Mappeleth — H4658

Definition

feminine noun

fall, i.e. decadence; concretely, a ruin; specifically a carcase

1. carcass, ruin, overthrow
1. carcass
2. ruin, overthrow

Usually translated as

fall, ruin, carcase

Origin

from H5307

• Derived from Nâphal (H5307)

Greek equivalents

• ptōma (G4430)
• ptōsis (G4431)

Occurrences

Mappeleth occurs 8 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Judges (1), Proverbs (1), Ezekiel (6)

• Judges 14:8 — And after a time he returned to take her, and he turned aside to see the (מַפֶּ֣לֶת) carcase of the lion: and, behold, there was a swarm of bees and honey in the carcase of the lion.
• Proverbs 29:16 — When the wicked are multiplied, transgression increaseth: but the righteous shall see their fall (בְּֽמַפַּלְתָּ֥ם).
• Ezekiel 26:15 — Thus saith the Lord GOD to Tyrus; Shall not the isles shake at the sound of thy fall (מַפַּלְתֵּ֗ךְ), when the wounded cry, when the slaughter is made in the midst of thee?
• Ezekiel 26:18 — Now shall the isles tremble in the day of thy fall (מַפַּלְתֵּ֑ךְ); yea, the isles that are in the sea shall be troubled at thy departure.
• Ezekiel 27:27 — Thy riches, and thy fairs, thy merchandise, thy mariners, and thy pilots, thy calkers, and the occupiers of thy merchandise, and all thy men of war, that are in thee, and in all thy company which is in the midst of thee, shall fall into the midst of the seas in the day of thy ruin (מַפַּלְתֵּֽךְ).
• Ezekiel 31:13 — Upon his ruin (מַפַּלְתּ֥וֹ) shall all the fowls of the heaven remain, and all the beasts of the field shall be upon his branches:
• Ezekiel 31:16 — I made the nations to shake at the sound of his fall (מַפַּלְתּוֹ֙), when I cast him down to hell with them that descend into the pit: and all the trees of Eden, the choice and best of Lebanon, all that drink water, shall be comforted in the nether parts of the earth.
• Ezekiel 32:10 — Yea, I will make many people amazed at thee, and their kings shall be horribly afraid for thee, when I shall brandish my sword before them; and they shall tremble at every moment, every man for his own life, in the day of thy fall (מַפַּלְתֶּֽךָ).