Lexical Definition

‎נָפַל‎ nâphal (naw-fal') to fall: fall H:V
a primitive root

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 ‎פָּלַל‎), lay (along), (cause to) lie down, light (down), be ([idiom] hast) lost, lying, overthrow, overwhelm, perish, present(-ed, -ing), (make to) rot, slay, smite out, [idiom] surely, throw down.

1) to fall, lie, be cast down, fail
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to fall
1a2) to fall (of violent death)
1a3) to fall prostrate, prostrate oneself before
1a4) to fall upon, attack, desert, fall away to, go away to, fall into the hand of
1a5) to fall short, fail, fall out, turn out, result
1a6) to settle, waste away, be offered, be inferior to
1a7) to lie, lie prostrate
1b) (Hiphil)
1b1) to cause to fall, fell, throw down, knock out, lay prostrate
1b2) to overthrow
1b3) to make the lot fall, assign by lot, apportion by lot
1b4) to let drop, cause to fail (fig.)
1b5) to cause to fall
1c) (Hithpael)
1c1) to throw or prostrate oneself, throw oneself upon
1c2) to lie prostrate, prostrate oneself
1d) (Pilel) to fall

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Usage: 181 forms in 277 verses
Form Translated As     In Verse(s)
תַּפֵּ֣ל you make fall Esth.6.10
תַּפִּ֣יל it makes fall Prov.19.15
תִפּ֑וֹל let it fall Job.31.22
תִּפּֽוֹל it will fall Ezek.38.20
תִּפּ֖וֹל you will fall Esth.6.13
תִּפֹּֽלוּ you will fall Ps.82.7
תִּפֹּ֨ל it has fallen Exod.15.16
תִּפֹּ֤ל it will fall Jer.36.7
תִּפֹּ֔לְנָה you will fall Ezek.13.11
תִּפֹּ֑לְנָה they will fall Ezek.30.25
תִּפָּל may it fall Jer.37.20
שֶׁיִּפּ֥וֹל where it falls Eccl.11.3
שֶׁיִּפּ֔וֹל who will fall down Eccl.4.10
נוֹפֵ֣ל falling Job.14.18
נֹפֶ֥לֶת falling Gen.15.12
נֹפֶ֔לֶת falling Num.5.21
נֹפֵ֥ל falling Josh.7.10
נֹפֵ֤ל fallen 1Sam.5.3 • 1Sam.5.4
נֹפֵ֣ל falling Job.12.3
נֹפֵ֖ל falling Job.13.2
falls down Num.24.4 • Num.24.16
נֹפֵ֔ל about to fall Isa.30.13
falling Esth.7.8
נֹפְלִ֥ים lying 2Chr.20.24
נֹפְלִ֣ים have fallen Ezek.32.23
lying Judg.7.12
נֹפְלִ֖ים fallen 1Sam.31.8 • 1Chr.10.8 • Ezek.32.27
נָפָֽלוּ they have fallen Ezek.27.34
נָפָֽלָה it will fall Jer.51.44
נָפָֽל he fell Gen.25.18
he has fallen Jer.48.32
it has fallen Isa.16.9
נָפָ֖לוּ they have fallen Isa.9.10
נָפָ֔לוּ they have fallen Hos.7.7
נָפָ֑לְתָּ you have fallen 2Sam.3.34
נָפָ֑ל did it fall 2Kgs.6.6
it has fallen Isa.3.8
נָפַל֙ he fell 2Sam.19.18
נָפַ֥לְתָּ you have fallen Isa.14.12
נָפַ֥ל it had fallen Esth.8.17 • Esth.9.2 • Esth.9.3
it has fallen Ezek.24.6
נָפַ֤ל has fallen 2Sam.1.4
נָפַ֣ל it has fallen Ezek.13.12
נָפַ֞ל he will fall Jer.46.16
נָפַ֛ל he has fallen 2Sam.3.38
נָפַ֖לְתִּי I have fallen Mic.7.8
נָפַ֖ל it had fallen Ps.105.38
נָפְלָ֥ה it will fall Jer.51.8
נָפְלָ֤ה it had fallen 2Kgs.2.14
it has fallen Josh.2.9 • Isa.21.9
נָפְלָ֣ה it fell Gen.15.12 • Dan.10.7
נָפְלָ֖ה it had fallen 1Sam.26.12 • 2Kgs.2.13
נָפְל֥וּ have they fallen Gen.4.6
they have fallen 2Sam.1.19 • 2Chr.29.9 • Ps.55.4 • Ps.69.9
they will fall Jer.46.12
