נָצַל
nasal (nāṣal)
/naw-TSAL/
“to deliver, snatch away, rescue, strip”
To snatch away from danger, pluck out of burning, liberate from power of oppressors (Hiphil: hitsil).
Lexical & Etymological Analysis
Root & Derivation
Primitive root.
Traditional English Renderings (KJV/AV)
deliverrescuesaverecover
Septuagint (LXX) & New Testament Conceptual Bridges
Cross-Testament BridgeHow this lemma bridges Old Testament Hebrew and New Testament Koine Greek through the Septuagint (LXX) translation tradition.
LXX conceptual translation: נָצַל (to deliver, snatch away, rescue, strip) -> G4506
LXX conceptual translation: נָצַל (to deliver, snatch away, rescue, strip) -> G1807
LXX conceptual translation: נָצַל (to deliver, snatch away, rescue, strip) -> σώζω (to save)
Key Biblical Occurrences (6)
Foundational passages where נָצַל (nasal) carries significant theological or narrative weight.