Nᵉphal — H5308

Definition

verb

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

1. to fall
1. (P'al)
1. to fall
2. to fall down

Usually translated as

fall, have occasion

Origin

(Aramaic) corresponding to H5307

• Nâphal (H5307)

Greek equivalents

• ektinássō (G1621)
• phaínō (G5316)

Occurrences

Nᵉphal occurs 11 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Ezra (1), Daniel (10)

• Ezra 7:20 — And whatsoever more shall be needful for the house of thy God, which thou shalt have occasion (יִפֶּל) to bestow, bestow it out of the king’s treasure house.
• Daniel 2:46 — Then the king Nebuchadnezzar fell (נְפַ֣ל) upon his face, and worshipped Daniel, and commanded that they should offer an oblation and sweet odours unto him.
• Daniel 3:5 — That at what time ye hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, dulcimer, and all kinds of musick, ye fall down (תִּפְּל֤וּן) and worship the golden image that Nebuchadnezzar the king hath set up:
• Daniel 3:6 — And whoso falleth not down (יִפֵּ֖ל) and worshippeth shall the same hour be cast into the midst of a burning fiery furnace.
• Daniel 3:7 — Therefore at that time, when all the people heard the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and all kinds of musick, all the people, the nations, and the languages, fell down (נָֽפְלִ֨ין) and worshipped the golden image that Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up.
• Daniel 3:10 — Thou, O king, hast made a decree, that every man that shall hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and dulcimer, and all kinds of musick, shall fall down (יִפֵּ֥ל) and worship the golden image:
• Daniel 3:11 — And whoso falleth not down (יִפֵּ֖ל) and worshippeth, that he should be cast into the midst of a burning fiery furnace.
• Daniel 3:15 — Now if ye be ready that at what time ye hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and dulcimer, and all kinds of musick, ye fall down (תִּפְּל֣וּן) and worship the image which I have made; well: but if ye worship not, ye shall be cast the same hour into the midst of a burning fiery furnace; and who is that God that shall deliver you out of my hands?
• Daniel 3:23 — And these three men, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, fell down (נְפַ֛לוּ) bound into the midst of the burning fiery furnace.
• Daniel 4:31 — While the word was in the king’s mouth, there fell (נְפַ֑ל) a voice from heaven, saying, O king Nebuchadnezzar, to thee it is spoken; The kingdom is departed from thee.
• Daniel 7:20 — And of the ten horns that were in his head, and of the other which came up, and before whom three fell (וּנְפַ֥לָה); even of that horn that had eyes, and a mouth that spake very great things, whose look was more stout than his fellows.