Hebrew · H5307, H7845

נָפַל

To fall , in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative) · a pit (especially as a trap); figuratively, destruction

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נָפַל H5307 to fall , in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative)

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שַׁחַת H7845 a pit (especially as a trap); figuratively, destruction

Pronunciation šaḥaṯ

A pit that ensnares; metaphorically extends to moral and physical corruption, ruin, and the grave itself.

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What does נָפַל (yippol) mean in the Bible?

נָפַל · שַׁחַת: Motion downward encompasses literal collapse, moral failure, divine judgment, and loss of status or life.

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What does נָפַל · שַׁחַת mean in the Bible?

נָפַל · שַׁחַת: Motion downward encompasses literal collapse, moral failure, divine judgment, and loss of status or life.

How many biblical occurrences are listed for H5307, H7845?

H5307, H7845 is connected to 458 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.

Evidence Summary

Revelation

Hebrew phrase. Motion downward encompasses literal collapse, moral failure, divine judgment, and loss of status or life.

Strong's H5307, H7845

Lexical occurrences 458 verses Word forms 3 forms 221 references Study link Isaiah 21:1-10

Source Gloss

to fall , in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative)

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 3 Aligned forms 221

Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 192×

Imperfect 1Chr 12:20 · 1Kgs 1:52 · 1Sam 14:45 · 2Kgs 10:10 · 2Sam 14:11 · 2Sam 17:12 · Amos 9:9 · Deut 22:8 · Eccl 10:8 · Eccl 11:3 · Ezek 6:12 · Isa 10:34 · Isa 13:15 · Isa 24:18 · Isa 54:15 · Jer 48:44 86×

Perfect 1Chr 5:22 · 1Chr 12:20 · 1Chr 12:21 · 2Chr 15:9 · 2Chr 20:18 · 2Chr 29:9 · 2Kgs 25:11 · 2Sam 1:12 · 2Sam 1:19 · 2Sam 1:25 · 2Sam 1:27 · Ezek 27:34 · Ezek 31:12 · Gen 4:6 · Hos 7:7 · Isa 9:9 71×

Participle active 1Chr 10:8 · 1Sam 5:3 · 1Sam 5:4 · 1Sam 31:8 · 2Chr 20:24 · Deut 21:1 · Deut 22:4 · Esth 7:8 · Ezek 32:23 · Ezek 32:27 · Gen 15:12 · Isa 30:13 · Jer 37:13 · Jer 37:14 · Job 12:3 · Job 13:2 25×

Cohortative 1Chr 21:13 · 2Sam 24:14 4×

Jussive 1Sam 17:32 · 1Sam 26:20 · Jer 37:20 · Jer 42:2 4×

Infinitive absolute Esth 6:13 1×

Sequential imperfect Hos 10:8 1×

Hiphil causative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action 28×

Imperfect 2Kgs 3:19 · Ezek 47:22 · Ezek 48:29 · Job 6:27 · Ezek 32:12 · Ezek 39:3 · Jer 3:12 · 2Kgs 3:25 · Ps 22:19 · Isa 26:19 · Prov 19:15 · Exod 21:27 · Prov 1:14 13×