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נַעַל H5275
H5275 is the Hebrew word נַעַל, transliterated naʻal and said nah'-al. The King James Version most often renders it shoes.
What it means
properly, a sandal tongue; by extension a sandal or slipper (sometimes as a symbol of occupancy, a refusal to marry, or of something valueless).
Where it comes from
or (feminine) נַעֲלָה; from H5274 (נָעַל).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 19 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: dryshod, (pair of) shoe((-latchet), -s).
Verses using נַעַל
All 19 verses, quoted in full.
Genesis 14:23 · KJV
That I will not take from a thread even to a shoelatchet, and that I will not take any thing that is thine, lest thou shouldest say, I have made Abram rich:
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.
Exodus 12:11 · KJV
And thus shall ye eat it; with your loins girded, your shoes on your feet, and your staff in your hand; and ye shall eat it in haste: it is the LORD’s passover.
Deuteronomy 25:9 · KJV
Then shall his brother’s wife come unto him in the presence of the elders, and loose his shoe from off his foot, and spit in his face, and shall answer and say, So shall it be done unto that man that will not build up his brother’s house.
Deuteronomy 25:10 · KJV
And his name shall be called in Israel, The house of him that hath his shoe loosed.
Deuteronomy 29:5 · KJV
And I have led you forty years in the wilderness: your clothes are not waxen old upon you, and thy shoe is not waxen old upon thy foot.
Joshua 5:15 · 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.
Joshua 9:5 · KJV
And old shoes and clouted upon their feet, and old garments upon them; and all the bread of their provision was dry and mouldy.
Joshua 9:13 · KJV
And these bottles of wine, which we filled, were new; and, behold, they be rent: and these our garments and our shoes are become old by reason of the very long journey.
Ruth 4:7 · KJV
Now this was the manner in former time in Israel concerning redeeming and concerning changing, for to confirm all things; a man plucked off his shoe, and gave it to his neighbour: and this was a testimony in Israel.
1 Kings 2:5 · KJV
Moreover thou knowest also what Joab the son of Zeruiah did to me, and what he did to the two captains of the hosts of Israel, unto Abner the son of Ner, and unto Amasa the son of Jether, whom he slew, and shed the blood of war in peace, and put the blood of war upon his girdle that was about his loins, and in his shoes that were on his feet.
Psalm 60:8 · KJV
Moab is my washpot; over Edom will I cast out my shoe: Philistia, triumph thou because of me.
Psalm 108:9 · KJV
Moab is my washpot; over Edom will I cast out my shoe; over Philistia will I triumph.
Song of Solomon 7:1 · KJV
How beautiful are thy feet with shoes, O prince’s daughter! the joints of thy thighs are like jewels, the work of the hands of a cunning workman.
Isaiah 5:27 · KJV
None shall be weary nor stumble among them; none shall slumber nor sleep; neither shall the girdle of their loins be loosed, nor the latchet of their shoes be broken:
Isaiah 20:2 · KJV
At the same time spake the LORD by Isaiah the son of Amoz, saying, Go and loose the sackcloth from off thy loins, and put off thy shoe from thy foot. And he did so, walking naked and barefoot.
Ezekiel 24:17 · KJV
Forbear to cry, make no mourning for the dead, bind the tire of thine head upon thee, and put on thy shoes upon thy feet, and cover not thy lips, and eat not the bread of men.
Ezekiel 24:23 · KJV
And your tires shall be upon your heads, and your shoes upon your feet: ye shall not mourn nor weep; but ye shall pine away for your iniquities, and mourn one toward another.
Amos 8:6 · KJV
That we may buy the poor for silver, and the needy for a pair of shoes; yea, and sell the refuse of the wheat?
Common questions
What does Strong's H5275 mean?
H5275 is the Hebrew word נַעַל (naʻal), meaning properly, a sandal tongue; by extension a sandal or slipper (sometimes as a symbol of occupancy, a refusal to marry, or of something valueless).
How is H5275 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it shoes (9 times), shoe (7 times), even to a shoelatchet (1 time), you and thy shoe (1 time), pair of shoes (1 time).
How many times does H5275 appear in the Bible?
נַעַל (naʻal) is tagged in 19 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H5275 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: or (feminine) נַעֲלָה; from H5274 (נָעַל).
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