נְצַל
nᵉtsal · H5338 · Aramaic · 3 occurrences
Meanings
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to deliver, to rescue
Causative action by which humans or deities remove (other) humans or objects from a dangerous or life-threatening situation
ExamplesDaniel 3:29 “Therefore I make a decree that any people, nation, or population of any language that speaks anything offensive against the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego shall be torn limb from limb and their houses made a rubbish heap, because there is no other god who is able to save in this way.”
Daniel 6:14 Then, as soon as the king heard this statement, he was deeply distressed, and set his mind on rescuing Daniel; and until sunset he kept exerting himself to save him.
Daniel 6:27 “He rescues, saves, and performs signs and miracles In heaven and on earth, He who has also rescued Daniel from the power of the lions.”
How it’s used In 5 roles
Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.
the word studied the word it goes with
Who or what does itSubject
3 occurrences in 2 groups
- Not stated (infinitive) 2
- Not stated (participle) 1
What it acts on, or what is saidObject
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- וֹhim 1
With prepositionsPrepositional phrases
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- כlike/as+ דֵּןthis 1
Words describing itAdjectives, demonstratives, participles
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- שְׁזַבdeliver 1
After prepositionsPrepositional phrases
2 occurrences in 1 groups
- לto/for 2
When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.
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Near synonyms 2 words
- פָּלַט pâlaṭ · H6403 · to escape, to get away, to be saved
- Hebrew verb meaning to deliver, escape, or rescue; closely overlaps with נְצַל in contexts of rescue and deliverance, though פָּלַט can also emphasize the escapee's own action while נְצַל often emphasizes external agency of rescue.
- מָלַט mâlaṭ · H4422 · to escape, to shoot out
- Hebrew verb meaning to escape, deliver, or be saved; shares the semantic field of rescue and deliverance with נְצַל, though מָלַט often carries nuances of escape or slipping away.
In the other Testament 2 words
- ῥύομαι rhýomai · G4506 · to rescue, to deliver
- Standard Greek translation equivalent for the Aramaic נְצַל (deliver, rescue); both denote the act of delivering or rescuing from danger or distress, commonly used in biblical contexts for divine deliverance.
- ἐξαιρέω exairéō · G1807 · to take out, to remove, to set free
- Greek verb meaning to take out, deliver, or rescue from danger; overlaps with נְצַל in contexts of divine deliverance and rescue from peril.
Semantic domains 5 entries
- Non-Whole002003001021
- This Non-Whole code is inherited from the shared lemma-cluster grouping's “remove (violently); to pluck out; to snatch from” sense; this word's own occurrences describe God rescuing and delivering, never a violent plucking or snatching.
- Non-Engage002003003012
- This Non-Engage code is likewise inherited from the shared lemma-cluster grouping's “to stop; to separate” sense; this word's own occurrences describe deliverance from danger, never one party being stopped or separated from another.
- Possess002003002019
- This Possess code is inherited from the same shared lemma-cluster grouping's “to plunder; to strip” and “to take away; to snatch away” senses; this word's own occurrences describe rescue from danger, never plunder or the taking of possessions.
- Safe002003003019
- Daniel 6:27 recounts of God, “He rescues, saves, and performs signs and miracles in heaven and on earth, He who has also rescued Daniel from the power of the lions.”
- Undress002003001017
- This Undress code is likewise inherited from the shared lemma-cluster grouping's “to strip; to remove (something) from oneself” sense; this word's own occurrences describe rescue from danger, never clothing being removed.
Word family 3 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
Sources
eRhema lexical overview, based on the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew and the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament (© United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Macula Hebrew and Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0); released under CC BY-SA 4.0
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