נָפַל

na.phal · to fall: fall

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

English

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. Ezekiel 1:28 וָאֶפֹּ֣ל va.'e.Pol · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by me

    As the appearance of the bow that is in the cloud in the day of rain, so was the appearance of the brightness round about. This was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of Jehovah. And when I saw it, I fell upon my face, and I heard a voice of one that spake.

  2. Ezekiel 3:23 וָאֶפֹּ֖ל va.'e.Pol · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by me

    Then I arose, and went forth into the plain: and, behold, the glory of Jehovah stood there, as the glory which I saw by the river Chebar; and I fell on my face.

  3. Ezekiel 5:12 יִפְּל֣וּ yi.pe.Lu · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by them

    A third part of thee shall die with the pestilence, and with famine shall they be consumed in the midst of thee; and a third part shall fall by the sword round about thee; and a third part I will scatter unto all the winds, and will draw out a sword after them.

  4. Ezekiel 6:4 וְהִפַּלְתִּי֙ ve.hi.pal.Ti · An action: causing it, and then it will happen, done by me

    And your altars shall become desolate, and your sun-images shall be broken; and I will cast down your slain men before your idols.

  5. Ezekiel 6:7 וְנָפַ֥ל ve.na.Fal · An action: simple action, and then it will happen, done by him, her or it

    And the slain shall fall in the midst of you, and ye shall know that I am Jehovah.

  6. Ezekiel 6:11 יִפֹּֽלוּ׃ yi.Po.lu · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by them

    Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Smite with thy hand, and stamp with thy foot, and say, Alas! because of all the evil abominations of the house of Israel; for they shall fall by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence.

  7. Ezekiel 6:12 יִפּ֔וֹל yi.Pol · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by him, her or it

    He that is far off shall die of the pestilence; and he that is near shall fall by the sword; and he that remaineth and is besieged shall die by the famine: thus will I accomplish my wrath upon them.

  8. Ezekiel 8:1 וַתִּפֹּ֤ל va.ti.Pol · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    And it came to pass in the sixth year, in the sixth month, in the fifth day of the month, as I sat in my house, and the elders of Judah sat before me, that the hand of the Lord Jehovah fell there upon me.

  9. Ezekiel 9:8 וָאֶפְּלָ֨ה va.'e.pe.Lah · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by me

    And it came to pass, while they were smiting, and I was left, that I fell upon my face, and cried, and said, Ah Lord Jehovah! wilt thou destroy all the residue of Israel in thy pouring out of thy wrath upon Jerusalem?

  10. Ezekiel 11:5 וַתִּפֹּ֣ל va.ti.Pol · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    And the Spirit of Jehovah fell upon me, and he said unto me, Speak, Thus saith Jehovah: Thus have ye said, O house of Israel; for I know the things that come into your mind.

  11. Ezekiel 11:10 תִּפֹּ֔לוּ ti.Po.lu · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by all of you

    Ye shall fall by the sword; I will judge you in the border of Israel; and ye shall know that I am Jehovah.

  12. Ezekiel 11:13 וָאֶפֹּ֨ל va.'e.Pol · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by me

    And it came to pass, when I prophesied, that Pelatiah the son of Benaiah died. Then fell I down upon my face, and cried with a loud voice, and said, Ah Lord Jehovah! wilt thou make a full end of the remnant of Israel?

  13. Ezekiel 13:11 וְיִפֹּ֑ל ve.yi.Pol · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by him, her or it

    say unto them that daub it with untempered mortar, that it shall fall: there shall be an overflowing shower; and ye, O great hailstones, shall fall; and a stormy wind shall rend it.

  14. Ezekiel 13:11 תִּפֹּ֔לְנָה ti.Po.le.nah · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by all of you

    say unto them that daub it with untempered mortar, that it shall fall: there shall be an overflowing shower; and ye, O great hailstones, shall fall; and a stormy wind shall rend it.

  15. Ezekiel 13:12 נָפַ֣ל na.Fal · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it

    Lo, when the wall is fallen, shall it not be said unto you, Where is the daubing wherewith ye have daubed it?

  16. Ezekiel 13:14 וְנָֽפְלָה֙ ve.na.fe.Lah · An action: simple action, and then it will happen, done by him, her or it

    So will I break down the wall that ye have daubed with untempered mortar, and bring it down to the ground, so that the foundation thereof shall be uncovered; and it shall fall, and ye shall be consumed in the midst thereof: and ye shall know that I am Jehovah.

  17. Ezekiel 17:21 יִפֹּ֔לוּ yi.Po.lu · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by them

    And all his fugitives in all his bands shall fall by the sword, and they that remain shall be scattered toward every wind: and ye shall know that I, Jehovah, have spoken it.

  18. Ezekiel 23:25 תִּפּ֑וֹל ti.Pol · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by him, her or it

    And I will set my jealousy against thee, and they shall deal with thee in fury; they shall take away thy nose and thine ears; and thy residue shall fall by the sword: they shall take thy sons and thy daughters; and thy residue shall be devoured by the fire.

  19. Ezekiel 24:6 נָפַ֥ל na.Fal · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it

    Wherefore thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Woe to the bloody city, to the caldron whose rust is therein, and whose rust is not gone out of it! take out of it piece after piece; No lot is fallen upon it.

  20. Ezekiel 24:21 יִפֹּֽלוּ׃ yi.Po.lu · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by them

    Speak unto the house of Israel, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Behold, I will profane my sanctuary, the pride of your power, the desire of your eyes, and that which your soul pitieth; and your sons and your daughters whom ye have left behind shall fall by the sword.

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