What does נֶפֶל mean in the Bible?
e. an abortion".
Hebrew · H5309
נֶפֶל
Something fallen , i.e. an abortion
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נֶפֶל H5309
What does נֶפֶל mean in the Bible?
נֶפֶל is a Hebrew word meaning "something fallen , i.e. an abortion".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H5309?
The BSB source-word alignment has 3 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include like a stillborn child (1), stillborn child (1), that a stillborn child (1).
Where does נֶפֶל appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Job 3:16. Its strongest book concentrations include Ecclesiastes (1), Job (1), Psalms (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It like a stillborn child 1× Job 3:16
stillborn child 1× Psalms 58:8
that a stillborn child 1× Ecclesiastes 6:3
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Job 3:16
Aligned rows 3
Books represented 3
Job 1 Psalms 1 Ecclesiastes 1
Source forms
הַנָּֽפֶל׃ 1x han·nā·p̄el Ecclesiastes 6:3
כְנֵ֣פֶל 1x ḵə·nê·p̄el Job 3:16
נֵ֥פֶל 1x nê·p̄el Psalms 58:8
Parsing patterns
Article | Noun - masculine singular 1x Ecclesiastes 6:3
Noun - masculine singular construct 1x Psalms 58:8
Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular 1x Job 3:16
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. something fallen , i.e. an abortion
Source Gloss
something fallen , i.e. an abortion
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
something fallen, i.e. an abortion BDB: untimely birth Usage: untimely birth.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
נֶפֶל is built from this root:
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