כִּ/נְפ֛וֹל

𐤊/𐤍𐤐𐤅𐤋

nâphal

as one falls

To fall (intransitive), to drop down, to collapse, fail, perish; by extension, to be prostrate, to be overthrown, to die, or to come by lot or chance; in causative stems, to cause to fall, to throw down, to cast down or out, to knock over. The word is used both literally (physical falling, collapse) and figuratively (defeat in battle, death, destruction, failure, allocation by casting lots, prostration or supplication).

H5307

2 Samuel 3:34 · Word #8

Lexicon H5307

Lemmaנָפַל
Lemma (Paleo)𐤍𐤐𐤋
Transliterationnâphal
Strong'sH5307
DefinitionTo fall (intransitive), to drop down, to collapse, fail, perish; by extension, to be prostrate, to be overthrown, to die, or to come by lot or chance; in causative stems, to cause to fall, to throw down, to cast down or out, to knock over. The word is used both literally (physical falling, collapse) and figuratively (defeat in battle, death, destruction, failure, allocation by casting lots, prostration or supplication).

Morphology HR/Vqc All morphology codes

Part of Speech V — Verb — An action or state
Binyan q — Qal — Simple active
Conjugation c — Infinitive Construct — The verbal noun ("to ...")

Common Translation

Phraseas one falls

SIBI-P1 Translation H5307-22

as falling

Morphological NotesQal infinitive construct of נפל with prefixed כ preposition ("as/when").
Rendering RationaleThe Qal infinitive construct of נפל expresses the verbal idea "falling." The prefixed כ preposition adds the sense "as/when," yielding the root-faithful rendering "as falling."

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