1. to fall, lie, be cast down, fail a. (Qal) 1. to fall 2. to fall (of violent death) 3. to fall prostrate, prostrate oneself before 4. to fall upon, attack, desert, fall away to, go away to, fall into the hand of 5. to fall short, fail, fall out, turn out, result 6. to settle, waste away, be offered, be inferior to 7. to lie, lie prostrate b. (Hiphil) 1. to cause to fall, fell, throw down, knock out, lay prostrate 2. to overthrow 3. to make the lot fall, assign by lot, apportion by lot 4. to let drop, cause to fail (fig.) 5. to cause to fall c. (Hithpael) 1. to throw or prostrate oneself, throw oneself upon 2. to lie prostrate, prostrate oneself d. (Pilel) to fall
Origin: a primitive root
TWOT: 1392
Parts of Speech: Verb TBESH:
נָפַל
na.phal
H:V
to fall
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