נָפְל֣וּ they have fallen 2Sam.1.25 • 2Sam.1.27 • Lam.2.21
נָפְל֖וּ they had fallen 2Sam.1.12
they have fallen Ps.57.6
נָפ֥וֹל certainly Esth.6.13
נָֽפְלוּ֙ they fell down 2Chr.20.18
they will fall Jer.50.15
נָֽפְלוּ they have fallen Ps.16.6
נָֽפְלָה֙ it fell Job.1.16
it has fallen Isa.21.9 • Lam.5.16
she has fallen Amos.5.2
נָ֭פְלוּ they have fallen Ps.36.12
נָ֨פַל he fell 2Sam.2.23
נִפְל֥וּ fall Hos.10.8
נִפְל֑וֹ had fallen he 2Sam.1.10
נִפְּלָה let us fall 2Sam.24.14
מַפִּיל making fall Jer.38.26
לִנְפֹּ֤ל to fall Esth.6.13
לִנְפֹּ֑ל to fall Ps.118.13
לְהַפִּ֥יל to make fall 2Sam.20.15 • Ps.106.26
כִּנְפ֛וֹל as falls 2Sam.3.34
כְּשֶׁתִּפּ֥וֹל when that falls Eccl.9.12
יַפִּלֵ֑ם let someone make fall them Ps.140.10
יַפִּילֽוּן they made fall Job.29.24
יִפּֽוֹל he will fall Isa.54.15
יִפּ֥וֹל he falls Prov.17.20
he will fall Prov.28.14 • Prov.28.18
it falls Eccl.11.3
it will fall Amos.9.9
יִפּ֣וֹל he will fall Prov.24.16
יִפּ֑וֹל he will fall Prov.28.10 • Eccl.10.8
יִפֹּל֙ it will fall Lev.11.37
יִפֹּל it will fall Lev.11.32
יִפֹּ֨ל it will fall Lev.11.35
יִפֹּ֥ל he falls Prov.11.5
he will fall Deut.22.8 • Ps.37.24
it will fall Lev.11.33 • 2Sam.17.12 • 1Kgs.1.52
will it fall Job.13.11
יִפֹּ֤ל it fall 1Sam.26.20
it will fall Ps.91.7
יִפֹּ֣ל he falls Prov.13.17
he will fall Isa.24.18 • Jer.48.44
will it fall out Ruth.3.18
יִפֹּ֞ל it will fall 1Sam.14.45
יִפֹּ֜ל it will fall 2Kgs.10.10
יִפֹּ֛ל it will fall 2Sam.14.11
יִפֹּ֖לוּ they fall Joel.2.8
יִפֹּ֔לוּ they will fall down Eccl.4.10
יִפֹּ֑לוּ they will fall Isa.3.25 • Ezek.32.20
יִפֹּ֑ל he will fall Prov.11.28 • Prov.26.27
יִפָּל he will fall Prov.22.14
it falls Prov.11.14
may he fall Ps.35.8
יִפְּלוּ֮ may they fall Ps.5.10
יִפְּלוּ֙ they will fall Ezek.27.27
יִפְּל֣וּ let them fall Ps.141.10
יִפְּל֖וּ they fall Isa.26.18
יִפְּל֑וּ they will fall Ps.45.5
יִ֝פְּל֗וּ they fell Ps.18.38
וּנְפַלְתֶּ֖ם and you will fall Jer.25.34
וּמִתְנַפֵּ֔ל and prostrating himself Ezra.10.1
וּלְהַפִּ֣יל and to make fall Ps.106.27
וּלְהִתְנַפֵּ֣ל and to throw himself Gen.43.18
וָאֶפֹּ֨ל and I fell Ezek.11.13
וָאֶפֹּ֣ל and I fell Ezek.1.28
וָאֶפֹּ֖ל and I fell Ezek.3.23 • Ezek.43.3 • Ezek.44.4
וָאֶפְּלָ֨ה and I fell Ezek.9.8
וָאֶפְּלָ֖ה and I fell Dan.8.17
וָֽאֶתְנַפַּל֩ and I prostrated myself Deut.9.18
וָֽאֶתְנַפַּ֞ל and I prostrated myself Deut.9.25
וַתַּפֵּ֥ל and it made fall Dan.8.10
וַתִּפֹּל֙ and it fell 1Kgs.20.30
and she fell Ruth.2.10 • 1Sam.25.24
וַתִּפֹּֽל and it fell 2Sam.20.8
וַתִּפֹּ֨ל and it fell Josh.6.20
וַתִּפֹּ֧ל and she fell 2Sam.14.4
וַתִּפֹּ֤ל and it fell Job.1.15 • Ezek.8.1
וַתִּפֹּ֣ל and it fell 1Kgs.18.38 • Ezek.11.5
and she fell 2Kgs.4.37
וַתִּפֹּ֞ל and she fell 1Sam.25.23
וַתִּפֹּ֖ל and she fell Gen.24.64 • Esth.8.3
וַיַּפֵּל֩ and he made fall Gen.2.21
וַיַּפֵּ֥ל and he made fall Num.35.23
וַיִּפֹּל֩ and he fell Josh.5.14 • 2Sam.14.22
וַיִּפֹּל֙ and he fell Gen.46.29
וַיִּפֹּל and it fell Esth.3.7
וַיִּפֹּ֨ל and he fell 1Sam.20.41 • 2Kgs.1.2 • 1Chr.21.16
