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).
2 Samuel 3:34 · Word #8
Lexicon H5307
| Lemma | נָפַל |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤍𐤐𐤋 |
| Transliteration | nâphal |
| Strong's | H5307 |
| Definition | 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). |
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
| Phrase | as one falls |
SIBI-P1 Translation H5307-22
as falling
| Morphological Notes | Qal infinitive construct of נפל with prefixed כ preposition ("as/when"). |
| Rendering Rationale | The 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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