Hebrew · H3605, H5307, H5921 · unreviewed

וְכֹל אֲשֶׁר־יִפֹּל־עָלָיו מֵהֶם

Properly, the whole ; hence, all , any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense) · to fall , in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative) · above , over , upon , or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications

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כֹּל H3605 properly, the whole ; hence, all , any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
Pronunciation kōl
Encompasses totality from singular form—"the whole" as foundational sense enabling distributive "every" and collective "all" meanings.
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נָפַל H5307 to fall , in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative)
עַל H5921 above , over , upon , or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications

What does וְכֹל אֲשֶׁר־יִפֹּל־עָלָיו מֵהֶם (wĕḵol ʾăšer-yippōl-ʿālāyw mēhem) mean in the Bible?

כֹּל · נָפַל · עַל is a Hebrew word meaning "properly, the whole ; hence, all , any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)".

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Meaning

properly, the whole ; hence, all , any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

Hebrew Verb Forms

How this verb appears across 221 occurrences in the Hebrew OT (OSHB Leningrad Codex).

Aspect / Form
Imperfect 104 Perfect 82 Participle 28 Cohortative 4 Imperative 2 Infinitive absolute 1
Stem
Qal 192 Hiphil 28 Hithpael 1
Mood
Indicative/jussive 96 Indicative 82 Jussive 5 Indicative/cohortative 3 Imperative 2
OT Occurrences
Gen 4:6 Qal · Perfect · Indicative Gen 15:12 Qal · Perfect · Indicative Gen 15:12 Qal · Participle Gen 25:18 Qal · Perfect · Indicative Exod 15:16 Qal · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Exod 21:27 Hiphil · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Lev 11:32 Qal · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Lev 11:33 Qal · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Lev 11:35 Qal · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Lev 11:37 Qal · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Num 5:21 Qal · Participle Num 6:12 Qal · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Num 14:29 Qal · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Num 14:32 Qal · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Num 24:4 Qal · Participle Num 24:16 Qal · Participle Num 34:2 Qal · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Deut 9:25 Hithpael · Perfect · Indicative Deut 21:1 Qal · Participle Deut 22:4 Qal · Participle Deut 22:8 Qal · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Josh 2:9 Qal · Perfect · Indicative Josh 7:10 Qal · Participle Josh 21:45 Qal · Perfect · Indicative Josh 23:4 Hiphil · Perfect · Indicative Josh 23:14 Qal · Perfect · Indicative Josh 23:14 Qal · Perfect · Indicative Judg 2:19 Hiphil · Perfect · Indicative Judg 3:25 Qal · Participle Judg 4:22 Qal · Participle Judg 5:27 Qal · Perfect · Indicative Judg 5:27 Qal · Perfect · Indicative Judg 5:27 Qal · Perfect · Indicative Judg 7:12 Qal · Participle Judg 18:1 Qal · Perfect · Indicative Judg 19:27 Qal · Participle Ruth 3:18 Qal · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive 1 Sam 3:19 Hiphil · Perfect · Indicative 1 Sam 5:3 Qal · Participle 1 Sam 5:4 Qal · Participle +181 more occurrences

Aspect in Hebrew reflects grammatical form, not tense. "Perfect" (Perfective) typically denotes completed action; "Imperfect" (Imperfective) denotes incomplete or ongoing action. Stem modifies the action type (Qal=simple, Niphal=passive, Piel=intensive, etc.).

Morphology: OSHB WLC (Open Scriptures, CC BY 4.0) · STEPBible TEHMC (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0)

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