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. Proverbs 1:14 תַּפִּ֣יל ta.Pil · An action: causing it, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by you

    Thou shalt cast thy lot among us; We will all have one purse:

  2. Proverbs 7:26 הִפִּ֑ילָה hi.Pi.lah · An action: causing it, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it

    For she hath cast down many wounded: Yea, all her slain are a mighty host.

  3. Proverbs 11:5 יִפֹּ֥ל yi.Pol · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by him, her or it

    The righteousness of the perfect shall direct his way; But the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness.

  4. Proverbs 11:14 יִפָּל־ yi.pol- · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by him, her or it

    Where no wise guidance is, the people falleth; But in the multitude of counsellors there is safety.

  5. Proverbs 11:28 יִפֹּ֑ל yi.Pol · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by him, her or it

    He that trusteth in his riches shall fall; But the righteous shall flourish as the green leaf.

  6. Proverbs 13:17 יִפֹּ֣ל yi.Pol · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by him, her or it

    A wicked messenger falleth into evil; But a faithful ambassador is health.

  7. Proverbs 17:20 יִפּ֥וֹל yi.Pol · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by him, her or it

    He that hath a wayward heart findeth no good; And he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief.

  8. Proverbs 19:15 תַּפִּ֣יל ta.Pil · An action: causing it, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by him, her or it

    Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; And the idle soul shall suffer hunger.

  9. Proverbs 22:14 יִפָּל yi.pol- · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by him, her or it

    The mouth of strange women is a deep pit: He that is abhorred of Jehovah shall fall therein.

  10. Proverbs 24:16 יִפּ֣וֹל yi.Pol · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by him, her or it

    For a righteous man falleth seven times, and riseth up again; But the wicked are overthrown by calamity.

  11. Proverbs 24:17 בִּנְפֹ֣ל bin.Fol · The “to do” form of an action: simple action

    Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth, And let not thy heart be glad when he is overthrown;

  12. Proverbs 26:27 יִפֹּ֑ל yi.Pol · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by him, her or it

    Whoso diggeth a pit shall fall therein; And he that rolleth a stone, it shall return upon him.

  13. Proverbs 28:10 יִפּ֑וֹל yi.Pol · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by him, her or it

    Whoso causeth the upright to go astray in an evil way, He shall fall himself into his own pit; But the perfect shall inherit good.

  14. Proverbs 28:14 יִפּ֥וֹל yi.Pol · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by him, her or it

    Happy is the man that feareth alway; But he that hardeneth his heart shall fall into mischief.

  15. Proverbs 28:18 יִפּ֥וֹל yi.Pol · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by him, her or it

    Whoso walketh uprightly shall be delivered; But he that is perverse in his ways shall fall at once.

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