
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 3×
Sequential imperfect Exod 3:5 · Josh 5:15 2×
Imperfect Deut 28:40 1×
Word Origins
נָשַׁל is a primitive root - no further derivation.
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