וַיִּפֹּ֧ל and he fell Gen.17.17
וַיִּפֹּ֥ל and he fell Gen.17.3 • Gen.33.4 • Gen.49.17 • Gen.50.1 • Num.14.5 • 1Sam.17.49 • 1Sam.31.5 • 2Sam.1.2 • 2Sam.4.4 • 2Sam.9.6 • 1Chr.10.5 • Job.1.20
and it fell Job.1.19
וַיִּפֹּ֤ל and he fell 1Sam.28.20
and it fell Judg.16.30 • 1Sam.11.7
וַיִּפֹּ֣ל and he fell 1Sam.4.18 • 1Kgs.18.7
and he fell down 1Sam.19.24
וַיִּפֹּ֞ל and he fell 2Kgs.5.21
וַיִּפֹּ֛ל and he fell Gen.45.14
and it fell Judg.7.13
וַיִּפֹּ֖ל and he fell Num.16.4 • 1Sam.31.4 • 1Chr.10.4
וַיִּפָּל and he fell 2Sam.2.23
וַיִּפְּלוּ and they fell Gen.14.10
וַיִּפְּל֥וּ and they fell Judg.13.20 • Neh.6.16
וַיִּפְּל֤וּ and they fell Num.16.22
וַֽיִּפְּל֞וּ and they fell 1Sam.17.52
וַֽיִּפְּל֖וּ and they fell Gen.50.18 • Lev.9.24 • Num.16.45 • Num.20.6 • Josh.11.7 • 2Sam.2.16 • 2Sam.22.39 • 1Kgs.18.39 • 1Chr.5.10
וַ֭יַּפֵּל and he made fall Ps.78.28
וַ֝יִּפֹּ֗ל and he has fallen Ps.7.15
וְתִפֹּ֤ל and it may fall Isa.47.11
וְנֹפֵ֥ל and falls 2Sam.3.29
וְנָפָֽלוּ and they fell Ps.27.2
and they will fall Jer.46.6
וְנָפָ֑לוּ and they fall Ps.20.8
וְנָפַלְתִּ֖י and I fall Judg.15.18
וְנָפַ֨ל and he will fall Jer.21.9
וְנָפַ֥ל and he falls Ps.10.10
and he will fall Exod.21.18
and it fell Judg.7.13
and it will fall Lev.11.38
וְנָפַ֣ל and he will fall Isa.31.3
וְנָפַ֖ל and it will fall Isa.9.8
וְנָפַ֔ל and it will fall Jer.50.32
וְנָפְלָ֗ה and it will fall Isa.22.25
וְנָפְלָ֖ה and it will fall Num.5.27 • Isa.24.20
וְנָפְל֥וּ and they will fall Jer.51.4
וְנָפְל֣וּ and they will fall Isa.8.15
וְנָפְל֖וּ and they will fall Amos.3.14 • Nah.3.12
וְנָֽפַל and it will fall Exod.21.33
וְנָֽפְלוּ֙ and they will fall Ezek.38.20
וְנָֽפְלָה֙ and it will fall Jer.9.22 • Ezek.13.14
וְנָ֨פְלָ֜ה and it will fall Josh.6.5
וְנָ֣פְלוּ and they will fall Jer.23.12
וְנִפְל֖וּ and fall down Jer.25.27
וְנִפְּלָה֙ so let us fall 2Kgs.7.4
וְלַנְפִּ֣ל and to make fall Num.5.22
וְיִפֹּ֖ל and he may fall 2Chr.18.19
וְיִפֹּ֑ל so it may fall Ezek.13.11
וְהִפַּלְתִּי֙ and I will make fall Ezek.6.4
וְהִפַּלְתִּ֥י and I will make fall Ezek.30.22
וְהִפִּיל֤וֹ and he will make lie down him Deut.25.2
וְהִפִּ֛יל and he will make fall Dan.11.12
וְהִפִּ֖ילוּ and they will cast Jer.22.7
הַנֹּפֶ֑לֶת falling Amos.9.11
הַנֹּפֵ֨ל which fell 1Kgs.20.25
הַנֹּפֵ֖ל falls Deut.22.8
הַנֹּפְלִ֨ים those have fallen Ezek.32.24
הַנֹּפְלִ֖ים those have fallen Ezek.32.22
הַנֹּפְלִ֑ים those fall Ps.145.14
הַנֹּֽפְלִים֙ those had fallen Jer.39.9
הִתְנַפָּ֑לְתִּי I prostrated myself Deut.9.25
הִפַּ֤לְתִּי I have made fall Jer.15.8
הִפִּ֥יל he made fall 1Sam.3.19
הִפִּ֙ילוּ֙ they let drop Judg.2.19
הִ֝פַּלְתָּ֗ם you make fall them Ps.73.18
הֲתִפֹּ֤ל ¿ does it fall Amos.3.5
הֲיִפְּל֖וּ ¿ do people fall Jer.8.4
בִּנְפֹ֧ל when fell Lam.1.7
בִּנְפֹ֥ל when falls Job.4.13
בִּנְפֹ֣ל when falls Job.33.15 • Prov.24.17
בִּנְפֹ֖ל when fall Isa.30.25
אַפִּֽיל I will make fall Ezek.39.3
אֶפֹּֽלָה I fall 2Sam.24.14
אֶפֹּֽל I fall 1Chr.21.13
אֶפְּלָה let me fall 1Chr.21.13

