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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. 2 Samuel 24:14אֶפֹּֽלָה׃ · let me 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.”
  2. 1 Kings 1:52יִפֹּ֥ל · will fall
    And Solomon replied, “If he is a man of character, not a single hair of his will fall to the ground. But if evil is found in him, he will die.”
  3. 1 Kings 8:56נָפַ֞ל · has failed
    “Blessed be the LORD, who has given rest to His people Israel according to all that He promised. Not one word has failed of all the good promises He made through His servant Moses.
  4. 1 Kings 18:7וַיִּפֹּ֣ל · he fell
    Now as Obadiah went on his way, Elijah suddenly met him. When Obadiah recognized him, he fell facedown and said, “Is it you, my lord Elijah?”
  5. 1 Kings 18:38וַתִּפֹּ֣ל · fell
    Then the fire of the LORD fell and consumed the sacrifice, the wood, the stones, and the dust, and it licked up the water in the trench.
  6. 1 Kings 18:39וַֽיִּפְּל֖וּ · they fell
    When all the people saw this, they fell facedown and said, “The LORD, He is God! The LORD, He is God!”
  7. 1 Kings 20:25הַנֹּפֵ֨ל · you have lost
    And you must raise an army like the one you have lost—horse for horse and chariot for chariot—so we can fight the Israelites on the plain, where we will surely prevail.” And the king approved their plan and acted accordingly.
  8. 1 Kings 20:30וַתִּפֹּל֙ · fell
    The rest of them fled into the city of Aphek, where the wall fell on twenty-seven thousand of the remaining men. Ben-hadad also fled to the city and hid in an inner room.
  9. 1 Kings 22:20וְיִפֹּ֖ל · and fall
    And the LORD said, ‘Who will entice Ahab to march up and fall at Ramoth-gilead?’ And one suggested this, and another that.
  10. 2 Kings 1:2וַיִּפֹּ֨ל · had fallen
    Now Ahaziah had fallen through the lattice of his upper room in Samaria and injured himself. So he sent messengers and instructed them: “Go inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron, whether I will recover from this injury.”
  11. 2 Kings 2:13נָפְלָ֖ה · had fallen
    Elisha also picked up the cloak that had fallen from Elijah, and he went back and stood on the bank of the Jordan.
  12. 2 Kings 2:14נָפְלָ֤ה · had fallen
    Then he took the cloak of Elijah that had fallen from him and struck the waters. “Where now is the LORD, the God of Elijah?” he asked. And when he had struck the waters, they parted to the right and to the left, and Elisha crossed over.
  13. 2 Kings 3:19תַּפִּ֔ילוּ · You shall cut down
    And you shall attack every fortified city and every city of importance. You shall cut down every good tree, stop up every spring, and ruin every good field with stones.”
  14. 2 Kings 3:25יַפִּ֔ילוּ · and cut down
    They destroyed the cities, and each man threw stones on every good field until it was covered. They stopped up every spring and cut down every good tree. Only Kir-haraseth was left with stones in place, but men with slings surrounded it and attacked it as well.
  15. 2 Kings 4:37וַתִּפֹּ֣ל · fell
    She came in, fell at his feet, and bowed to the ground. Then she picked up her son and went out.
  16. 2 Kings 5:21וַיִּפֹּ֞ל · he got down
    So Gehazi pursued Naaman. And when Naaman saw him running toward him, he got down from the chariot to meet him and asked, “Is everything all right?”
  17. 2 Kings 6:5מַפִּ֣יל · of them was cutting down; נָפַ֣ל · fell
    As one of them was cutting down a tree, the iron axe head fell into the water. “Oh, my master,” he cried out, “it was borrowed!”
  18. 2 Kings 6:6נָפָ֑ל · did it fall
    “Where did it fall?” asked the man of God. And when he showed him the place, the man of God cut a stick, threw it there, and made the iron float.
  19. 2 Kings 7:4וְנִפְּלָה֙ · let us go over
    If we say, ‘Let us go into the city,’ we will die there from the famine in the city; but if we sit here, we will also die. So come now, let us go over to the camp of the Arameans. If they let us live, we will live; if they kill us, we will die.”
  20. 2 Kings 10:10יִפֹּ֜ל · will fail
    Know, then, that not a word the LORD has spoken against the house of Ahab will fail, for the LORD has done what He promised through His servant Elijah.”
  21. 2 Kings 14:10וְנָ֣פַלְתָּ֔ה · so that you fall
    You have indeed defeated Edom, and your heart has become proud. Glory in that and stay at home. Why should you stir up trouble so that you fall—you and Judah with you?”
  22. 2 Kings 19:7וְהִפַּלְתִּ֥יו · I will cause him to fall
    Behold, I will put a spirit in him so that he will hear a rumor and return to his own land, where I will cause him to fall by the sword.’”
  23. 2 Kings 25:11הַנֹּֽפְלִים֙ · the deserters; נָפְלוּ֙ · had defected
    Then Nebuzaradan captain of the guard carried into exile the people who remained in the city, along with the deserters who had defected to the king of Babylon and the rest of the population.
