נָפַל

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)

Every occurrence

1. Genesis 2:21 וַיַּפֵּל֩ vai.ya.Pel · An action: causing it, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

   And Jehovah God caused a deep sleep to fall upon the man, and he slept; and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof:

2. Genesis 4:5 וַֽיִּפְּל֖וּ vai.yi.pe.Lu · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by them

   but unto Cain and to his offering he had not respect. And Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell.

3. Genesis 4:6 נָפְל֥וּ na.fe.Lu · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by them

   And Jehovah said unto Cain, Why art thou wroth? and why is thy countenance fallen?

4. Genesis 14:10 וַיִּפְּלוּ־ vai.yi.pe.lu- · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by them

   Now the vale of Siddim was full of slime pits; and the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah fled, and they fell there, and they that remained fled to the mountain.

5. Genesis 15:12 נָפְלָ֣ה na.fe.Lah · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it

   And when the sun was going down, a deep sleep fell upon Abram; and, lo, a horror of great darkness fell upon him.

6. Genesis 15:12 נֹפֶ֥לֶת no.Fe.let · An -ing word: simple action

   And when the sun was going down, a deep sleep fell upon Abram; and, lo, a horror of great darkness fell upon him.

7. Genesis 17:3 וַיִּפֹּ֥ל vai.yi.Pol · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

   And Abram fell on his face: and God talked with him, saying,

8. Genesis 17:17 וַיִּפֹּ֧ל vai.yi.Pol · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

   Then Abraham fell upon his face, and laughed, and said in his heart, Shall a child be born unto him that is a hundred years old? and shall Sarah, that is ninety years old, bear?

9. Genesis 24:64 וַתִּפֹּ֖ל va.ti.Pol · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

   And Rebekah lifted up her eyes, and when she saw Isaac, she alighted from the camel.

10. Genesis 25:18 נָפָֽל׃ פ na.Fal · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it

    And they dwelt from Havilah unto Shur that is before Egypt, as thou goest toward Assyria: he abode over against all his brethren.

11. Genesis 33:4 וַיִּפֹּ֥ל vai.yi.Pol · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    And Esau ran to meet him, and embraced him, and fell on his neck, and kissed him: and they wept.

12. Genesis 43:18 וּלְהִתְנַפֵּ֣ל u.le.hit.na.Pel · The “to do” form of an action: doing it to oneself

    And the men were afraid, because they were brought to Joseph's house; and they said, Because of the money that was returned in our sacks at the first time are we brought in; that he may seek occasion against us, and fall upon us, and take us for bondmen, and our asses.

13. Genesis 44:14 וַיִּפְּל֥וּ vai.yi.pe.Lu · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by them

    And Judah and his brethren came to Joseph's house; and he was yet there: and they fell before him on the ground.

14. Genesis 45:14 וַיִּפֹּ֛ל vai.yi.Pol · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    And he fell upon his brother Benjamin's neck, and wept; and Benjamin wept upon his neck.

15. Genesis 46:29 וַיִּפֹּל֙ vai.yi.Pol · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    And Joseph made ready his chariot, and went up to meet Israel his father, to Goshen; and he presented himself unto him, and fell on his neck, and wept on his neck a good while.

16. Genesis 49:17 וַיִּפֹּ֥ל vai.yi.Pol · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    Dan shall be a serpent in the way, An adder in the path, That biteth the horse's heels, So that his rider falleth backward.

17. Genesis 50:1 וַיִּפֹּ֥ל vai.yi.Pol · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    And Joseph fell upon his father's face, and wept upon him, and kissed him.

18. Genesis 50:18 וַֽיִּפְּל֖וּ vai.yi.pe.Lu · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by them

    And his brethren also went and fell down before his face; and they said, Behold, we are thy servants.

19. Exodus 15:16 תִּפֹּ֨ל ti.Pol · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by him, her or it

    Terror and dread falleth upon them; By the greatness of thine arm they are as still as a stone; Till thy people pass over, O Jehovah, Till the people pass over that thou hast purchased.

20. Exodus 19:21 וְנָפַ֥ל ve.na.Fal · An action: simple action, and then it will happen, done by him, her or it

    And Jehovah said unto Moses, Go down, charge the people, lest they break through unto Jehovah to gaze, and many of them perish.

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