What does כָּשַׁל · πταίω mean in the Bible?
כָּשַׁל · πταίω is a Hebrew phrase meaning "to stumble, fall, or collapse".
Hebrew · H3782, G4417
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 phrase meaning "to stumble, fall, or collapse".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H3782, G4417?
H3782, G4417 is connected to 65 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. to stumble, fall, or collapse
Source Gloss
to stumble, fall, or collapse
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 5 Aligned forms 44
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×
Word Origins
kashal is a primitive root - no further derivation.
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
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain