5275. naal or naalah

Lexicon

naal or naalah: Sandal, shoe

Original Word: נַעַל
Part of Speech: Noun Feminine
Transliteration: na`al
Pronunciation: nah-ahl or nah-ah-lah
Phonetic Spelling: (nah'-al)
Definition: Sandal, shoe
Meaning: a sandal tongue, a sandal, slipper

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

dryshod, shoe latchet,

Or (feminine) na;alah {nah-al-aw'}; from na'al; properly, a sandal tongue; by extens. A sandal or slipper (sometimes as a symbol of occupancy, a refusal to marry, or of something valueless) -- dryshod, (pair of) shoe((-latchet), -s).

see HEBREW na'al

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from naal
Definition
a sandal, shoe
NASB Translation
dry-shod (1), sandal (7), sandals (9), shoe (2), shoes (3).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

נַ֫עַל noun feminine^{Joshua 9:5} sandal, shoe (Late Hebrew id.; Arabic id. (also horse-shoe, etc.); Syriac apparently only horse-shoe (rare; also NS) PS²⁴⁰⁵; compare possibly Ethiopic (obsolete) wife of Levirate marriage Di⁶⁷⁶); — absolute ׳נ Genesis 14:23, נָ֑עַל Deuteronomy 25:10; suffix נַעֲלִי Psalm 60:10; Psalm 108:10, נַעַלְךָ Joshua 5:15, etc.; dual נַעֲלָ֑יִם Amos 2:6; Amos 8:6; plural נְעָילִם Isaiah 11:15; Songs 7:2, נְעָלוֺת Joshua 9:5; suffix נְעָלֶיךָ Exodus 3:5; Ezekiel 24:17, נְעָלָיו Isaiah 5:27, נְעָלֵינוּ Joshua 9:13, נַעֲלֵיכֶם Exodus 12:11; Ezekiel 24:23; — sandal Judges 9:13; Amos 2:6; Amos 8:6 (dual = pair of sandals; mentioned as of little worth); Deuteronomy 29:4; on (ב) feet Joshua 9:5 (JE), 1 Kings 2:5; Ezekiel 24:23; Exodus 12:11 (P); compare מְּעָמַיִךְ בַּנְּעָלִים Cant 7:2, ׳וְהִדְרִיךְ בַּנ Isaiah 11:15; put on sandal is בְּרֶגֶל ׳שִׂים נ Ezekiel 24:17; loose the sandal is חָלַץ Isaiah 20:2; Deuteronomy 25:9 compare Deuteronomy 25:10; שַׁל (Imperative) Exodus 3:5 (E), Joshua 5:15 (JE); שָׁלַף Ruth 4:7,8 (compare Burton^{Midian ii. 197}); sandal-thong is שְׂרוֺךְ Genesis 14:23; Isaiah 5:27; עַלאֱֿדוֺם אַשְׁלִיךְ נַעֲלִי Psalm 60:10 upon Edom do I cast my sandal = Psalm 108:10, denotes either contempt (Hup; עַל = unto, figurative of slave), or taking possession of (Fl in De, Che Bae), "" מוֺאָב סִיר רַחְצִי favoursformer. — On symbolic use of sandal see further Goldziher^{Abh. z. Arab. Philol. i. 47 f.} Jacob^{Arab. Dicht. iv. 23}.

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: From the root נָעַל (na'al), which means to lock or to bolt, suggesting the fastening nature of a sandal.

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • Strong's Greek Number 5266 • ὑπόδημα (hupodema): Refers to a sandal or shoe, used in the New Testament to describe similar footwear.
• Strong's Greek Number 5265 • ὑποδέω (hupodeo): To bind under one's feet, to put on sandals or shoes, indicating the action of wearing or fastening sandals.

This entry provides a comprehensive understanding of the term נַעַל (na'al) within its biblical and cultural context, highlighting its practical, symbolic, and ritual significance in the Hebrew Scriptures.

