וַ/יִּפֹּ֨ל
𐤅/𐤉𐤐𐤋
vayipol
and fell
a primitive root; to fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative); 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 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.
1 Chronicles 21:16 · Word #20
Lexicon H5307
| Lemma | נָפַל |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤍𐤐𐤋 |
| Transliteration | nâphal |
| Strong's | H5307 |
| In-context | and fell |
Morphology HC/Vqw3ms
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | q — Qal — Simple active |
| Conjugation | w — Sequential Imperfect — Imperfect with waw-consecutive, narrating past events |
| Person | 3 — 3rd person — Third person ("he/she/they") |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
SIBI-P1 H5307-68
and he fell
| Root | נפל (n-p-l) |
| Core Meanings | to fall, to drop, to collapse, to be cast down, to fall away, to perish |
| Semantic Range | to fall physically, to collapse in battle, to die, to prostrate oneself, to fall in judgment, to fall by lot, to fall away or fail |
| Conceptual Significance | נפל often marks decisive moments—death in battle, judgment, submission before a superior, or the collapse of nations. It conveys both physical descent and existential downfall, highlighting human frailty before divine sovereignty. |
| Morphological Notes | Verb from נפל in the Qal stem; wayyiqtol (waw-consecutive imperfect) 3rd masculine singular, indicating sequential past narrative action: "and he fell." |
| Rendering Rationale | The verb is Qal wayyiqtol 3rd masculine singular, indicating a simple active action performed by a single male subject in past narrative sequence. "And he fell" preserves the root idea of downward motion or collapse and reflects the masculine singular subject inherent in the form. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root נפל (to fall, to drop, to collapse, to be cast down, to fall away, to perish)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H5307-01 |
apil | I will cause to fall |
H4658-01 |
bemapaletam | in their fall |
H5307-02 |
binefol | in falling |
Word Usage (435 occurrences of H5307)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Genesis 2:21 | וַ/יַּפֵּל֩ | vayapel | and he caused to fall |
| Genesis 4:5 | וַֽ/יִּפְּל֖וּ | vayipelu | fell |
| Genesis 4:6 | נָפְל֥וּ | nafelu | has fallen |