  24. 1 Chronicles 5:10וַֽיִּפְּל֖וּ · who were defeated
    During the days of Saul they waged war against the Hagrites, who were defeated at their hands, and they occupied the dwellings of the Hagrites throughout the region east of Gilead.
  25. 1 Chronicles 5:22נָפָ֔לוּ · fell
    …and many others fell slain, because the battle belonged to God. And they occupied the land until the exile.
  26. 1 Chronicles 10:1וַיִּפְּל֥וּ · and [many] fell
    Now the Philistines fought against Israel, and the men of Israel fled before them, and many fell slain on Mount Gilboa.
  27. 1 Chronicles 10:4וַיִּפֹּ֖ל · 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 torture me!” But his armor-bearer was terrified and refused to do it. So Saul took his own sword and fell on it.
  28. 1 Chronicles 10:5וַיִּפֹּ֥ל · fell
    When his armor-bearer saw that Saul was dead, he too fell on his own sword and died.
  29. 1 Chronicles 10:8נֹפְלִ֖ים · fallen
    The next day, when the Philistines came to strip the dead, they found Saul and his sons fallen on Mount Gilboa.
  30. 1 Chronicles 12:19נָפְל֣וּ · Some from; יִפּ֖וֹל · if he defects
    Some from Manasseh defected to David when he went with the Philistines to fight against Saul. (They did not help the Philistines because the Philistine rulers consulted and sent David away, saying, “It will cost us our heads if he defects to his master Saul.”)
  31. 1 Chronicles 12:20נָפְל֣וּ · defected
    When David went to Ziklag, these men of Manasseh defected to him: Adnah, Jozabad, Jediael, Michael, Jozabad, Elihu, and Zillethai, chiefs of thousands in Manasseh.
  32. 1 Chronicles 20:8וַיִּפְּל֥וּ · fell
    So these descendants of Rapha in Gath fell at the hands of David and his servants.
  33. 1 Chronicles 21:13אֶפְּלָה־ · let me fall; אֶפֹּֽל׃ · let me fall
    David answered Gad, “I am deeply distressed. Please, let me fall into the hand of the LORD, for His mercies are very great; but do not let me fall into the hands of men.”
  34. 1 Chronicles 21:14וַיִּפֹּל֙ · fell dead
    So the LORD sent a plague upon Israel, and seventy thousand men of Israel fell dead.
  35. 1 Chronicles 21:16וַיִּפֹּ֨ל · fell
    When David lifted up his eyes and saw the angel of the LORD standing between heaven and earth, with a drawn sword in his hand stretched out over Jerusalem, David and the elders, clothed in sackcloth, fell facedown.
  36. 1 Chronicles 24:31וַיַּפִּילוּ֩ · cast
    As their brothers the descendants of Aaron did, they also cast lots in the presence of King David and of Zadok, Ahimelech, and the heads of the families of the priests and Levites—the family heads and their younger brothers alike.
  37. 1 Chronicles 25:8וַיַּפִּ֜ילוּ · They cast
    They cast lots for their duties, young and old alike, teacher as well as pupil.
  38. 1 Chronicles 26:13וַיַּפִּ֨ילוּ · They cast
    They cast lots for each gate, according to their families, young and old alike.
  39. 1 Chronicles 26:14וַיִּפֹּ֧ל · fell; הִפִּ֙ילוּ֙ · were cast
    The lot for the East Gate fell to Shelemiah. Then lots were cast for his son Zechariah, a wise counselor, and the lot for the North Gate fell to him.
  40. 2 Chronicles 13:17וַיִּפְּל֤וּ · fell
    Then Abijah and his people struck them with a mighty blow, and 500,000 chosen men of Israel fell slain.
  41. 2 Chronicles 14:13וַיִּפֹּ֤ל · fell
    Then Asa and his army pursued them as far as Gerar. The Cushites fell and could not recover, for they were crushed before the LORD and His army. So the people of Judah carried off a great amount of plunder
  42. 2 Chronicles 15:9נָפְל֨וּ · had come over
    And he assembled all Judah and Benjamin, along with those from the tribes of Ephraim, Manasseh, and Simeon who had settled among them, for great numbers had come over to him from Israel when they saw that the LORD his God was with him.
  43. 2 Chronicles 18:19וְיִפֹּ֖ל · and fall
    And the LORD said, ‘Who will entice Ahab king of Israel to march up and fall at Ramoth-gilead?’ And one suggested this, and another that.
  44. 2 Chronicles 20:18נָֽפְלוּ֙ · fell down
    Then Jehoshaphat bowed facedown, and all the people of Judah and Jerusalem fell down before the LORD to worship Him.
  45. 2 Chronicles 20:24נֹפְלִ֥ים · lying
    When the men of Judah came to a place overlooking the wilderness, they looked for the vast army, but there were only corpses lying on the ground; no one had escaped.