Usage: The word נַעַל is used in the Hebrew Bible to denote a sandal or slipper, often in contexts related to travel, ritual, or symbolic acts. It appears in various passages, illustrating both practical and metaphorical uses.

Context: • Cultural Context: In ancient Near Eastern culture, sandals were essential for protection against the harsh terrain and climate. They were typically made from leather and were a sign of readiness and mobility. Removing one's sandals was a sign of reverence or entering a holy space, as seen in Exodus 3:5 when God instructs Moses to remove his sandals on holy ground.
• Biblical References:
• Exodus 3:5 (BSB): "Do not come any closer," God said. "Take off your sandals, for the place where you are standing is holy ground."
• Deuteronomy 25:9 (BSB): "Then his brother's wife shall go up to him in the presence of the elders, remove his sandal from his foot, spit in his face, and declare, 'This is what is done to the man who will not build up his brother's house.'"
• Joshua 5:15 (BSB): "The Commander of the LORD's army replied, 'Take off your sandals, for the place where you are standing is holy.' And Joshua did so."
• Symbolic Significance: Sandals in the Bible often symbolize readiness and preparation, as well as humility and respect in the presence of the divine. The act of removing sandals can signify entering a sacred space or participating in a covenantal act.
• Ritual and Legal Contexts: The removal of sandals is also part of certain legal and ritual practices, such as the levirate marriage ceremony described in Deuteronomy 25:9, where the removal of a sandal signifies the renunciation of a duty or right.

Forms and Transliterations

בַּנְּעָלִ֖ים בַּנְּעָלִֽים׃ בנעלים בנעלים׃ הַנָּֽעַל׃ הנעל׃ וְנַֽעֲלֵיכֶם֙ וְנַֽעַלְךָ֥ וְנַעַלְךָ֥ וּֽבְנַעֲל֖וֹ וּנְעָל֨וֹת וּנְעָלֵ֔ינוּ וּנְעָלֶ֖יךָ ובנעלו ונעלות ונעליך ונעליכם ונעלינו ונעלך נְעָלֶ֙יךָ֙ נְעָלָֽיו׃ נַ֔עַל נַֽעֲלֵיכֶם֙ נַֽעַלְךָ֙ נַעֲל֖וֹ נַעֲלִ֑י נַעֲלָ֑יִם נַעֲלָֽיִם׃ נַעֲלֽוֹ׃ נַעֲלוֹ֙ נעל נעלו נעלו׃ נעלי נעליו׃ נעליך נעליכם נעלים נעלים׃ נעלך ban·nə·‘ā·lîm bannə‘ālîm banneaLim han·nā·‘al hannā‘al hanNaal na‘al na‘ălāyim na‘ălêḵem na‘ălî na‘alḵā na‘ălōw na·‘ă·lā·yim na·‘ă·lê·ḵem na·‘ă·lî na·‘ă·lōw na·‘al na·‘al·ḵā Naal naaLayim naalCha naaleiChem naaLi naaLo nə‘ālāw nə‘āleḵā nə·‘ā·lāw nə·‘ā·le·ḵā neaLav neaLeicha ū·ḇə·na·‘ă·lōw ū·nə·‘ā·le·ḵā ū·nə·‘ā·lê·nū ū·nə·‘ā·lō·wṯ ūḇəna‘ălōw ūnə‘āleḵā ūnə‘ālênū ūnə‘ālōwṯ uneaLeicha uneaLeinu uneaLot uvenaaLo venaalCha venaaleiChem wə·na·‘ă·lê·ḵem wə·na·‘al·ḵā wəna‘ălêḵem wəna‘alḵā

Englishman's Concordance

Genesis 14:23
HEB: וְעַ֣ד שְׂרֽוֹךְ־ נַ֔עַל וְאִם־ אֶקַּ֖ח
NAS: a thread or a sandal thong
INT: against thong A sandal will not take

