The meaning of “מַפָּלָה”
Understanding mappâlâh reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
or מַפֵּלָה mappêlâh (map-pay-law'); from נָפַל ruin(-ous). - something fallen, i.e. a ruin 1) a ruin
מַפָּלָה
or מַפֵּלָה mappêlâh (map-pay-law'); from נָפַל ruin(-ous). - something fallen, i.e. a ruin 1) a ruin
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Isaiah 17:1 | “The burden of Damascus. Behold, Damascus is taken away from being a city, and it shall be a ruinous heap.” Word: מַפָּלָה (mappâlâh) | |
| Isaiah 23:13 | “Behold the land of the Chaldeans; this people was not, till the Assyrian founded it for them that dwell in the wilderness: they set up the towers thereof, they raised up the palaces thereof; and he brought it to ruin.” Word: מַפָּלָה (mappâlâh) | |
| Isaiah 25:2 | “For thou hast made of a city an heap; of a defenced city a ruin: a palace of strangers to be no city; it shall never be built.” Word: מַפָּלָה (mappâlâh) |
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