Brown-Driver-Briggs

Aramaic form: נְפַל
‎נָפַל‎433 verb fall, lie (Late Hebrew = Biblical Hebrew, ᵑ7 ‎נְפַל‎, Syriac ; compare also Arabic dedit praedam (NöZMG xl (1886), 725 Frä153 f.), Minaean ‎נפל‎ remove HomSudar. Chrest. 128); —

Qal366 Perfect ‎׳‎‎נ‎ Judg 5:27 +, 3 feminine singular ‎נָָֽפְלָה‎ Gen 15:12 +, etc.; Imperfect ‎יִפֹּל‎ 1Sam 14:45 +, ‎וַיִּפֹּל‎ Judg 4:16 +; 1 singular ‎אֶפֹּל‎ 1Chr 21:13 (needless change from 1 plural ‎נִפְּלָה‎ || 2Sam 24:14 We Dr); 3 masculine plural ‎יִפְּלוּ‎ Hos 7:16 +, ‎יִפֹּ֑לוּ‎ Isa 3:25 +, 3 feminine plural ‎תִּפֹּ֫לְנָה‎ Ezek 13:11; Ezek 30:25, etc.; Imperative masculine plural ‎נִפְלוּ‎ Hos 10:8; Jer 25:27 Infinitive absolute ‎נָפוֺל‎ Esth 6:13 construct ‎נְפֹל‎ Isa 30:25 +; ‎לִנְפֹּל‎ Jer 51:49 +; suffix ‎נָפְלוֺ‎ 1Sam 29:3, ‎נִפְלוֺ‎ 2Sam 1:10, ‎נִפְלָם‎ Jer 49:21 (on these forms compare BaNB 104); Participle ‎נֹפֵל‎ Judg 4:22 +; feminine ‎נֹפֶ֫לֶת‎ Gen 15:12 +; plural ‎נֹפְלִים‎ Josh 8:25 + (insert also 1Sam 28:19b ᵐ5 Th We Dr Kit Bu HPS; Klo ‎כֹּרְעִים‎), etc.; —

