The meaning of “נַעַל”
Understanding naʻal reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
or (feminine) נַעֲלָה naʻălâh (nah-al-aw'); from נָעַל dryshod, (pair of) shoe((-latchet), -s). - properly, a sandal ton...
נַעַל
or (feminine) נַעֲלָה naʻălâh (nah-al-aw'); from נָעַל dryshod, (pair of) shoe((-latchet), -s). - properly, a sandal tongue - by extension a sandal or slipper (sometimes as a symbol of occupancy, a refusal to marry, or of something valueless) 1) sandal, shoe
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Genesis 14:23 | “That I will not take from a thread even to a shoelatchet, and that I will not take any thing that is thine, lest thou shouldest say, I have made Abram rich:” Word: נַעַל (naʻal) | |
| Deuteronomy 25:10 | “And his name shall be called in Israel, The house of him that hath his shoe loosed.” Word: נַעַל (naʻal) | |
| Ruth 4:8 | “Therefore the kinsman said unto Boaz, Buy it for thee. So he drew off his shoe.” Word: נַעַל (naʻal) | |
| Psalms 108:9 | “Moab is my washpot; over Edom will I cast out my shoe; over Philistia will I triumph.” Word: נַעַל (naʻal) | |
| Isaiah 11:15 | “And the Lord shall utterly destroy the tongue of the Egyptian sea; and with his mighty wind shall he shake his hand over the river, and shall smite it in the seven streams, and make men go over dryshod.” Word: נַעַל (naʻal) |