נָפַל

na.phal · to fall: fall

Hebrew · Strong's H5307 · Verb · Sounds like: naw-fal' · 435 occurrences

Word meanings

Senses and individuals

  • to fall: fall H5307G 277
  • to fall: kill H5307J · a Meaning of 98
  • to fall: allot H5307I · a Meaning of 26
  • to fall: deserting H5307H · a Meaning of 17
  • to fall: fell(trees) H5307M · a Meaning of 6
  • to fall: fail H5307L · a Meaning of 5
  • to fall: presenting H5307N · a Meaning of 4
  • to fall: angry H5307K · a Meaning of 2

Strong's dictionary

a primitive root; to fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative); be accepted, cast (down, self, (lots), out), cease, die, divide (by lot), (let) fail, (cause to, let, make, ready to) fall (away, down, -en, -ing), fell(-ing), fugitive, have (inheritance), inferior, be judged (by mistake for פָּלַל), lay (along), (cause to) lie down, light (down), be ([idiom] hast) lost, lying, overthrow, overwhelm, perish, present(-ed, -ing), (make to) rot, slay, smite out, [idiom] surely, throw down.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (public domain)

Full lexicon entry (Brown-Driver-Briggs)
נָפַל 433 vb. fall, lie
Qal 366
1. fall, by accident
2.
a. Esp. of violent death
b. fig. = go to ruin, perish, etc.
c. fig. = experience calamity
d. fall, of a city
3.
a. Fall prostrate
b. fall = prostrate oneself before
c. fall upon one's neck, in embrace
4.
a. Fall upon = attack
b. desert or fall away to, go over to
5. Fig., of deep sleep
6. Other idiomatic uses
7. = lie; = lie prostrate
Hiph.
1. cause to fall
2. Of causing death; = overthrow, bring to destruction
3. Esp. of casting lot
4. Fig., let drop, cause to fail
5. cause deep sleep to fall
6. Other idioms
Hithp. throw, or prostrate oneself

Every occurrence

  1. Daniel 8:10 וַתַּפֵּ֥ל va.ta.Pel · An action: causing it, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    And it waxed great, even to the host of heaven; and some of the host and of the stars it cast down to the ground, and trampled upon them.

  2. Daniel 8:17 וָאֶפְּלָ֖ה va.'e.pe.Lah · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by me

    So he came near where I stood; and when he came, I was affrighted, and fell upon my face: but he said unto me, Understand, O son of man; for the vision belongeth to the time of the end.

  3. Daniel 9:18 מַפִּילִ֤ים ma.pi.Lim · An -ing word: causing it

    O my God, incline thine ear, and hear; open thine eyes, and behold our desolations, and the city which is called by thy name: for we do not present our supplications before thee for our righteousness, but for thy great mercies' sake.

  4. Daniel 9:20 וּמַפִּ֣יל u.ma.Pil · An -ing word: causing it

    And while I was speaking, and praying, and confessing my sin and the sin of my people Israel, and presenting my supplication before Jehovah my God for the holy mountain of my God;

  5. Daniel 10:7 נָפְלָ֣ה na.fe.Lah · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it

    And I, Daniel, alone saw the vision; for the men that were with me saw not the vision; but a great quaking fell upon them, and they fled to hide themselves.

  6. Daniel 11:12 וְהִפִּ֛יל ve.hi.Pil · An action: causing it, and then it will happen, done by him, her or it

    And the multitude shall be lifted up, and his heart shall be exalted; and he shall cast down tens of thousands, but he shall not prevail.

  7. Daniel 11:19 וְנָפַ֖ל ve.na.Fal · An action: simple action, and then it will happen, done by him, her or it

    Then he shall turn his face toward the fortresses of his own land; but he shall stumble and fall, and shall not be found.

  8. Daniel 11:26 וְנָפְל֖וּ ve.na.fe.Lu · An action: simple action, and then it will happen, done by them

    Yea, they that eat of his dainties shall destroy him, and his army shall overflow; and many shall fall down slain.

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