נָפַל

Strong's H5307

nâphal

/naw-fal'/

to fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative)

Quick Facts

Strong's Number
H5307
Hebrew
נָפַל
Transliteration
nâphal
Pronunciation
/naw-fal'/
KJV Translations
36 distinct renderings
Language
Biblical Hebrew

Definition & Etymology

Full Definition

to fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative)

Derivation

a primitive root;

KJV Translation Breakdown

This Hebrew word is translated as the following in the King James Version:

be acceptedcast (downself(lots)out)ceasediedivide (by lot)(let) fail(cause toletmakeready to) fall (awaydown-en-ing)fell(-ing)fugitivehave (inheritance)inferiorbe judged (by mistake for H6419 (פָּלַל))lay (along)(cause to) lie downlight (down)be (hast) lostlyingoverthrowoverwhelmperishpresent(-ed-ing)(make to) rotslaysmite outsurelythrow down

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