Definition

properly, to fasten up, i.e. with abar or cord; hence, to sandal, i.e. furnish with slippers

Etymology

a primitive root; also denominative from H5275 (נַעַל)

Word family

• נַעַל naʻal

How the KJV renders it

• bolt
• inclose
• lock
• shoe
• shut up

Every distinct English word the King James Version uses to translate this Hebrew term. The variety shows what readers in English receive across many different surface words — the same underlying word, scattered across the English Bible under different names.