Know the Word.

Hebrew word

naʻal

nah'-al

נַעַל

What it means

properly, a sandal tongue

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 nâʻal (נָעַל)

How the King James translates it

  • shoes10
  • shoe8
  • shoelatchet1

Every place it appears 19

Genesis14:23
Exodus3:512:11
Deuteronomy25:925:1029:5
Ruth4:7
1 Kings2:5
Psalms60:8108:9
Song of Solomon7:1
Isaiah5:2720:2
Ezekiel24:1724:23
Amos8:6
naʻal — Hebrew word meaning “properly, a sandal tongue”