Hebrew · H3782, G4417 · unreviewed

Kashal

To totter or waver (through weakness of the legs, especially the ankle); by implication, to falter , stumble , faint or fall · to stumble

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כָּשַׁל H3782 to totter or waver (through weakness of the legs, especially the ankle); by implication, to falter , stumble , faint or fall

Pronunciation kāšal

Physical weakness escalating to moral/spiritual failure; stumbling progresses from literal trip to complete collapse or ruin

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πταίω G4417 to stumble

Pronunciation ptaíō

Moral stumbling in NT usage: to fail or offend in ethical conduct, not merely physical falling

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What does kashal (kashal) mean in the Bible?

כָּשַׁל · πταίω is a Hebrew word meaning "to stumble, fall, or collapse".

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Meaning

to stumble, fall, or collapse

Grammatical Forms

How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.

Niphal passive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action 17×

Imperfect Dan 11:35 · Dan 11:41 · Hos 5:5 · Hos 14:10 · Isa 40:30 · Isa 63:13 · Jer 6:15 · Jer 8:12 · Jer 20:11 · Jer 31:9 · Nah 2:6 · Nah 3:3 · Prov 4:19 · Prov 24:16 · Ps 9:4 · Ezek 33:12 17×

Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 21×

Perfect Jer 46:6 · Jer 46:12 · Lam 5:13 · Ps 27:2 · Ps 107:12 · Ps 109:24 · Hos 5:5 · Neh 4:4 · Ps 31:11 · Isa 3:8 · Isa 59:14 · Hos 14:2 · Isa 59:10 13×

Participle active 2Chr 28:15 · Isa 5:27 · Isa 35:3 · Jer 46:16 · Job 4:4 · Ps 105:37 6×

Infinitive absolute Isa 40:30 1×

Imperfect Prov 4:16 1×

Piel intensive active — emphasizes thoroughness or repeated action 1×

Imperfect Ezek 36:14 1×

Hiphil causative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action 4×

Imperfect Ezek 36:15 · Prov 4:16 2×

Perfect Lam 1:14 · Mal 2:8 2×

Hophal causative passive — the subject is caused to perform the action 1×

Participle passive Jer 18:23 1×

Hebrew Verb Forms

How this verb appears across 44 occurrences in the Hebrew OT (OSHB Leningrad Codex).

Aspect / Form

Imperfect 21 Perfect 15 Participle 6 Infinitive absolute 1 Participle passive 1

Stem

Qal 21 Niphal 17 Hiphil 4 Piel 1 Hophal 1

Mood

Indicative/jussive 21 Indicative 15

OT 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)

Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

Romans 11 — The Remnant, the Grafted Gentiles, and the Mercy of God Toward Israel

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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