1. fall, by accident, ‎שָֿׁ֫מָּה‎‎׳‎‎וְנ‎ Exod 21:33 (E) and there fall into it (a pit) an ox or an ass, compare Deut 22:4 (‎בַּדֶּרֶךְ‎, on the way),bird ‎עַלפַּֿח‎ Amos 3:5 subject person, 1Sam 4:18 (from seat, ‎מֵעַל‎), Deut 22:8 (twice in verse) (from roof, ‎מִן‎); often into (‎ב‎) pit (usually figurative) Prov 26:27; Prov 28:10, also (absolute), Prov 22:14, Eccl 10:8; Ps 7:16*; Ps 57:7* (‎בְּתוֺךְ‎), compare Ps 35:8; Ps 141:10 (net), also, with ‎אֶל‎, Isa 24:18 = Jer 48:44 fall ‎בְּלֵב יַמִּים‎ Ezek 25:27 opposed to ‎קוּם‎ Jer 8:4 compare Eccl 4:10 (twice in verse); with ‎אָחוֺר‎ fall backward Gen 49:17 (poem); with ‎בְּעַד‎ through 2Kgs 1:2 compare (of locusts) Joel 2:8 ‎עַלחֶֿרֶב‎ ‎׳‎‎נ‎ causing death 1Sam 31:4; 1Sam 31:5 = 1Chr 10:4; 1Chr 10:5 ‎עַלפָּֿנָיו אַ֫רְצָה‎ ‎׳‎‎נ‎ 1Sam 17:49 (Goliath); subject thing, 2Kgs 2:13; 2Kgs 2:14 (‎מֵעַל‎), 2Kgs 6:5 (‎אֶלֿ‎ into water), v2Kgs 6:6 (absolute); with ‎עַל‎ Lev 11:32; Lev 11:35; Lev 11:37; Lev 11:38, ‎אֶלֿ‎ vLev 11:33 absolute of tent Judg 7:13 + vJudg 7:13 (gloss, GFM, Bu); of wall Josh 6:5 (JE), Jer 51:44, figurative Ezek 13:11 (strike out ᵐ5 ᵑ6 Sm Co Berthol), vEzek 13:12 vEzek 13:14, ‎לְאֶרֶץ‎ Ezek 38:20 + ‎תַּחְתֶּיהָ‎ i.e. flat Josh 6:20 ‎׳‎‎נ‎ of bricks Isa 9:9* (in figurative), ‎פֶּרֶץ‎ Isa 30:13 towes vIsa 30:25, foundations Jer 50:15 wall fell upon (‎על‎) 1Kgs 20:30, so of house Judg 16:30; Job 1:19, mountains Hos 10:8 mountain also absolute Job 14:18 (compare ‎נָבֵל‎), height Ezek 38:20 tree Eccl 11:3 (twice in verse) (‎ב‎ location), compare Isa 10:34 (‎בְ‎ instrumental, in figure), Zech 11:2 (absolute); branches Ezek 31:12 (figurative); a grain Amos 9:9 (‎אֶרֶץ‎ = to earth); of dew 2Sam 17:12 (with ‎על‎), hailstones Ezek 13:11 blood (‎אַ֫רְצָה‎) 1Sam 26:20 hair of head (‎ארצה‎) 1Sam 14:45; 2Sam 14:11; 1Kgs 1:52 horns of altar Amos 3:14 (‎לָאָרֶץ‎); peg Isa 22:25 fruit ‎עַלפֶּֿה‎ Nah 3:12 crown Lam 5:16 arm from (‎מִן‎) shoulder Job 31:22 of sword (apparently) 2Sam 20:8 (but on text see Commentaries); fire from heaven, absolute 1Kgs 18:38 with ‎מִן‎ Job 1:16 ; hand of ‎׳‎‎י‎ Ezek 8:1 (with ‎עַלֿ‎; but read ‎וַתְּהִי‎ ᵐ5 Co Berthol); spirit of ‎׳‎‎י‎ Ezek 11:5 (‎עַלֿ‎); of lot (‎גּוֺרָל‎) Ezek 24:6; Jonah 1:7 (both with ‎עַל‎), 1Chr 26:14 (with ‎לְ‎; || ‎יָצָא‎), + Esth 3:7 ᵐ5 Ry Wild (‎עַל‎); compare Hiph`il 3; hence (of share, inheritance) fall, be allotted, to (‎לְ‎) Judg 18:1 (‎ב‎ = as: ‎בְּ‎ 17 c; so Num 34:2; Ezek 47:14), Ps 16:6, absolute Josh 17:5. — On Ezek 47:22b see

Hiph`il 3.

