Lexicon na'al: To lock, to bolt, to shut Original Word: נָעַל Strong's Exhaustive Concordance bolt, enclose, lock, shoe, shut up A primitive root; properly, to fasten up, i.e. With a bar or cord; hence (denominative from na'al), to sandal, i.e. Furnish with slippers -- bolt, inclose, lock, shoe, shut up. see HEBREW na'al Brown-Driver-Briggs נָעַל verb bar, bolt, lock (Late Hebrew id.); — Qal Perfect3masculine singular נָעַל 2 Samuel 13:18, נָעָ֑ל Judges 3:23; Imperative נְעֹל 2 Samuel 13:17; Passive participle נָעוּל Songs 4:12 (twice in verse); feminine plural נְעֻלוֺת Judges 3:24; — bar, bolt, lock, usually with accusative דֶּלֶת, ׃דְּלָתוֺת Judges 3:23, + אַחֲרֵי after, behind, Judges 3:24; 2 Samuel 13:17,18; elsewhere only גַּן נָעוּל Songs 4:12 a garden barred (figurative of Shulamite), so also Songs 4:12 b (reading גַּן for גַּל, Vrss Gr Bu). [נָעַל] verb denominative furnish with sandals, shoe (ᵑ7 נְעַל (rare), bind on sandal; Arabic Qal Imperfect1singular suffix וָאֶנְעֲלֵךְ תָּ֑חַשׁ Ezekiel 16:10 and I shod thee with תחשׁ (q. v.). Hiph`il Imperfect3masculine plural suffix וַיַּנְעִלוּם2Chronicles 28:15 and gave them sandals. Topical Lexicon Word Origin: A primitive rootCorresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • G608 (aporeo): To be in doubt, perplexed Usage: The verb נָעַל (na'al) is used in the Hebrew Bible to describe the action of fastening or securing, often in the context of putting on sandals or shoes. It can also refer to the act of closing or locking something with a bar or cord. Context: The Hebrew verb נָעַל (na'al) appears in various contexts within the Old Testament, primarily associated with the act of fastening or securing footwear. This action is both practical and symbolic, representing preparation, readiness, and sometimes the act of taking possession or authority. In ancient Near Eastern culture, sandals were essential for travel and daily life, and the act of putting on sandals could signify readiness for a journey or task. Forms and Transliterations וְנָעַ֥ל וְנָעָֽל׃ וַ֠יַּנְעִלוּם וָאֶנְעֲלֵ֖ךְ וּנְעֹ֥ל ואנעלך וינעלום ונעל ונעל׃ נְעֻל֑וֹת נָע֖וּל נעול נעלות nā‘ūl nā·‘ūl naUl nə‘ulōwṯ nə·‘u·lō·wṯ neuLot ū·nə·‘ōl ūnə‘ōl uneOl vaenaLech Vaiyanilum venaAl wā’en‘ălêḵ wā·’en·‘ă·lêḵ way·yan·‘i·lūm wayyan‘ilūm wə·nā·‘al wə·nā·‘āl wənā‘al wənā‘ālLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Judges 3:23 HEB: הָעַלִיָּ֛ה בַּעֲד֖וֹ וְנָעָֽל׃ NAS: behind him, and locked [them]. KJV: of the parlour upon him, and locked them. INT: of the roof brandish and locked Judges 3:24 2 Samuel 13:17 2 Samuel 13:18 2 Chronicles 28:15 Songs 4:12 Songs 4:12 Ezekiel 16:10 8 Occurrences |