Nâphal — H5307

H5307 · Hebrew — נפל

Pronunciation: naw-fal'

Definition

verb

to fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative)

  1. to fall, lie, be cast down, fail
    1. (Qal)
      1. to fall
      2. to fall (of violent death)
      3. to fall prostrate, prostrate oneself before
      4. to fall upon, attack, desert, fall away to, go away to, fall into the hand of
      5. to fall short, fail, fall out, turn out, result
      6. to settle, waste away, be offered, be inferior to
      7. to lie, lie prostrate
    2. (Hiphil)
      1. to cause to fall, fell, throw down, knock out, lay prostrate
      2. to overthrow
      3. to make the lot fall, assign by lot, apportion by lot
      4. to let drop, cause to fail (fig.)
      5. to cause to fall
    3. (Hithpael)
      1. to throw or prostrate oneself, throw oneself upon
      2. to lie prostrate, prostrate oneself
    4. (Pilel) to fall

Usually translated as

fall, fell, fallen, cast, falling, lay, present, rot, be accepted, fail, inferior, lost, overthrow, felling, have, be judged, lying, overwhelm, perish, presented, presenting, cease, die, divide, fugitive, lie down, light, be, slay, smite out, surely, throw down

Origin

a primitive root

Greek equivalents

Occurrences

Nâphal occurs 434 times in 403 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Genesis (17), Exodus (6), Leviticus (9), Numbers (17), Deuteronomy (6), Joshua (14), Judges (18), Ruth (2), 1 Samuel (25), 2 Samuel (27), 1 Kings (8), 2 Kings (14), 1 Chronicles (16), 2 Chronicles (9), Ezra (1), Nehemiah (3), Esther (9), Job (13), Psalms (29), Proverbs (15), Ecclesiastes (4), Isaiah (24), Jeremiah (40), Lamentations (3), Ezekiel (50), Daniel (8), Hosea (4), Joel (1), Amos (7), Jonah (1), Micah (1), Nahum (1), Zechariah (1)

Strong's Lexicon — N