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. 2 Chronicles 25:19וְנָ֣פַלְתָּ֔ · you
    You have said, ‘Look, I have defeated Edom,’ and your heart has become proud and boastful. Now stay at home. Why should you stir up trouble so that you fall—you and Judah with you?”
  2. 2 Chronicles 29:9נָפְל֥וּ · have fallen
    For behold, this is why our fathers have fallen by the sword, and our sons and daughters and wives are in captivity.
  3. 2 Chronicles 32:21הִפִּילֻ֥הוּ · struck him down
    …and the LORD sent an angel who annihilated every mighty man of valor and every leader and commander in the camp of the king of Assyria. So he withdrew to his own land in disgrace. And when he entered the temple of his god, some of his own sons struck him down with the sword.
  4. Ezra 10:1וּמִתְנַפֵּ֔ל · and falling facedown
    While Ezra prayed and made this confession, weeping and falling facedown before the house of God, a very large assembly of Israelites—men, women, and children—gathered around him, and the people wept bitterly as well.
  5. Nehemiah 6:16וַיִּפְּל֥וּ · and disheartened
    When all our enemies heard about this, all the surrounding nations were afraid and disheartened, for they realized that this task had been accomplished by our God.
  6. Nehemiah 10:34הִפַּ֜לְנוּ · We have cast
    We have cast lots among the priests, Levites, and people for the donation of wood by our families at the appointed times each year. They are to bring it to the house of our God to burn on the altar of the LORD our God, as it is written in the Law.
  7. Nehemiah 11:1הִפִּ֨ילוּ · cast
    Now the leaders of the people settled in Jerusalem, and the rest of the people cast lots to bring one out of ten to live in the holy city of Jerusalem, while the remaining nine were to dwell in their own towns.
  8. Esther 3:7הִפִּ֣יל · was cast
    In the twelfth year of King Xerxes, in the first month, the month of Nisan, the Pur (that is, the lot) was cast before Haman to determine a day and month. And the lot fell on the twelfth month, the month of Adar.
  9. Esther 6:10תַּפֵּ֣ל · neglect
    “Hurry,” said the king to Haman, “and do just as you proposed. Take the robe and the horse to Mordecai the Jew, who is sitting at the king’s gate. Do not neglect anything that you have suggested.”
  10. Esther 6:13לִנְפֹּ֤ל · your downfall; נָפ֥וֹל · surely you will fall; תִּפּ֖וֹל
    Haman told his wife Zeresh and all his friends everything that had happened. His advisers and his wife Zeresh said to him, “Since Mordecai, before whom your downfall has begun, is Jewish, you will not prevail against him—for surely you will fall before him.”
  11. Esther 7:8נֹפֵ֔ל · was falling
    Just as the king returned from the palace garden to the banquet hall, Haman was falling on the couch where Esther was reclining. The king exclaimed, “Would he actually assault the queen while I am in the palace?” As soon as the words had left the king’s mouth, they covered Haman’s face.
  12. Esther 8:3וַתִּפֹּ֖ל · She fell
    And once again, Esther addressed the king. She fell at his feet weeping and begged him to revoke the evil scheme of Haman the Agagite, which he had devised against the Jews.
  13. Esther 8:17נָפַ֥ל · had fallen
    In every province and every city, wherever the king’s edict and decree reached, there was joy and gladness among the Jews, with feasting and celebrating. And many of the people of the land themselves became Jews, because the fear of the Jews had fallen upon them.
  14. Esther 9:2נָפַ֥ל · had fallen
    In each of the provinces of King Xerxes, the Jews assembled in their cities to attack those who sought to harm them. No man could withstand them, because the fear of them had fallen upon all peoples.
  15. Esther 9:3נָפַ֥ל · had fallen
    And all the officials of the provinces, the satraps, the governors, and the king’s administrators helped the Jews, because the fear of Mordecai had fallen upon them.
  16. Esther 9:24וְהִפִּ֥יל · and had cast
    For Haman son of Hammedatha, the Agagite, the enemy of all the Jews, had plotted against the Jews to destroy them and had cast the Pur (that is, the lot) to crush and destroy them.
  17. Job 1:15וַתִּפֹּ֤ל · swooped down
    …the Sabeans swooped down and took them away. They put the servants to the sword, and I alone have escaped to tell you!”
  18. Job 1:16נָֽפְלָה֙ · fell
    While he was still speaking, another messenger came and reported: “The fire of God fell from heaven. It burned and consumed the sheep and the servants, and I alone have escaped to tell you!”
