Lexical Definition

‎נָשַׁל‎ nâshal (naw-shal') to slip ^H:V
a primitive root

cast (out), drive, loose, put off (out), slip.

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

1) to slip off, drop off, clear away, draw off
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to slip or drop off
1a2) to draw off
1a3) to clear away
1b) (Piel) to clear out completely, clear entirely

See Greek: ἐκβάλλω · ἐκπίπτω · ἐξαίρω · καταναλίσκω · λύω

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎נָשַׁל‎

verb 1. intransitive slip or drop off; also transitive:

2. draw off.

3. clear away (Late Hebrew ‎נָשַׁל‎ probably intransitive, Qal not used, but noun ‎נְשִׁילָה‎ a falling off, etc.; Pi`el, Hiph`il cast off, let fall off, Niph`al be cast off, fall off; ᵑ7 Aph`el ‎אַשֵּׁיל‎ cast out (from house); Arabic excidit pluma, etc.; but also transitive, avis mutavit rejecitque plumas (Frey); — celeriter extraxit, etc., is denominative from loan-word according to Frä⁸⁸); —

Qal Perfect ‎וְנָשַׁל‎ consecutive Deut 7:1 + 2 t.; Imperfect 3 masculine singular ‎יִשַּׁל‎ Deut 28:40 Imperative masculine singular ‎שַׁל‎ Exod 3:5; Josh 5:15 —

1. slip or drop off, ‎וְנָשַׁל הַבַּרְזֶל מִןהָֿעֵץ‎ Deut 19:5 and the iron slippeth off from the wood (i.e. axe-head from helve); ‎יִשַּׁל זֵיתֶ֑ךָ‎ Deut 28:40 thine olives shall drop off (absolute).

2. draw off sandal from (‎מֵעַל‎) foot Exod 3:5 (E), Josh 5:15 (JE).

3. clear away nations ‎מִפָּנֶיךָ‎ Deut 7:1; Deut 7:22. Pi`el Imperfect 3 masculine singular ‎וַיְנַשֵּׁל‎ 2Kgs 16:6 he cleared the Jews entirely out of (‎מִן‎) Elath.

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