נָפַל nâphal

Meaning

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

In the King James Version: be accepted, cast (down, self, (lots), out), cease, die, divide (by lot), (let) fail, (cause to, let, make, ready to) fall (away, down, -en, -ing), fell(-ing), fugitive, have (inheritance), inferior, be judged (by mistake for H6419 (פָּלַל)), lay (along), (cause to) lie down, light (down), be ([idiom] hast) lost, lying, overthrow, overwhelm, perish, present(-ed, -ing), (make to) rot, slay, smite out, [idiom] surely, throw down.

Derivation: a primitive root;

Where it is used

• 2 Chronicles 14:13 Then Asa and his army pursued them as far as Gerar. The Cushites fell and could not recover, for they were crushed before the LORD and His army. So the people of Judah carried off a great amount of plunder
• 2 Chronicles 15:9 And he assembled all Judah and Benjamin, along with those from the tribes of Ephraim, Manasseh, and Simeon who had settled among them, for great numbers had come over to him from Israel when they saw that the LORD his God was with him.
• 2 Chronicles 18:19 And the LORD said, ‘Who will entice Ahab king of Israel to march up and fall at Ramoth-gilead?’ And one suggested this, and another that.
• 2 Chronicles 20:18 Then Jehoshaphat bowed facedown, and all the people of Judah and Jerusalem fell down before the LORD to worship Him.
• 2 Chronicles 20:24 When the men of Judah came to a place overlooking the wilderness, they looked for the vast army, but there were only corpses lying on the ground; no one had escaped.
• 2 Chronicles 25:19 You have said, ‘Look, I have defeated Edom,’ and your heart has become proud and boastful. Now stay at home. Why should you stir up trouble so that you fall—you and Judah with you?”
• 2 Chronicles 29:9 For behold, this is why our fathers have fallen by the sword, and our sons and daughters and wives are in captivity.
• 2 Chronicles 32:21 and the LORD sent an angel who annihilated every mighty man of valor and every leader and commander in the camp of the king of Assyria. So he withdrew to his own land in disgrace. And when he entered the temple of his god, some of his own sons struck him down with the sword.
• Ezra 10:1 While Ezra prayed and made this confession, weeping and falling facedown before the house of God, a very large assembly of Israelites—men, women, and children—gathered around him, and the people wept bitterly as well.
• Nehemiah 6:16 When all our enemies heard about this, all the surrounding nations were afraid and disheartened, for they realized that this task had been accomplished by our God.
• Nehemiah 10:34 We have cast lots among the priests, Levites, and people for the donation of wood by our families at the appointed times each year. They are to bring it to the house of our God to burn on the altar of the LORD our God, as it is written in the Law.
• Nehemiah 11:1 Now the leaders of the people settled in Jerusalem, and the rest of the people cast lots to bring one out of ten to live in the holy city of Jerusalem, while the remaining nine were to dwell in their own towns.
• Esther 3:7 In the twelfth year of King Xerxes, in the first month, the month of Nisan, the Pur (that is, the lot) was cast before Haman to determine a day and month. And the lot fell on the twelfth month, the month of Adar.
• Esther 6:10 “Hurry,” said the king to Haman, “and do just as you proposed. Take the robe and the horse to Mordecai the Jew, who is sitting at the king’s gate. Do not neglect anything that you have suggested.”
• Esther 6:13 Haman told his wife Zeresh and all his friends everything that had happened. His advisers and his wife Zeresh said to him, “Since Mordecai, before whom your downfall has begun, is Jewish, you will not prevail against him—for surely you will fall before him.”
• Esther 7:8 Just as the king returned from the palace garden to the banquet hall, Haman was falling on the couch where Esther was reclining. The king exclaimed, “Would he actually assault the queen while I am in the palace?” As soon as the words had left the king’s mouth, they covered Haman’s face.
• Esther 8:3 And once again, Esther addressed the king. She fell at his feet weeping and begged him to revoke the evil scheme of Haman the Agagite, which he had devised against the Jews.
• Esther 8:17 In every province and every city, wherever the king’s edict and decree reached, there was joy and gladness among the Jews, with feasting and celebrating. And many of the people of the land themselves became Jews, because the fear of the Jews had fallen upon them.
