Lexical Definition

‎נָצַל‎ nâtsal (naw-tsal') to rescue ^H:V
a primitive root

[idiom] at all, defend, deliver (self), escape, [idiom] without fail, part, pluck, preserve, recover, rescue, rid, save, spoil, strip, [idiom] surely, take (out).

• to snatch away, whether in a good or a bad sense

1) to snatch away, deliver, rescue, save, strip, plunder
1a)(Niphal)
1a1) to tear oneself away, deliver oneself
1a2) to be torn out or away, be delivered
1b) (Piel)
1b1) to strip off, spoil
1b2) to deliver
1c) (Hiphil)
1c1) to take away, snatch away
1c2) to rescue, recover
1c3) to deliver (from enemies or troubles or death)
1c4) to deliver from sin and guilt
1d) (Hophal) to be plucked out
1e) (Hithpael) to strip oneself

See Greek: ἀπελαύνω · ἀπέχει · ἀπέχομαι · ἀπέχω · ἀφαιρέω · βοήθεια · ἐξαιρέω · καθαρίζω · κατευθύνω · περιαιρέω · ῥύομαι · συνάγω · σώζω

Extended Information

• Aramaic equivalent: ne.tsal (‎נ‎ְ‎צ‎ַ‎ל‎ "to rescue" נְצַל)

Brown-Driver-Briggs

Aramaic form: נְצַל
[‎נָצַל‎₂₁₂ verb not in Qal; Pi`el strip, plunder; Niph`al deliver oneself, be delivered; Hiph`il snatch away, deliver (Ecclus Hiph`il Participle ‎מצלת‎ delivering (Levi conjectures ‎יציל‎ Eccl 40:24a)); Late Hebrew Hiph`il = Biblical Hebrew; Biblical Aramaic Haph`el id.; Syriac pour out; Arabic intransitive tincturam exuit emisitque barba, ex cuspide excidit sagitta, etc., Kam Frey; Ethiopic III. evulsum or abruptum excidere e suo loco, Di⁶⁹⁸); —

Niph`al Perfect 1 plural ‎נִצַּלְנוּ‎ Jer 7:10 Imperfect ‎יִנָּצֵל‎ Deut 23:16*, + 1 singular ‎אִנָָּֽצְלָה‎ Ps 69:15*, + 8 t. Imperfect; Infinitive ‎הַנָּצֵל‎ Isa 20:6 + 3 t. —

1. reflexive tear oneself away, deliver oneself: absolute Prov 6:3; Ezek 14:16; Ezek 14:18; 2Kgs 19:11 = Isa 37:11 with ‎מִיַּד‎ Prov 6:5 ‎מֵעִ ֗֗֗ אֶל‎ escape from-unto Deut 23:16*.

2. passive, be torn, out or away ‎מִפִּי הָאֲרִי‎ Amos 3:12 be delivered, absolute Gen 32:31*; Jer 7:10; Ps 33:16; Mic 4:30 ‎מִפְּנֵי‎ Isa 20:6 ‎מִכַּף‎ Hab 2:9 ‎מִן‎ Ps 69:15*.

Pi`el Perfect 2 masculine plural ‎נִצַּלְתֶּם‎ Exod 3:22 Imperfect ‎יְנַצֵּל‎ Ezek 14:14 + 2 t.; —

1. strip of, spoil, absolute 2Chr 20:25 with accusative of person Exod 3:22; Exod 12:36 (J).

2. deliver, with accusative ‎נַפְשָׁם‎ Ezek 14:14.