  19. Job 1:19וַיִּפֹּ֥ל · It collapsed
    …when suddenly a mighty wind swept in from the desert and struck the four corners of the house. It collapsed on the young people and they are dead, and I alone have escaped to tell you!”
  20. Job 1:20וַיִּפֹּ֥ל · He fell
    Then Job stood up, tore his robe, and shaved his head. He fell to the ground and worshiped,
  21. Job 4:13בִּנְפֹ֥ל · falls
    In disquieting visions in the night, when deep sleep falls on men,
  22. Job 6:27תַּפִּ֑ילוּ · You would even cast lots
    You would even cast lots for an orphan and barter away your friend.
  23. Job 12:3נֹפֵ֣ל · inferior
    But I also have a mind; I am not inferior to you. Who does not know such things as these?
  24. Job 13:2נֹפֵ֖ל · inferior
    What you know, I also know; I am not inferior to you.
  25. Job 13:11יִפֹּ֥ל · not fall
    Would His majesty not terrify you? Would the dread of Him not fall upon you?
  26. Job 14:18נוֹפֵ֣ל · erodes
    But as a mountain erodes and crumbles and a rock is dislodged from its place,
  27. Job 29:24יַפִּילֽוּן׃ · was precious
    If I smiled at them, they did not believe it; the light of my countenance was precious.
  28. Job 31:22תִפּ֑וֹל · fall
    …then may my arm fall from my shoulder and be torn from its socket.
  29. Job 33:15בִּנְפֹ֣ל · falls
    In a dream, in a vision in the night, when deep sleep falls upon men as they slumber on their beds,
  30. Psalm 5:10יִפְּלוּ֮ · let them fall
    Declare them guilty, O God; let them fall by their own devices. Drive them out for their many transgressions, for they have rebelled against You.
  31. Psalm 7:15וַ֝יִּפֹּ֗ל · he has fallen
    He has dug a hole and hollowed it out; he has fallen into a pit of his own making.
  32. Psalm 10:10וְנָפַ֥ל · fall prey
    They are crushed and beaten down; the helpless fall prey to his strength.
  33. Psalm 16:6נָֽפְלוּ־ · have fallen
    The lines of my boundary have fallen in pleasant places; surely my inheritance is delightful.
  34. Psalm 18:38יִ֝פְּל֗וּ · they have fallen
    I crushed them so they could not rise; they have fallen under my feet.
  35. Psalm 20:8וְנָפָ֑לוּ · and fall
    They collapse and fall, but we rise up and stand firm.
  36. Psalm 22:18יַפִּ֥ילוּ · and cast
    They divide my garments among them and cast lots for my clothing.
  37. Psalm 27:2וְנָפָֽלוּ׃ · and fell
    When the wicked came upon me to devour my flesh, my enemies and foes stumbled and fell.
  38. Psalm 35:8יִפָּל־ · may they fall
    May ruin befall them by surprise; may the net they hid ensnare them; may they fall into the hazard they created.
  39. Psalm 36:12נָ֭פְלוּ · lie fallen
    There the evildoers lie fallen, thrown down and unable to rise.
  40. Psalm 37:14לְ֭הַפִּיל · to bring down
    The wicked have drawn the sword and bent the bow to bring down the poor and needy, to slay those whose ways are upright.
  41. Psalm 37:24יִפֹּ֥ל · he falls
    Though he falls, he will not be overwhelmed, for the LORD is holding his hand.
  42. Psalm 45:5יִפְּל֑וּ · fall
    Your arrows pierce the hearts of the king’s foes; the nations fall beneath your feet.
  43. Psalm 55:4נָפְל֥וּ · assail
    My heart pounds within me, and the terrors of death assail me.
  44. Psalm 57:6נָפְל֖וּ · but they themselves have fallen
    They spread a net for my feet; my soul was despondent. They dug a pit before me, but they themselves have fallen into it! Selah
  45. Psalm 69:9נָפְל֥וּ · have fallen
    …because zeal for Your house has consumed me, and the insults of those who insult You have fallen on me.
  46. Psalm 73:18הִ֝פַּלְתָּ֗ם · You cast them down
    Surely You set them on slick ground; You cast them down into ruin.
  47. Psalm 78:28וַ֭יַּפֵּל · He felled them
    He felled them in the midst of their camp, all around their dwellings.
  48. Psalm 78:55וַֽ֭יַּפִּילֵם · and apportioned
    He drove out nations before them and apportioned their inheritance; He settled the tribes of Israel in their tents.