Exodus 3:5
HEB: הֲלֹ֑ם שַׁל־ נְעָלֶ֙יךָ֙ מֵעַ֣ל רַגְלֶ֔יךָ
NAS: remove your sandals from your feet,
KJV: put off thy shoes from off thy feet,
INT: here remove your sandals from your feet

Exodus 12:11
HEB: מָתְנֵיכֶ֣ם חֲגֻרִ֔ים נַֽעֲלֵיכֶם֙ בְּרַגְלֵיכֶ֔ם וּמַקֶּלְכֶ֖ם
NAS: girded, your sandals on your feet,
KJV: girded, your shoes on your feet,
INT: your loins girded your sandals your feet and your staff

Deuteronomy 25:9
HEB: הַזְּקֵנִים֒ וְחָלְצָ֤ה נַעֲלוֹ֙ מֵעַ֣ל רַגְל֔וֹ
NAS: and pull his sandal off
KJV: and loose his shoe from off his foot,
INT: of the elders and pull his sandal and his foot

Deuteronomy 25:10
HEB: בֵּ֖ית חֲל֥וּץ הַנָּֽעַל׃ ס
NAS: The house of him whose sandal is removed.'
KJV: The house of him that hath his shoe loosed.
INT: the house loosed sandal

Deuteronomy 29:5
HEB: שַׂלְמֹֽתֵיכֶם֙ מֵעֲלֵיכֶ֔ם וְנַֽעַלְךָ֥ לֹֽא־ בָלְתָ֖ה
NAS: have not worn out on you, and your sandal has not worn
KJV: are not waxen old upon you, and thy shoe is not waxen old
INT: your clothes on and your sandal has not worn

Joshua 5:15
HEB: יְהוֹשֻׁ֗עַ שַׁל־ נַֽעַלְךָ֙ מֵעַ֣ל רַגְלֶ֔ךָ
NAS: Remove your sandals from your feet,
KJV: Loose thy shoe from off thy foot;
INT: Joshua Remove your sandals from your feet

Joshua 9:5
HEB: וּנְעָל֨וֹת בָּל֤וֹת וּמְטֻלָּאוֹת֙
NAS: and patched sandals on their feet,
KJV: And old shoes and clouted
INT: sandals and worn-out and patched

Joshua 9:13
HEB: וְאֵ֤לֶּה שַׂלְמוֹתֵ֙ינוּ֙ וּנְעָלֵ֔ינוּ בָּל֕וּ מֵרֹ֥ב
NAS: our clothes and our sandals are worn
KJV: and these our garments and our shoes are become old
INT: and these our clothes and our sandals are worn long

Ruth 4:7
HEB: שָׁלַ֥ף אִ֛ישׁ נַעֲל֖וֹ וְנָתַ֣ן לְרֵעֵ֑הוּ
NAS: removed his sandal and gave
KJV: plucked off his shoe, and gave
INT: removed A man his sandal and gave to another

Ruth 4:8
HEB: לָ֑ךְ וַיִּשְׁלֹ֖ף נַעֲלֽוֹ׃
NAS: [it] for yourself. And he removed his sandal.
KJV: [it] for thee. So he drew off his shoe.
INT: Buy removed his sandal

1 Kings 2:5
HEB: אֲשֶׁ֣ר בְּמָתְנָ֔יו וּֽבְנַעֲל֖וֹ אֲשֶׁ֥ר בְּרַגְלָֽיו׃
NAS: about his waist, and on his sandals on his feet.
KJV: that [was] about his loins, and in his shoes that [were] on his feet.
INT: what his waist his sandals what his feet

Psalm 60:8
HEB: אֱ֭דוֹם אַשְׁלִ֣יךְ נַעֲלִ֑י עָ֝לַ֗י פְּלֶ֣שֶׁת
NAS: I shall throw My shoe; Shout loud,
KJV: will I cast out my shoe: Philistia,
INT: Edom shall throw my shoe because Philistia

