נָפַ֣ל
𐤍𐤐𐤋
nafal
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.
2 Kings 6:5 · Word #7
Lexicon H5307
| Lemma | נָפַל |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤍𐤐𐤋 |
| Transliteration | nâphal |
| Strong's | H5307 |
| In-context | fell |
Morphology HVqp3ms
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | q — Qal — Simple active |
| Conjugation | p — Perfect — Completed action |
| Person | 3 — 3rd person — Third person ("he/she/they") |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
SIBI-P1 H5307-27
he fell
| Morphological Notes | Qal stem (simple active), perfect aspect, 3rd person masculine singular; no prefixes or suffixes beyond standard perfect conjugation. |
| Rendering Rationale | The verb is Qal perfect 3rd masculine singular, indicating a completed simple action performed by a masculine singular subject. "He fell" preserves the core root idea of downward movement or collapse without adding causative nuance, accurately reflecting the Qal stem and masculine singular form. |
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AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root נפל (falling, collapsing, descending, being cast down, perishing)
| 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 |