Hiph`il₁₉₀ Perfect ‎הִצִּיל‎ Exod 12:27 2 masculine singular ‎הִצַּ֫לְתָּ‎ Exod 5:23 + 50 t. Perfect; Imperfect ‎יַּצִּיל‎ 2Kgs 17:39 ‎יַצֵּל‎ Gen 31:9 + 63 t. Imperfect; Imperative ‎הַצֵּל‎ Prov 24:11 ‎הַצִּ֫ילָה‎ Ps 22:21* suffix ‎הַצִּילֵנִי‎ Gen 32:12* + 24 t. Imperative; Infinitive absolute ‎הַצֵּל‎ 2Kgs 18:30 + 4 t.; construct ‎הַצִּיל‎ Gen 37:22 + 23 t. Infinitive; Participle ‎מַצִּיל‎ Deut 32:39 + 16 t. Participle —

1. take away, snatch away, e.g. property Gen 31:9; Gen 31:10 (E) Hos 2:11*, prey from the mouth of animals 1Sam 17:35; Amos 3:12; Ezek 34:10, words of ‎׳‎‎י‎ from the mouth Ps 119:43 ‎וְאֵין מַצִּיל בֵּינֵיהֶם‎ 2Sam 14:6 and there was none to tear them apart (two fighting); ‎עֵינֵנוּ וְהִצִּיל‎ 2Sam 20:6 and take away our eye (elude our sight, Ges; Ew We after ᵐ5 cast shadow over our eye, denominative from ‎צֵל‎ Bö Th after ᵑ6 tear away our eye, harm us irretrievably, see Dr^{18 26. 2}.; HPS escape from us [‎מִמֶּנּוּ‎, as ᵐ5^L], compare Bu [‎וְנִצַּל‎]).

2. rescue, recover, e.g. cities Judg 11:26 wives and property 1Sam 30:8; 1Sam 30:18; 1Sam 30:22.

3. deliver from:
a. enemies and troubles, absolute 1Sam 12:21; Prov 19:19; Isa 50:2; Jer 39:17 ‎אֵין מַצִּיל‎ Judg 18:28; Job 5:4; Job 10:7; Ps 7:3*; Ps 50:22; Ps 71:11; Isa 5:29; Isa 42:22; Isa 43:13; Hos 5:14; Mic 5:7* with accusative Gen 18:8 (E), Exod 5:23; Exod 12:27 (J), Deut 23:15* + 39 t.; ‎הַצִּיל נַפְשׁוֺ‎ Isa 44:20; Isa 47:14; Ezek 3:19; Ezek 3:21; Ezek 14:20; Ezek 33:19 with ‎מִן‎ from Mic 5:6* + 25 t.; ‎מִיַּד‎ from the hand or power of Gen 32:12*; Exod 2:19 (J) + 57 t.; ‎מִתַּחַת יַד‎ Exod 18:10 (E); ‎מִכַּף‎ 2Sam 14:16; 2Sam 19:10*; 2Sam 22:1 = Ps 18:1*, 2Kgs 20:6 = Isa 38:6; 2Chr 32:11; Ezra 8:31.
b. from death Prov 11:16; Prov 12:6 ‎מִמּוֺת‎ Josh 2:13 (J), Ps 33:19; Ps 56:14*; Prov 10:12 = Prov 11:4 ‎מִשְּׁאוֺל‎ Ps 86:13; Prov 23:14.

4. deliver from sin and guilt (in late writings), ‎מִכָּלפְּֿשָׁעַי‎ Ps 39:9* from all my trangression; ‎מִדָּמִים‎ Ps 51:6* from bloodguiltiness; ‎הַצִּילֵנוּ וְכַפֵּר עַלחַֿטּאֹתֵינוּ‎ Ps 79:9 deliver us and cover over all our sins; probably also ‎כְּאִמְרָֽתְךָ הַצִּילֵנִי‎ Ps 119:170.

Hoph`al Participle ‎מֻצּל‎; — ‎כְּאוּד מֻצָּל מִשְּׂרֵטָה‎ Amos 4:11 as a brand plucked out of the burning; ‎מֵאֵשׁ‎ Zech 3:2 from the fire.

Hithpa`el ‎וַיִּתְנַצְּלוּ אֶתעֶֿדְיָם‎ Exod 33:6 (E) and they stripped themselves of their ornaments.

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