Psalm 108:9
HEB: אֱ֭דוֹם אַשְׁלִ֣יךְ נַעֲלִ֑י עֲלֵֽי־ פְ֝לֶ֗שֶׁת
NAS: I shall throw My shoe; Over
KJV: will I cast out my shoe; over Philistia
INT: Edom shall throw my shoe Over Philistia

Songs 7:1
HEB: יָּפ֧וּ פְעָמַ֛יִךְ בַּנְּעָלִ֖ים בַּת־ נָדִ֑יב
NAS: are your feet in sandals, O prince's
KJV: are thy feet with shoes, O prince's
INT: beautiful are your feet sandals daughter prince's

Isaiah 5:27
HEB: נִתַּ֖ק שְׂר֥וֹךְ נְעָלָֽיו׃
NAS: undone, Nor its sandal strap broken.
KJV: nor the latchet of their shoes be broken:
INT: broken strap sandal

Isaiah 11:15
HEB: נְחָלִ֔ים וְהִדְרִ֖יךְ בַּנְּעָלִֽים׃
NAS: And make [men] walk over dry-shod.
KJV: and make [men] go over dryshod.
INT: streams and make walk dry-shod

Isaiah 20:2
HEB: מֵעַ֣ל מָתְנֶ֔יךָ וְנַעַלְךָ֥ תַחֲלֹ֖ץ מֵעַ֣ל
NAS: and take your shoes off
KJV: and put off thy shoe from thy foot.
INT: from your hips your shoes and take and

Ezekiel 24:17
HEB: חֲב֣וֹשׁ עָלֶ֔יךָ וּנְעָלֶ֖יךָ תָּשִׂ֣ים בְּרַגְלֶ֑יךָ
NAS: and put your shoes on your feet,
KJV: upon thee, and put on thy shoes upon thy feet,
INT: Bind and your shoes and put your feet

Ezekiel 24:23
HEB: עַל־ רָאשֵׁיכֶ֗ם וְנַֽעֲלֵיכֶם֙ בְּרַגְלֵיכֶ֔ם לֹ֥א
NAS: will be on your heads and your shoes on your feet.
KJV: [shall be] upon your heads, and your shoes upon your feet:
INT: will be on your heads and your shoes your feet You will not

Amos 2:6
HEB: וְאֶבְי֖וֹן בַּעֲב֥וּר נַעֲלָֽיִם׃
NAS: And the needy for a pair of sandals.
KJV: and the poor for a pair of shoes;
INT: and the needy because of of sandals

Amos 8:6
HEB: וְאֶבְי֖וֹן בַּעֲב֣וּר נַעֲלָ֑יִם וּמַפַּ֥ל בַּ֖ר
NAS: And the needy for a pair of sandals, And [that] we may sell
KJV: and the needy for a pair of shoes; [yea], and sell
INT: and the needy because of of sandals the refuse corn

22 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 5275
22 Occurrences

ban·nə·‘ā·lîm — 2 Occ.
han·nā·‘al — 1 Occ.
na·‘al — 1 Occ.
na·‘ă·lā·yim — 2 Occ.
na·‘al·ḵā — 1 Occ.
na·‘ă·lê·ḵem — 1 Occ.
na·‘ă·lî — 2 Occ.
na·‘ă·lōw — 3 Occ.
nə·‘ā·lāw — 1 Occ.
nə·‘ā·le·ḵā — 1 Occ.
ū·nə·‘ā·le·ḵā — 1 Occ.
ū·nə·‘ā·lê·nū — 1 Occ.
ū·nə·‘ā·lō·wṯ — 1 Occ.
ū·ḇə·na·‘ă·lōw — 1 Occ.
wə·na·‘al·ḵā — 2 Occ.
wə·na·‘ă·lê·ḵem — 1 Occ.