Word Study · Strong's H5274 · Hebrew
נָעַל
naal
naw-al'
Strong's 1890 spelling: nâʻal
“properly, to fasten up, i.e. with abar or cord”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
properly, to fasten up, i.e. with abar or cord; hence, to sandal, i.e. furnish with slippers
Rendered in the KJV as
bolt, inclose, lock, shoe, shut up.
- 8occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 5 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 7inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 8 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 7
- נָע֖וּל2
- וָאֶנְעֲלֵ֖ךְ1
- וַ֠יַּנְעִלוּם1
- וְנָעַ֥ל1
- וּנְעֹ֥ל1
- וְנָעָֽל׃1
- נְעֻל֑וֹת1
How it is rendered · 7
- locked2
- [were] locked1
- and he locked1
- and he locked [them]1
- and I shod you1
- and lock1
- and they shod them1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 6
- Hc/Vqq3ms2
- verb · simple (qal), passive participle · masculine singular2
- Hc/Vhw3mp/Sp3mp1
- conjunction (“and”) + verb · simple (qal), command · 2nd person masculine singular1
- Hc/Vqw1cs/Sp2fs1
- verb · simple (qal), passive participle · feminine plural1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- Hc/Vqq3ms · 2
- HVqsmsa · 2
- Hc/Vhw3mp/Sp3mp · 1
- HC/Vqv2ms · 1
- Hc/Vqw1cs/Sp2fs · 1
- HVqsfpa · 1
All 8, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
- Judges2 of 8 · 25%
- 2 Samuel2 of 8 · 25%
- Song of Solomon2 of 8 · 25%
- 2 Chronicles1 of 8 · 13%
- Ezekiel1 of 8 · 13%
Judges carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Judges2 occurrences
- Judges 3:23וְנָעָֽל׃venaalHc/Vqq3msThen Ehud went out through the porch, closing and locking the doors of the upper room behind him.here: and he locked [them]
- Judges 3:24נְעֻל֑וֹתneulotverb · simple (qal), passive participle · feminine pluralAfter Ehud was gone, Eglon’s servants came in and found the doors of the upper room locked. “He must be relieving himself in the cool room,” they said.here: [were] locked
2 Samuel2 occurrences
- 2 Samuel 13:17וּנְעֹ֥לuneolconjunction (“and”) + verb · simple (qal), command · 2nd person masculine singularInstead, he called to his attendant and said, “Throw this woman out and bolt the door behind her!”here: and lock
- 2 Samuel 13:18וְנָעַ֥לvenaalHc/Vqq3msSo Amnon’s attendant threw her out and bolted the door behind her. Now Tamar was wearing a robe of many colors, because this is what the king’s virgin daughters wore.here: and he locked
Song of Solomon2 occurrences
- Song of Solomon 4:12נָע֖וּלnaulverb · simple (qal), passive participle · masculine singularMy sister, my bride, you are a garden locked up, a spring enclosed, a fountain sealed.here: locked
- Song of Solomon 4:12נָע֖וּלnaulverb · simple (qal), passive participle · masculine singularMy sister, my bride, you are a garden locked up, a spring enclosed, a fountain sealed.here: locked