Keraia
Lexicon

נָפַל

na.phalto fall: fallHow to read Hebrew
hebrewOld TestamentVerb434 occurrences33 books403 verses

Definition

a primitive root; to fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative)
Traditional renderings: 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 H6419), lay (along), (cause to) lie down, light (down), be (× hast) lost, lying, overthrow, overwhelm, perish, present(-ed, -ing), (make to) rot, slay, smite out, × surely, throw down.

In the Greek Old Testament

How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders נָפַל:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

434 total
  1. 1 Samuel 5:4נֹפֵ֤ל · fallen
    But when they got up early the next morning, there was Dagon, fallen on his face before the ark of the LORD, with his head and his hands broken off and lying on the threshold. Only the torso remained.
  2. 1 Samuel 11:7וַיִּפֹּ֤ל · fell
    He took a pair of oxen, cut them into pieces, and sent them by messengers throughout the land of Israel, proclaiming, “This is what will be done to the oxen of anyone who does not march behind Saul and Samuel.” Then the terror of the LORD fell upon the people, and they came out together as one man.
  3. 1 Samuel 14:13וַֽיִּפְּלוּ֙ · And [the Philistines] fell
    So Jonathan climbed up on his hands and feet, with his armor-bearer behind him. And the Philistines fell before Jonathan, and his armor-bearer followed and finished them off.
  4. 1 Samuel 14:42הַפִּ֕ילוּ · Cast [the lot]
    Then Saul said, “Cast the lot between me and my son Jonathan.” And Jonathan was selected.
  5. 1 Samuel 14:45יִפֹּ֞ל · will fall
    But the people said to Saul, “Must Jonathan die—he who accomplished such a great deliverance for Israel? Never! As surely as the LORD lives, not a hair of his head will fall to the ground, for with God’s help he has accomplished this today.” So the people rescued Jonathan, and he did not die.
  6. 1 Samuel 17:32יִפֹּ֥ל · fail
    And David said to Saul, “Let no man’s heart fail on account of this Philistine. Your servant will go and fight him!”
  7. 1 Samuel 17:49וַיִּפֹּ֥ל · and he fell
    Then David reached into his bag, took out a stone, and slung it, striking the Philistine on the forehead. The stone sank into his forehead, and he fell facedown on the ground.
  8. 1 Samuel 17:52וַֽיִּפְּל֞וּ · were strewn
    Then the men of Israel and Judah charged forward with a shout and pursued the Philistines to the entrance of Gath and to the gates of Ekron. And the bodies of the Philistines were strewn along the Shaaraim road to Gath and Ekron.
  9. 1 Samuel 18:25לְהַפִּ֥יל · death
    Saul replied, “Say to David, ‘The king desires no other dowry but a hundred Philistine foreskins as revenge on his enemies.’” But Saul intended to cause David’s death at the hands of the Philistines.
  10. 1 Samuel 19:24וַיִּפֹּ֣ל · And he collapsed
    Then Saul stripped off his robes and also prophesied before Samuel. And he collapsed and lay naked all that day and night. That is why it is said, “Is Saul also among the prophets?”
  11. 1 Samuel 20:41וַיִּפֹּ֨ל · fell
    When the young man had gone, David got up from the south side of the stone, fell facedown, and bowed three times. Then he and Jonathan kissed each other and wept together—though David wept more.
  12. 1 Samuel 25:23וַתִּפֹּ֞ל · fell
    When Abigail saw David, she quickly got off the donkey, fell facedown, and bowed before him.
  13. 1 Samuel 25:24וַתִּפֹּל֙ · She fell
    She fell at his feet and said, “My lord, may the blame be on me alone, but please let your servant speak to you; hear the words of your servant.
  14. 1 Samuel 26:12נָפְלָ֖ה · had fallen