• Esther 9:2 In each of the provinces of King Xerxes, the Jews assembled in their cities to attack those who sought to harm them. No man could withstand them, because the fear of them had fallen upon all peoples.
• Esther 9:3 And all the officials of the provinces, the satraps, the governors, and the king’s administrators helped the Jews, because the fear of Mordecai had fallen upon them.
• Esther 9:24 For Haman son of Hammedatha, the Agagite, the enemy of all the Jews, had plotted against the Jews to destroy them and had cast the Pur (that is, the lot) to crush and destroy them.
• Job 1:15 the Sabeans swooped down and took them away. They put the servants to the sword, and I alone have escaped to tell you!”
• Job 1:16 While he was still speaking, another messenger came and reported: “The fire of God fell from heaven. It burned and consumed the sheep and the servants, and I alone have escaped to tell you!”
• Job 1:19 when suddenly a mighty wind swept in from the desert and struck the four corners of the house. It collapsed on the young people and they are dead, and I alone have escaped to tell you!”
• Job 1:20 Then Job stood up, tore his robe, and shaved his head. He fell to the ground and worshiped,
• Job 4:13 In disquieting visions in the night, when deep sleep falls on men,
• Job 6:27 You would even cast lots for an orphan and barter away your friend.
• Job 12:3 But I also have a mind; I am not inferior to you. Who does not know such things as these?
• Job 13:2 What you know, I also know; I am not inferior to you.
• Job 13:11 Would His majesty not terrify you? Would the dread of Him not fall upon you?
• Job 14:18 But as a mountain erodes and crumbles and a rock is dislodged from its place,
• Job 29:24 If I smiled at them, they did not believe it; the light of my countenance was precious.
• Job 31:22 then may my arm fall from my shoulder and be torn from its socket.
• Job 33:15 In a dream, in a vision in the night, when deep sleep falls upon men as they slumber on their beds,
• Psalms 5:10 Declare them guilty, O God; let them fall by their own devices. Drive them out for their many transgressions, for they have rebelled against You.
• Psalms 7:15 He has dug a hole and hollowed it out; he has fallen into a pit of his own making.
• Psalms 10:10 They are crushed and beaten down; the helpless fall prey to his strength.
• Psalms 16:6 The lines of my boundary have fallen in pleasant places; surely my inheritance is delightful.
• Psalms 18:38 I crushed them so they could not rise; they have fallen under my feet.
• Psalms 20:8 They collapse and fall, but we rise up and stand firm.
• Psalms 22:18 They divide my garments among them and cast lots for my clothing.
• Psalms 27:2 When the wicked came upon me to devour my flesh, my enemies and foes stumbled and fell.
• Psalms 35:8 May ruin befall them by surprise; may the net they hid ensnare them; may they fall into the hazard they created.
• Psalms 36:12 There the evildoers lie fallen, thrown down and unable to rise.
• Psalms 37:14 The wicked have drawn the sword and bent the bow to bring down the poor and needy, to slay those whose ways are upright.
• Psalms 37:24 Though he falls, he will not be overwhelmed, for the LORD is holding his hand.
• Psalms 45:5 Your arrows pierce the hearts of the king’s foes; the nations fall beneath your feet.
• Psalms 55:4 My heart pounds within me, and the terrors of death assail me.
• Psalms 57:6 They spread a net for my feet; my soul was despondent. They dug a pit before me, but they themselves have fallen into it! Selah
• Psalms 69:9 because zeal for Your house has consumed me, and the insults of those who insult You have fallen on me.
• Psalms 73:18 Surely You set them on slick ground; You cast them down into ruin.
• Psalms 78:28 He felled them in the midst of their camp, all around their dwellings.
• Psalms 78:55 He drove out nations before them and apportioned their inheritance; He settled the tribes of Israel in their tents.
• Psalms 78:64 His priests fell by the sword, but their widows could not lament.
• Psalms 82:7 But like mortals you will die, and like rulers you will fall.”
• Psalms 91:7 Though a thousand may fall at your side, and ten thousand at your right hand, no harm will come near you.
• Psalms 105:38 Egypt was glad when they departed, for the dread of Israel had fallen on them.
• Psalms 106:26 So He raised His hand and swore to cast them down in the wilderness,
• Psalms 106:27 to disperse their offspring among the nations and scatter them throughout the lands.
• Psalms 118:13 I was pushed so hard I was falling, but the LORD helped me.