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Strong's H5394 נָשַׁל (nashal)

Nashal means “pluck off” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's G5394 — phlogizo (“set on fire”) in the Greek Bible.

Strong's Number H5394
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 7
Books 4

Strong's H5394 Quick Answer

Strong's H5394 נָשַׁל (nashal) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. nashal (naw-shal') v. 1. to pluck off, i.e. divest, eject or drop [a primitive root] It has 7 linked Bible usages across 4 books. Visible English usage signals include off, cast, and out. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
nashal (naw-shal') v. 1. to pluck off, i.e. divest, eject or drop [a primitive root]
Usage
7 linked usages
Books
4 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
off, cast, and out

Meaning and Definition

nashal (naw-shal') v. 1. to pluck off, i.e. divest, eject or drop [a primitive root] KJV: cast (out), drive, loose, put off (out), slip.

Original Word
נָשַׁל
Transliteration
nashal
Derivation
Root: נשׁל
Morphology
verb-stem

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H5394. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)

to slip

Usage: 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

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How Strong's H5394 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render nashal, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

How Strong's H5394 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 7 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H5394 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's H5394 in the Old Testament

7 indexed usages in Old Testament.

Exodus 3:5 KJV

And he said, Draw not nigh hither: put off thy shoes from off thy feet, for the place whereon thou standest is holy ground.

Deuteronomy 7:1 KJV

When the LORD thy God shall bring thee into the land whither thou goest to possess it, and hath cast out many nations before thee, the Hittites, and the Girgashites, and the Amorites, and the Canaanites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites, seven nations greater and mightier than thou;

Deuteronomy 7:22 KJV

And the LORD thy God will put out those nations before thee by little and little: thou mayest not consume them at once, lest the beasts of the field increase upon thee.

Usage Excerpts

First 7 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H5394.

Exodus 3:5 Old Testament, KJV
And he said, Draw not nigh hither: put off thy shoes from off thy feet, for the place whereon thou standest is holy ground.
Deuteronomy 7:1 Old Testament, KJV
When the LORD thy God shall bring thee into the land whither thou goest to possess it, and hath cast out many nations before thee, the Hittites, and the Girgashites, and the Amorites, and the Canaanites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites, seven nations greater and mightier than thou;
Deuteronomy 7:22 Old Testament, KJV
And the LORD thy God will put out those nations before thee by little and little: thou mayest not consume them at once, lest the beasts of the field increase upon thee.
Deuteronomy 19:5 Old Testament, KJV
As when a man goeth into the wood with his neighbour to hew wood, and his hand fetcheth a stroke with the axe to cut down the tree, and the head slippeth from the helve, and lighteth upon his neighbour, that he die; he shall flee unto one of those cities, and live:
Deuteronomy 28:40 Old Testament, KJV
Thou shalt have olive trees throughout all thy coasts, but thou shalt not anoint thyself with the oil; for thine olive shall cast his fruit.
Joshua 5:15 Old Testament, KJV
And the captain of the LORD's host said unto Joshua, Loose thy shoe from off thy foot; for the place whereon thou standest is holy. And Joshua did so.
2 Kings 16:6 Old Testament, KJV
At that time Rezin king of Syria recovered Elath to Syria, and drave the Jews from Elath: and the Syrians came to Elath, and dwelt there unto this day.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H5394, grouped by book.

Exodus 1 usage, Old Testament
Deuteronomy 4 usages, Old Testament
Joshua 1 usage, Old Testament
2 Kings 1 usage, Old Testament

Strong's H5394 FAQ

What does nashal (נָשַׁל) mean?

Nashal (Strong's H5394) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "pluck off". nashal (naw-shal') v. 1. to pluck off, i.e. divest, eject or drop [a primitive root]

How many times is nashal (נָשַׁל) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 7 linked usages for Strong's H5394 across 4 books.

Where can I study nashal (נָשַׁל) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H5394 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate nashal (נָשַׁל)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as off, cast, and out. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.