2. a. Especially of violent death (c. 96 t.), Judg 5:27 (3 t. in verse) (+ ‎שָׁדוּד‎), 1Sam 4:10; 1Sam 14:13; 2Sam 11:17; 2Sam 21:9; 1Kgs 22:20 = 2Chr 18:9, etc.; + ‎וַיָּמָת‎, etc.; 2Sam 1:4; 2Sam 2:23 (twice in verse); ‎חָלָל‎ ‎׳‎‎נ‎ fall pierced (fatally) Judg 9:40; 1Sam 17:52; 1Sam 31:1 = 1Chr 10:1 +; ‎חַלְלֵי חֶרֶב‎ Ezek 35:8 compare ‎בְּתוֺח חֲלָלִים‎ Ezek 32:20 ‎תַּחַת הֲרוּגִים‎ ‎׳‎‎נ‎ Isa 10:4 ‎פְּגָרִים‎ ‎׳‎‎נ‎ corpses fall Jer 9:21*; Num 14:29 (P), vNum 14:32 (JE); by the sword, ‎בַּחֶרֶב‎ Amos 7:17; Hos 7:16; Hos 14:1*; Isa 3:25; 2Sam 1:12; Ezek 5:12; Ezek 6:11; Num 14:3; Num 14:43 (JE), (+ ‎בָּרָעָב‎, ‎בַּדֶּבֶר‎), etc.; ‎לְפִי חֶרֶב‎ ‎׳‎‎נ‎ Josh 8:24 (JE), Judg 4:16 ; ‎בְּיַד‎ by the hand of 2Sam 21:22; 2Sam 24:14 (twice in verse) = 1Chr 21:13 (twice in verse), 1Chr 5:10; 1Chr 20:8 ; ‎תַּחַת רגליִ‎ ‎׳‎‎נ‎ fall under my feet 2Sam 22:39 = Ps 18:39*.
b. figurative = go to ruin, perish, etc. (c. 30 t.); Amos 5:2; Amos 8:14 +; often || ‎כָּשַׁל‎ Isa 3:8; Isa 8:15 (+ other words), Isa 31:3; Jer 8:12; Jer 46:12; Jer 50:32; Ps 27:2; Prov 24:17 || ‎כָּרַע‎ Ps 20:9* figurative of earth Isa 24:20 (opposed to ‎קוּם‎), Haman falls before (‎לִפְנֵי‎) Mordecai Esth 6:13 (twice in verse); compare Isa 14:12 (absolute); peculiar to Prov are ‎בְּרִשְׁעָה‎ ‎׳‎‎נ‎ Prov 11:5, ‎בְּרַע‎ Prov 13:17, ‎בְּרָעָה‎ Prov 17:20; Prov 28:14.
c. figurative = experience calamity Mic 7:8 (opposed to ‎קוּם‎), Ps 37:34; Ps 145:14; Prov 24:16.
d. fall, of a city Jer 51:8 (|| ‎וַתִּשָּׁבֵר‎).

3. a. Fall prostrate, Judg 19:26; Judg 19:27, + ‎אַ֫רְצָה‎ Job 1:20 fall at full length (in a faint) ‎וַיִּפֹּל מְלֹאֿ‎ ‎קוֺמָתוֺ‎ 1Sam 28:20 sink down Num 24:4; Num 24:16 (J E; supernatural influence); of arms of Pharaoh Ezek 30:25 (opposed to ‎חָזַק‎).
b. fall = prostrate oneself before (‎לִפְנֵי‎) man Gen 50:18 (E), 2Sam 19:19*; Gen 44:14 (J; + ‎אַ֫רְצָה‎); before ‎׳‎‎י‎ 2Chr 20:18 ‎אֶלפָּֿנָיו אַ֫רְצָה‎ ‎׳‎‎נ‎ before ‎׳‎‎י‎ or his representative Josh 5:14; Josh 7:6 (both J E); also (‎ארצה‎ omitted) Ezek 43:3; Ezek 44:4 before man 2Sam 14:22 more often ‎עַלפָּֿנָיו‎ ‎׳‎‎נ‎, before man 2Sam 9:6; 1Kgs 18:7; 1Kgs 18:39; Ruth 2:10, before ‎׳‎‎י‎ Gen 17:3; Gen 17:17 + 6 t. P, Ezek 3:23; Ezek 9:8; Ezek 11:13; 1Chr 21:16; Dan 8:17 + ‎אַ֫רְפָה‎, before man 2Sam 14:4, before ‎׳‎‎י‎ Judg 13:20 ‎לְאַפָּיו אַ֫רְצָה‎ 1Sam 20:41, ‎לְאַפֵּי דָוִד עַלפָּֿנֶיהָ‎ 1Sam 25:23, ‎ארצה‎ ‎׳‎‎נ‎ 2Sam 1:2 (all before man); ‎עַלרַֿגְלָיו‎ ‎׳‎‎נ‎ fall at one's feet 1Sam 25:24; 2Kgs 4:37, ‎׳‎‎לִפְנֵי ר‎ Esth 8:3. See synonym below ‎קדד‎.
c. fall upon (‎עַל‎) one's neck, in embrace Gen 33:4; Gen 46:29 (both J), Gen 45:14 (E), ‎עַלפְּֿנֵי אָבִיו‎ Gen 50:1 (J).

