Qal; Pi`el strip, plunder;

Niph`al deliver oneself, be delivered;

Hiph`il snatch away, deliver (Ecclus Hiph`il Participle מצלת delivering Ecclesiasticus 40:24b (Levi conjectures יציל Ecclesiasticus 40:24a)); Late Hebrew Hiph`il = Biblical Hebrew; Biblical Aramaic Haph`el id.; Syriac pour out; Arabic intransitive tincturam exuit emisitque barba, ex cuspide excidit sagitta, etc., Kam Frey; Ethiopic III. evulsum or abruptum excidere e suo loco, Di⁶⁹⁸); —

Niph`al Perfect1plural נִצַּלְנוּ Jeremiah 7:10; Imperfect יִנָּצֵל Deuteronomy 23:16, + 1singular אִנָָּֽצְלָה Psalm 69:15, + 8 t. Imperfect; Infinitive הַנָּצֵל Isaiah 20:6 3t. —

1 reflexive tear oneself away, deliver oneself: absolute Proverbs 6:3; Ezekiel 14:16,18; 2 Kings 19:11 = Isaiah 37:11; with מִיַּד Proverbs 6:5; מֵעִ ֗֗֗ אֶל escape from-unto Deuteronomy 23:16.

2 passive, be torn, out or away מִמִּי הָאֲרִי Amos 3:12; be delivered, absolute Genesis 32:31; Jeremiah 7:10; Psalm 33:16; Micah 4:30 מִמְּנֵי Isaiah 20:6; מִכַּף Habakkuk 2:9; מִן Psalm 69:15.

Pi`el Perfect2masculine plural נִצַּלְתֶּם Exodus 3:22; Imperfect יְנַצֵּל Ezekiel 14:14 2t.; —

1 strip of, spoil, absolute 2 Chronicles 20:25; with accusative of person Exodus 3:22; Exodus 12:36 (J).

2 deliver, with accusative נַפְשָׁם Ezekiel 14:14.

Hiph`il₁₉₀ Perfect הִצִּיל Exodus 12:27; 2masculine singular הִצַּ֫לְתָּ Exodus 5:23 50t. Perfect; Imperfect יַּצִּיל 2 Kings 17:39; יַצֵּל Genesis 31:9 63t. Imperfect; Imperative הַצֵּל Proverbs 24:11; הַצִּ֫ילָה Psalm 22:21; suffix הַצִּילֵנִי Genesis 32:12 24t. Imperative; Infinitive absolute הַצֵּל 2 Kings 18:30 4t.; construct הַצִּיל Genesis 37:22 23t. Infinitive; Participle מַצִּיל Deuteronomy 32:39 16t. Participle —

1 take away, snatch away, e.g. property Genesis 31:9,10 (E) Hosea 2:11, prey from the mouth of animals 1 Samuel 17:35; Amos 3:12; Ezekiel 34:10, words of ׳י from the mouth Psalm 119:43; וְאֵין מַצִּיל בֵּינֵיהֶם 2 Samuel 14:6 and there was none to tear them apart (two fighting); עֵינֵנוּ וְהִצִּיל 2 Samuel 20:6 and take away our eye (elude our sight, Ges; Ew We after ᵐ5 cast shadow over our eye, denominative from צֵל Bö Th after ᵑ6 tear away our eye, harm us irretrievably, see Dr^{1826. 2}.; HPS escape from us [מִמֶּנּוּ, as ᵐ5^L], compare Bu [וְנִצַּל]).

2 rescue, recover, e.g. cities Judges 11:26; wives and property 1 Samuel 30:8,18,22.

3 deliver from:

a. enemies and troubles, absolute 1 Samuel 12:21; Proverbs 19:19; Isaiah 50:2; Jeremiah 39:17; אֵין מַצִּיל Judges 18:28; Job 5:4; Job 10:7; Psalm 7:3; Psalm 50:22; Psalm 71:11; Isaiah 5:29; Isaiah 42:22; Isaiah 43:13; Daniel 8:47; Hosea 5:14; Micah 5:7; with accusative Genesis 18:8 (E), Exodus 5:23; Exodus 12:27 (J), Deuteronomy 23:15 39t.; הַצִּיל נַפְשׁוֺ Isaiah 44:20; Isaiah 47:14; Ezekiel 3:19,21; Ezekiel 14:20; Ezekiel 33:19; with מִן from Micah 5:6 25t.; מִיַּד from the hand or power of Genesis 32:12; Exodus 2:19 (J) + 57 t.; מִתַּחַת יַד Exodus 18:10 (E); מִכַּף 2 Samuel 14:16; 2 Samuel 19:10; 2 Samuel 22:1 = Psalm 18:1, 2 Kings 20:6 = Isaiah 38:6; 2Chronicles 32:11; Ezra 8:31.

b. from death Proverbs 11:16; Proverbs 12:6; מִמּוֺת Joshua 2:13 (J), Psalm 33:19; Psalm 56:14; Proverbs 10:12 = Proverbs 11:4; מִשְּׁאוֺל Psalm 86:13; Proverbs 23:14.

4 deliver from sin and guilt (in late writings), מִכָּלמְּֿשָׁעַי Psalm 39:9 from all my trangression; מִדָּמִים Psalm 51:6 from bloodguiltiness; הַצִּילֵנוּ וְכַמֵּר עַלחַֿטּאֹתֵינוּ Psalm 79:9 deliver us and cover over all our sins; probably also כְּאִמְרָֽתְךָ הַצִּילֵנִי Psalm 119:170.

Hoph`al Participle מֻצּל; — כְּאוּד מֻצָּל מִשְּׂרֵטָה Amos 4:11 as a brand plucked out of the burning; מֵאֵשׁ Zechariah 3:2 from the fire.

Hithpa`el וַיִּתְנַצְּלוּ אֶתעֶֿדְיָם Exodus 33:6 (E) and they stripped themselves of their ornaments.

[נְצַל] verb Haph`el rescue, deliver (see Biblical Hebrew, Egyptian Aramaic הנצל take away, S-C^{C 10, D 18}); — of God, absolute: Participle active מַצִּל Daniel 6:28, Infinitive לְהַצָּלָה Daniel 3:29; of man, suffix person לְהַצָּלוּתֵהּ Daniel 6:15.