Nâshal — H5394

Definition

verb

to pluck off, i.e. divest, eject or drop

1. to slip off, drop off, clear away, draw off
1. (Qal)
1. to slip or drop off
2. to draw off
3. to clear away
2. (Piel) to clear out completely, clear entirely

Usually translated as

cast, loose, drive, put off, slip

Origin

a primitive root

Greek equivalents

• ekbállō (G1544)
• ekpíptō (G1601)
• exaírō (G1808)
• katanalískō (G2654)
• lýō (G3089)

Occurrences

Nâshal occurs 7 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Exodus (1), Deuteronomy (4), Joshua (1), 2 Kings (1)

• Exodus 3:5 — And he said, Draw not nigh hither: put off (שַׁל) thy shoes from off thy feet, for the place whereon thou standest is holy ground.
• Deuteronomy 7:1 — When the LORD thy God shall bring thee into the land whither thou goest to possess it, and hath cast out (וְנָשַׁ֣ל) many nations before thee, the Hittites, and the Girgashites, and the Amorites, and the Canaanites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites, seven nations greater and mightier than thou;
• Deuteronomy 7:22 — And the LORD thy God will put out (וְנָשַׁל֩) those nations before thee by little and little: thou mayest not consume them at once, lest the beasts of the field increase upon thee.
• Deuteronomy 19:5 — As when a man goeth into the wood with his neighbour to hew wood, and his hand fetcheth a stroke with the axe to cut down the tree, and the head slippeth (וְנָשַׁ֤ל) from the helve, and lighteth upon his neighbour, that he die; he shall flee unto one of those cities, and live:
• Deuteronomy 28:40 — Thou shalt have olive trees throughout all thy coasts, but thou shalt not anoint thyself with the oil; for thine olive shall cast (יִשַּׁ֖ל) his fruit.
• Joshua 5:15 — And the captain of the LORD’s host said unto Joshua, Loose (שַׁל) thy shoe from off thy foot; for the place whereon thou standest is holy. And Joshua did so.
• 2 Kings 16:6 — At that time Rezin king of Syria recovered Elath to Syria, and (וַיְנַשֵּׁ֥ל) drave the Jews from Elath: and the Syrians came to Elath, and dwelt there unto this day.