4. a. Fall upon (‎עַל‎) = attack Jer 48:32 (figurative), compare Isa 16:9 with ‎בְּ‎ Josh 11:7 (D), absolute Job 1:15 ‎אִישׁ אֶלרֵֿעֵהוּ‎ ‎׳‎‎נ‎ Jer 46:16.
b. desert or fall away to, go over to, with ‎עַלֿ‎ 2Kgs 25:11 (twice in verse) = Jer 52:15 (twice in verse), Jer 21:9; Jer 37:14; Jer 39:9; 1Chr 12:20*; 1Chr 12:21* (twice in verse) (van d. H. v.1Chr 12:19* v.1Chr 12:20* v.1Chr 12:20*), 2Chr 15:9, with ‎אֶלֿ‎ 2Kgs 7:4; Jer 37:13; Jer 38:19, absolute 1Sam 29:3; Jer 39:9.
c. ‎בְּיַד‎ ‎׳‎‎נ‎ fall into the hand (power) of Judg 15:18; Lam 1:7: — compare also

2. a. above

5. Figurative, of deep sleep, with ‎עַל‎ Gen 15:12 (J), 1Sam 26:12; Job 4:13; Job 33:15 face, countenance (in displeasure) Gen 4:5; Gen 4:6 (J); ‎לֵב אָדָם עָלָיו‎ ‎׳‎‎נ‎ 1Sam 17:32 (of sinking heart); ‎וַיִּפְּלוּ בְעֵינֵיהֶם‎) Neh 6:16 and they were cast down in their (own) eyes (compare BeRy, Ryle); of calamity followed by ‎עַלֿ‎ Isa 47:11; Eccl 9:12 terror, etc., followed by ‎עַלֿ‎ Gen 15:12 (J), Josh 2:9 (JE), Exod 15:16 (song), 1Sam 11:7; Job 13:11; Ps 55:5*; Ps 105:38; Esth 8:17; Esth 9:2; Esth 9:3; Dan 10:7 reproach, followed by ‎עַלֿ‎ Ps 69:10* = fail to be accomplished Josh 21:43; Josh 23:14 (twice in verse) (all D), 1Kgs 8:56; 2Kgs 10:10 (+ ‎אַ֫רְצָה‎); = not to be reckoned Num 6:12 (P); of word (‎דָּבָר‎) falling into (‎ב‎) Israel Isa 9:7* = fall out, turn out, result Ruth 3:18 (subject ‎דָּבָר‎).

6. Other idiomatic uses are: ‎לְמִשְׁכָּב‎ ‎׳‎‎נ‎ take to one's bed Exod 21:18 (E); settle Gen 25:18 (J); = alight quickly, ‎מֵעַל הַגָּמָל‎ Gen 24:64 (J), ‎מֵעַל‎ ‎הַמֶּרְכָּבָה‎ 2Kgs 5:21 waste away Num 5:21; Num 5:22; Num 5:27 = be born Isa 26:18 (compare Hiph`il vIsa 26:19); = be offered, of supplication (‎׳‎‎לִפְנֵי י‎) Jer 36:7; Jer 37:20; Jer 42:2 (compare Hiph`il 6); with ‎מִן‎ = be inferior to Job 12:3; Job 13:2.

7. = lie, of Midianites, etc. (like locusts; ‎ב‎ location) Judg 9:12 = lie prostrate, 1Sam 19:24 usually participle Josh 7:10 (J E; ‎עַלפָּֿנֶיךָ‎), 1Sam 5:3; 1Sam 5:4 (‎לְפָנָיו‎), Amos 9:11, ‎עַלהַֿמִּטָּה‎ Esth 7:8 of the dead 1Sam 31:8 = 1Chr 10:8; Deut 21:1; Ezek 32:27 (Co conjecture ‎נְפִילִים‎ [compare Gen 6:4], see also Berthol ToyHpt); ‎נֹפֵל אַ֫רְצָה מֵת‎ Judg 3:25 compare Judg 4:22 (omit ‎ארצה‎); ‎אַ֫רְצָה‎ ‎׳‎‎פְּגָרִים נ‎ 2Chr 20:24 compare also Ezek 32:22; Ezek 32:23; Ezek 32:24 (strike out in vEzek 32:22 Hi Co Berthol, in vEzek 32:23 ToyHpt). Hiph`il Perfect ‎הִפִּיל‎ 1Sam 3:19 +; 2 masculine singular suffix ‎הִפַּלְתָּם‎ Ps 73:18 3 plural ‎הִפִּילוּ‎ Judg 2:19 +; 1 plural ‎הִפַּלְנוּ‎ Neh 10:35*, etc.; Imperfect ‎יַפִּיל‎ Exod 21:27, ‎וַיַּפֵּל‎ Gen 2:21 +, suffix ‎יַפִּלֵם‎ Ps 140:11* 3 masculine plural ‎יַפִּילוּ‎ 2Kgs 3:25; Ps 22:19*, ‎יַפִּיל֑וּן‎ Job 29:24, etc.; Imperative masculine singular suffix ‎הַפִּלֶהָ‎ Josh 13:6 masculine plural ‎הַפִּילוּ‎ 1Sam 14:42 Infinitive construct ‎לְהַפִּיל‎ 1Sam 18:25 +; ‎לַנְפִּל‎ Num 5:22 read ‎לִנְפֹּל‎ (Di Ol§ 78 c Sta§ 114 a, 2 Köi. 309 Ges«GKC:66»§ 66, 2 R 1); Participle ‎מַפִּיל‎ 2Kgs 6:5 + 2 t., plural ‎מַפִּילִים‎ Dan 9:18 —

