5308. nephal
Strong's Lexicon
nephal: To fall, to lie, to be cast down

Original Word: נְפַל
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: nphal
Pronunciation: neh-fahl
Phonetic Spelling: (nef-al')
Definition: To fall, to lie, to be cast down
Meaning: to fall

Word Origin: A primitive root

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G4098 (πίπτω, piptō) - to fall

- G2597 (καταβαίνω, katabainō) - to go down, to descend

Usage: The Hebrew verb "nephal" primarily means "to fall" and is used in various contexts throughout the Old Testament. It can refer to physical falling, such as a person or object falling to the ground, or metaphorical falling, such as falling into sin or misfortune. The term can also imply being overthrown or defeated, as in battle.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Hebrew culture, the concept of falling often carried significant spiritual and moral implications. Falling could symbolize a loss of favor or status, both in human and divine relationships. The idea of falling was also associated with judgment and the consequences of disobedience to God's commandments. In a historical context, the fall of individuals or nations often marked pivotal moments in Israel's narrative, reflecting the broader themes of covenant faithfulness and divine justice.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
(Aramaic) corresponding to naphal
Definition
to fall
NASB Translation
came (1), fall down (5), fell (3), fell down (1), have occasion (1).

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
fall down, have occasion

(Aramaic) corresponding to naphal -- fall (down), have occasion.

see HEBREW naphal

Forms and Transliterations
וּנְפַ֥לָה ונפלה יִפֵּ֖ל יִפֵּ֥ל יִפֶּל־ יפל יפל־ נְפַ֑ל נְפַ֛לוּ נְפַ֣ל נָֽפְלִ֨ין נפל נפלו נפלין תִּפְּל֣וּן תִּפְּל֤וּן תפלון nā·p̄ə·lîn nafeLin nāp̄əlîn nə·p̄a·lū nə·p̄al neFal neFalu nəp̄al nəp̄alū tip·pə·lūn tippeLun tippəlūn ū·nə·p̄a·lāh uneFalah ūnəp̄alāh yip·pêl yip·pel- yippel yippêl yippel-
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Englishman's Concordance
Ezra 7:20
HEB: אֱלָהָ֔ךְ דִּ֥י יִפֶּל־ לָ֖ךְ לְמִנְתַּ֑ן
NAS: for which you may have occasion to provide,
KJV: of thy God, which thou shalt have occasion to bestow,
INT: of your God which may have to provide provide

Daniel 2:46
HEB: מַלְכָּ֤א נְבֽוּכַדְנֶצַּר֙ נְפַ֣ל עַל־ אַנְפּ֔וֹהִי
NAS: Nebuchadnezzar fell on his face
KJV: Nebuchadnezzar fell upon
INT: King Nebuchadnezzar fell upon his face

Daniel 3:5
HEB: זְנֵ֣י זְמָרָ֑א תִּפְּל֤וּן וְתִסְגְּדוּן֙ לְצֶ֣לֶם
NAS: of music, you are to fall down and worship
KJV: of musick, ye fall down and worship
INT: kinds of music fall and worship image

Daniel 3:6
HEB: לָ֥א יִפֵּ֖ל וְיִסְגֻּ֑ד בַּהּ־
NAS: But whoever does not fall down and worship
KJV: not down and worshippeth
INT: not fall and worship shall immediately

Daniel 3:7
HEB: זְנֵ֣י זְמָרָ֑א נָֽפְלִ֨ין כָּֽל־ עַֽמְמַיָּ֜א
NAS: and [men of every] language fell down [and] worshiped
KJV: and the languages, fell down [and] worshipped
INT: kinds of music fell and all the peoples

Daniel 3:10
HEB: זְנֵ֣י זְמָרָ֑א יִפֵּ֥ל וְיִסְגֻּ֖ד לְצֶ֥לֶם
NAS: of music, is to fall down and worship
KJV: of musick, shall fall down and worship
INT: kinds of music fall and worship image

Daniel 3:11
HEB: לָ֥א יִפֵּ֖ל וְיִסְגֻּ֑ד יִתְרְמֵ֕א
NAS: But whoever does not fall down and worship
KJV: not down and worshippeth,
INT: not fall and worship shall be cast

Daniel 3:15
HEB: זְנֵ֣י זְמָרָ֗א תִּפְּל֣וּן וְתִסְגְּדוּן֮ לְצַלְמָ֣א
NAS: of music, to fall down and worship
KJV: of musick, ye fall down and worship
INT: kinds of music to fall and worship the image

Daniel 3:23
HEB: וַעֲבֵ֣ד נְג֑וֹ נְפַ֛לוּ לְגֽוֹא־ אַתּוּן־
NAS: and Abed-nego, fell into the midst
KJV: and Abednego, fell down bound
INT: Meshach and Abed-nego fell the midst of the furnace

Daniel 4:31
HEB: מִן־ שְׁמַיָּ֣א נְפַ֑ל לָ֤ךְ אָֽמְרִין֙
NAS: a voice came from heaven,
KJV: mouth, there fell a voice
INT: from heaven came is declared Nebuchadnezzar

Daniel 7:20
HEB: [וּנְפַלוּ כ] (וּנְפַ֥לָה ק) מִן־
NAS: which three [of them] fell, namely, that horn
KJV: whom three fell; even [of] that horn
INT: which came fall than before

11 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 5308
11 Occurrences


nā·p̄ə·lîn — 1 Occ.
nə·p̄al — 2 Occ.
nə·p̄a·lū — 1 Occ.
tip·pə·lūn — 2 Occ.
ū·nə·p̄a·lāh — 1 Occ.
yip·pel- — 4 Occ.















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