    So David took the spear and water jug by Saul’s head, and they departed. No one saw them or knew about it, nor did anyone wake up; they all remained asleep, because a deep sleep from the LORD had fallen on them.
  15. 1 Samuel 26:20יִפֹּ֤ל · fall
    So do not let my blood fall to the ground far from the presence of the LORD. For the king of Israel has come out to look for a flea, like one who hunts a partridge in the mountains.”
  16. 1 Samuel 28:20וַיִּפֹּ֤ל · fell
    Immediately Saul fell flat on the ground, terrified by the words of Samuel. And his strength was gone, because he had not eaten anything all that day and night.
  17. 1 Samuel 29:3נָפְל֖וֹ · he defected
    Then the commanders of the Philistines asked, “What about these Hebrews?” Achish replied, “Is this not David, the servant of King Saul of Israel? He has been with me all these days, even years, and from the day he defected until today I have found no fault in him.”
  18. 1 Samuel 31:1וַיִּפְּל֥וּ · and [many] fell
    Now the Philistines fought against Israel, and the men of Israel fled before them, and many fell slain on Mount Gilboa.
  19. 1 Samuel 31:4וַיִּפֹּ֖ל · and fell
    Then Saul said to his armor-bearer, “Draw your sword and run me through with it, or these uncircumcised men will come and run me through and torture me!” But his armor-bearer was terrified and refused to do it. So Saul took his own sword and fell on it.
  20. 1 Samuel 31:5וַיִּפֹּ֥ל · fell
    When his armor-bearer saw that Saul was dead, he too fell on his own sword and died with him.
  21. 1 Samuel 31:8נֹפְלִ֖ים · fallen
    The next day, when the Philistines came to strip the dead, they found Saul and his three sons fallen on Mount Gilboa.
  22. 2 Samuel 1:2וַיִּפֹּ֥ל · he fell
    On the third day a man with torn clothes and dust on his head arrived from Saul’s camp. When he came to David, he fell to the ground to pay him homage.
  23. 2 Samuel 1:4נָפַ֤ל · fell
    “What was the outcome?” David asked. “Please tell me.” “The troops fled from the battle,” he replied. “Many of them fell and died. And Saul and his son Jonathan are also dead.”
  24. 2 Samuel 1:10נִפְל֑וֹ · he had fallen
    So I stood over him and killed him, because I knew that after he had fallen he could not survive. And I took the crown that was on his head and the band that was on his arm, and I have brought them here to my lord.”
  25. 2 Samuel 1:12נָפְל֖וּ · they had fallen
    They mourned and wept and fasted until evening for Saul and his son Jonathan, and for the people of the LORD and the house of Israel, because they had fallen by the sword.
  26. 2 Samuel 1:19נָפְל֥וּ · have fallen
    “Your glory, O Israel, lies slain on your heights. How the mighty have fallen!
  27. 2 Samuel 1:25נָפְל֣וּ · have fallen
    How the mighty have fallen in the thick of battle! Jonathan lies slain on your heights.
  28. 2 Samuel 1:27נָפְל֣וּ · have fallen
    How the mighty have fallen, and the weapons of war have perished!”
  29. 2 Samuel 2:16וַֽיִּפְּל֖וּ · and they all fell
    Then each man grabbed his opponent by the head and thrust his sword into his opponent’s side, and they all fell together. So this place, which is in Gibeon, is called Helkath-hazzurim.
  30. 2 Samuel 2:23וַיִּפָּל־ · and he fell; נָ֨פַל · had fallen
    But Asahel refused to turn away. So Abner thrust the butt of his spear into his stomach, and it came out his back, and he fell dead on the spot. And every man paused when he came to the place where Asahel had fallen and died.
  31. 2 Samuel 3:29וְנֹפֵ֥ל · or falls
    May it whirl over the head of Joab and over the entire house of his father, and may the house of Joab never be without one having a discharge or skin disease, or one who leans on a staff or falls by the sword or lacks food.”