1. cause to fall, with accusative, literally:
a. fell tree 2Kgs 3:19; 2Kgs 3:25 compare 2Kgs 6:5.
b. throw down wall 2Sam 20:15.
c. knock out tooth Exod 21:27 (E).
d. lay prostrate Deut 25:2 (for bastinado).
e. cast (cedar pillars) into (‎עַלֿ‎) fire Jer 22:7 so (with ‎ב‎), wicked men Ps 140:11*. feminine make sword drop from (‎מִן‎) hand Ezek 30:22 (figurative), compare Ezek 39:3.
g. cause stone to fall ‎עַל‎ Num 35:23, flesh Ps 78:28 (‎בְּקֶרֶב‎), stars Dan 8:10 (in vision).

2. Of causing death ‎בַּחֶרֶב‎ 2Kgs 19:7 = Isa 37:7; Jer 19:7; Ezek 32:12 (all ‎׳‎‎י‎ subject), 2Chr 32:21 (human subject); ‎בְּיַד‎ 1Sam 18:25 + ‎חֲלָלִים‎ Ezek 6:4; Prov 7:26 also Ps 106:26; Dan 11:12 = overthrow, bring to destruction, Ps 37:14; Ps 73:18 (with ‎ל‎), Ps 106:27.

3. Especially of casting lot (‎גּוֺרָל‎), Isa 34:17 (with ‎לְ‎ for), Neh 10:35* (with ‎עַל‎ + infinitive), Neh 11:1 (c. infinitive), 1Chr 26:14 (with ‎לְ‎; so read KitHpt compare ᵐ5 ᵑ9 Be Öttli), Ps 22:19* (with ‎עַל‎), Esth 9:24 (c. infinitive); absolute Jonah 1:7 (twice in verse); 1Chr 24:31; 1Chr 25:8; 1Chr 26:13; Esth 3:7 + ‎בְּתוֺכֵנוּ‎ Prov 1:14 (i.e. share with us); omitted ‎גּוֺרָל‎ 1Sam 14:32 (with ‎בֵּין‎), Job 6:27 (with ‎עַל‎); hence ‎׳‎‎הִפּ‎ = assign, apportion, by lot, usually with ‎לְ‎ person, Josh 13:6; Josh 23:4 (both D), Ezek 45:1; Ezek 47:22 a = vEzek 47:22 b (read ‎יַפִּילוּ‎ ᵑ9 ᵑ7 Hi-Sm Co Berthol), Ezek 48:29 (read ‎בְנַחֲלָה‎ for ‎׳‎‎מנ‎ ᵐ5 ᵑ9 Hi-Sm, etc.), Ps 78:55 (compare Qal 1 end; and ‎בְּ‎ 17 c).

4. Figurative, let drop, cause to fail (cf Qal 5), Judg 2:19; Esth 6:10, + ‎אַ֫רְצָה‎ 1Sam 3:19.

5. Cause deep sleep to fall (‎עַלֿ‎) Gen 2:21 (J), Prov 19:15 (absolute), make countenance fall, look displeased at (‎ב‎), Jer 3:12, compare Job 29:24 (object ‎אוֺר פָּנַי‎); cause terror, etc., to fall (‎עַלֿ‎) Jer 15:8.

6. Other idioms are: bring to life (properly drop young) Isa 26:19 (figurative); present supplication Jer 38:26; Jer 42:9; Dan 9:18; Dan 9:20 (all with ‎לִפְנֵי‎); — on both compare

Qal 6. Hithpa`el throw, or prostrate oneself,

1. Infinitive construct ‎הִתְנַפֵּל‎ throw himself upon (‎על‎) Gen 43:18 (J; i.e. attack).

2. Perfect 1 singular ‎הִתְנַפָּ֑לְתִּי‎ Deut 9:25 Imperfect 1 singular ‎וָאֶתְנַפַּל‎ Deut 9:18; Deut 9:25 Participle ‎מִתְנַפֵּל‎ Ezra 10:1 — prostrate oneself and lie prostrate, ‎׳‎‎לִפְנֵי י‎. —

Pil`el. ‎וְנִפְלַל‎ Ezek 28:23, read ‎וְנָפַל‎ Hi-Sm Co Berthol.

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