נָשַׁל
nâshal · naw-shal'
to pluck off, i.e. divest, eject or drop
Lexicon
Derivation: a primitive root;
to pluck off, i.e. divest, eject or drop
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: cast (out), drive, loose, put off (out), slip.
Letters
- נNun50
Picture: a sprouting seed, or a fish in water
- Concrete
- seed · sprout · fish · offspring
- Extended
- life · continuation · heir · to perpetuate
- שShin300
Picture: two front teeth (or a composite bow)
- Concrete
- teeth · sharp · press · bow
- Extended
- to consume · to destroy · to press or grind · to change · again
- לLamed30
Picture: shepherd's staff or goad
- Concrete
- staff · goad · yoke · cattle prod
- Extended
- authority · to lead · to teach · to bind · toward
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
the seed, life continuing › to consume, to destroy › authority, the one who leads
The seed, life continuing that works to consume, to destroy of authority, the one who leads.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of נָשַׁל above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
7 occurrences · 7 OT · 0 NT · 6 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- put off1 · 14%
- it, and hath cast out1 · 14%
- will put out1 · 14%
- slippeth1 · 14%
- shall cast1 · 14%
- loose1 · 14%
- and drave1 · 14%
Where it is used, by book.
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.