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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. Psalm 78:64נָפָ֑לוּ · fell
    His priests fell by the sword, but their widows could not lament.
  2. Psalm 82:7תִּפֹּֽלוּ׃ · you will fall
    But like mortals you will die, and like rulers you will fall.”
  3. Psalm 91:7יִפֹּ֤ל · may fall
    Though a thousand may fall at your side, and ten thousand at your right hand, no harm will come near you.
  4. Psalm 105:38נָפַ֖ל · of Israel had fallen
    Egypt was glad when they departed, for the dread of Israel had fallen on them.
  5. Psalm 106:26לְהַפִּ֥יל · to cast them down
    So He raised His hand and swore to cast them down in the wilderness,
  6. Psalm 106:27וּלְהַפִּ֣יל · to disperse
    …to disperse their offspring among the nations and scatter them throughout the lands.
  7. Psalm 118:13לִנְפֹּ֑ל · I was falling
    I was pushed so hard I was falling, but the LORD helped me.
  8. Psalm 140:10יַפִּלֵ֑ם · may they be thrown
    May burning coals fall on them; may they be thrown into the fire, into the miry pits, never to rise again.
  9. Psalm 141:10יִפְּל֣וּ · fall
    Let the wicked fall into their own nets, while I pass by in safety.
  10. Psalm 145:14הַנֹּפְלִ֑ים · who fall
    The LORD upholds all who fall and lifts up all who are bowed down.
  11. Proverbs 1:14תַּפִּ֣יל · Throw in
    Throw in your lot with us; let us all share one purse”—
  12. Proverbs 7:26הִפִּ֑ילָה · down
    For she has brought many down to death; her slain are many in number.
  13. Proverbs 11:5יִפֹּ֥ל · fall
    The righteousness of the blameless directs their path, but the wicked fall by their own wickedness.
  14. Proverbs 11:14יִפָּל־ · falls
    For lack of guidance, a nation falls, but with many counselors comes deliverance.
  15. Proverbs 11:28יִפֹּ֑ל · will fall
    He who trusts in his riches will fall, but the righteous will thrive like foliage.
  16. Proverbs 13:17יִפֹּ֣ל · falls
    A wicked messenger falls into trouble, but a faithful envoy brings healing.
  17. Proverbs 17:20יִפּ֥וֹל · falls
    The one with a perverse heart finds no good, and he whose tongue is deceitful falls into trouble.
  18. Proverbs 19:15תַּפִּ֣יל · brings on
    Laziness brings on deep sleep, and an idle soul will suffer hunger.
  19. Proverbs 22:14יִפּוֹל · will fall
    The mouth of an adulteress is a deep pit; he who is under the wrath of the LORD will fall into it.
  20. Proverbs 24:16יִפּ֣וֹל · may fall
    For though a righteous man may fall seven times, he still gets up; but the wicked stumble in bad times.
  21. Proverbs 24:17בִּנְפֹ֣ל · falls
    Do not gloat when your enemy falls, and do not let your heart rejoice when he stumbles,
  22. Proverbs 26:27יִפֹּ֑ל · will fall
    He who digs a pit will fall into it, and he who rolls a stone will have it roll back on him.
  23. Proverbs 28:10יִפּ֑וֹל · will fall
    He who leads the upright along the path of evil will fall into his own pit, but the blameless will inherit what is good.
  24. Proverbs 28:14יִפּ֥וֹל · falls
    Blessed is the man who is always reverent, but he who hardens his heart falls into trouble.
  25. Proverbs 28:18יִפּ֥וֹל · fall
    He who walks with integrity will be kept safe, but whoever is perverse in his ways will suddenly fall.
  26. Ecclesiastes 4:10יִפֹּ֔לוּ · falls down; שֶׁיִּפּ֔וֹל · who falls
    For if one falls down, his companion can lift him up; but pity the one who falls without another to help him up!
  27. Ecclesiastes 9:12כְּשֶׁתִּפּ֥וֹל · falls
    For surely no man knows his time: Like fish caught in a cruel net or birds trapped in a snare, so men are ensnared in an evil time that suddenly falls upon them.