  32. 2 Samuel 3:34כִּנְפ֛וֹל · As a man falls; נָפָ֑לְתָּ · [so also] you fell
    Your hands were not bound, your feet were not fettered. As a man falls before the wicked, so also you fell.” And all the people wept over him even more.
  33. 2 Samuel 3:38נָפַ֛ל · has fallen
    Then the king said to his servants, “Do you not realize that a great prince has fallen today in Israel?
  34. 2 Samuel 4:4וַיִּפֹּ֥ל · he fell
    And Jonathan son of Saul had a son who was lame in his feet. He was five years old when the report about Saul and Jonathan came from Jezreel. His nurse picked him up and fled, but as she was hurrying to escape, he fell and became lame. His name was Mephibosheth.
  35. 2 Samuel 9:6וַיִּפֹּ֥ל · he fell facedown
    And when Mephibosheth son of Jonathan, the son of Saul, came to David, he fell facedown in reverence. Then David said, “Mephibosheth!” “I am your servant,” he replied.
  36. 2 Samuel 11:17וַיִּפֹּ֥ל · fell
    And when the men of the city came out and fought against Joab, some of David’s servants fell, and Uriah the Hittite also died.
  37. 2 Samuel 14:4וַתִּפֹּ֧ל · she fell
    When the woman from Tekoa went to the king, she fell facedown in homage and said, “Help me, O king!”
  38. 2 Samuel 14:11יִפֹּ֛ל · will fall
    “Please,” she replied, “may the king invoke the LORD your God to prevent the avenger of blood from increasing the devastation, so that my son may not be destroyed!” “As surely as the LORD lives,” he vowed, “not a hair of your son’s head will fall to the ground.”
  39. 2 Samuel 14:22וַיִּפֹּל֩ · fell
    Joab fell facedown in homage and blessed the king. “Today,” said Joab, “your servant knows that he has found favor in your eyes, my lord the king, because the king has granted his request.”
  40. 2 Samuel 17:9כִּנְפֹ֤ל · If some of your troops fall
    Surely by now he is hiding in a cave or some other location. If some of your troops fall first, whoever hears of it will say, ‘There has been a slaughter among the troops who follow Absalom.’
  41. 2 Samuel 17:12יִפֹּ֥ל · will descend
    Then we will attack David wherever we find him, and we will descend on him like dew on the ground. And of all the men with him, not even one will remain.
  42. 2 Samuel 19:18נָפַל֙ · he fell down
    …and crossed at the ford to carry over the king’s household and to do what was good in his sight. When Shimei son of Gera crossed the Jordan, he fell down before the king
  43. 2 Samuel 20:8וַתִּפֹּֽל׃ס · he slipped the dagger
    And while they were at the great stone in Gibeon, Amasa joined them. Now Joab was dressed in military attire, with a dagger strapped to his belt. And as he stepped forward, he slipped the dagger from its sheath.
  44. 2 Samuel 20:15לְהַפִּ֥יל · to topple it
    And Joab’s troops came and besieged Sheba in Abel-beth-maacah and built a siege ramp against the outer rampart of the city. As all the troops with Joab were battering the wall to topple it,
  45. 2 Samuel 21:9וַיִּפְּל֥וּ · fell
    And he delivered them into the hands of the Gibeonites, and they hanged them on the hill before the LORD. So all seven of them fell together; they were put to death in the first days of the harvest, at the beginning of the barley harvest.
  46. 2 Samuel 21:22וַיִּפְּל֥וּ · fell
    So these four descendants of Rapha in Gath fell at the hands of David and his servants.
  47. 2 Samuel 22:39וַֽיִּפְּל֖וּ · they have fallen
    I devoured and crushed them so they could not rise; they have fallen under my feet.
  48. 2 Samuel 24:14נִפְּלָה־ · let us fall
    David answered Gad, “I am deeply distressed. Please, let us fall into the hand of the LORD, for His mercies are great; but do not let me fall into the hands of men.”