  28. Ecclesiastes 10:8יִפּ֑וֹל · may fall
    He who digs a pit may fall into it, and he who breaches a wall may be bitten by a snake.
  29. Ecclesiastes 11:3יִפּ֥וֹל · falls; שֶׁיִּפּ֥וֹל · falls
    If the clouds are full, they will pour out rain upon the earth; whether a tree falls to the south or to the north, in the place where it falls, there it will lie.
  30. Isaiah 3:8נָפָ֑ל · has fallen
    For Jerusalem has stumbled and Judah has fallen because they spoke and acted against the LORD, defying His glorious presence.
  31. Isaiah 3:25יִפֹּ֑לוּ · will fall
    Your men will fall by the sword, and your warriors in battle.
  32. Isaiah 8:15וְנָפְל֣וּ · they will fall
    Many will stumble over these; they will fall and be broken; they will be ensnared and captured.”
  33. Isaiah 9:8וְנָפַ֖ל · and it has fallen
    The Lord has sent a message against Jacob, and it has fallen upon Israel.
  34. Isaiah 9:10נָפָ֖לוּ · have fallen
    “The bricks have fallen, but we will rebuild with finished stone; the sycamores have been felled, but we will replace them with cedars.”
  35. Isaiah 10:4יִפֹּ֑לוּ · or fall
    Nothing will remain but to crouch among the captives or fall among the slain. Despite all this, His anger is not turned away; His hand is still upraised.
  36. Isaiah 10:34יִפּֽוֹל׃ס · will fall
    He will clear the forest thickets with an axe, and Lebanon will fall before the Mighty One.
  37. Isaiah 13:15יִפּ֥וֹל · will die
    Whoever is caught will be stabbed, and whoever is captured will die by the sword.
  38. Isaiah 14:12נָפַ֥לְתָּ · you have fallen
    How you have fallen from heaven, O day star, son of the dawn! You have been cut down to the ground, O destroyer of nations.
  39. Isaiah 16:9נָפָֽל׃ · have fallen silent
    So I weep with Jazer for the vines of Sibmah; I drench Heshbon and Elealeh with my tears. Triumphant shouts have fallen silent over your summer fruit and your harvest.
  40. Isaiah 21:9נָפְלָ֤ה · Fallen; נָֽפְלָה֙ · fallen is
    Look, here come the riders, horsemen in pairs.” And one answered, saying: “Fallen, fallen is Babylon! All the images of her gods lie shattered on the ground!”
  41. Isaiah 22:25וְנָפְלָ֗ה · and fall
    In that day, declares the LORD of Hosts, the peg driven into a firm place will give way; it will be sheared off and fall, and the load upon it will be cut down.” Indeed, the LORD has spoken.
  42. Isaiah 24:18יִפֹּ֣ל · will fall
    Whoever flees the sound of panic will fall into the pit, and whoever climbs from the pit will be caught in the snare. For the windows of heaven are open, and the foundations of the earth are shaken.
  43. Isaiah 24:20וְנָפְלָ֖ה · and it falls
    The earth staggers like a drunkard and sways like a shack. Earth’s rebellion weighs it down, and it falls, never to rise again.
  44. Isaiah 26:18יִפְּל֖וּ · brought
    We were with child; we writhed in pain; but we gave birth to wind. We have given no salvation to the earth, nor brought any life into the world.
  45. Isaiah 26:19תַּפִּֽיל׃ס · will bring forth
    Your dead will live; their bodies will rise. Awake and sing, you who dwell in the dust! For your dew is like the dew of the morning, and the earth will bring forth her dead.
  46. Isaiah 30:13נֹפֵ֔ל · about to fail
    …this iniquity of yours is like a breach about to fail, a bulge in a high wall, whose collapse will come suddenly—in an instant!
  47. Isaiah 30:25בִּנְפֹ֖ל · fall
    And from every high mountain and every raised hill, streams of water will flow in the day of great slaughter, when the towers fall.