נֹפֶ֥לֶת

𐤍𐤐𐤋𐤕

nâphal

falling

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

Genesis 15:12 · Word #12

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 HVqrfsa All morphology codes

Part of Speech V — Verb — An action or state
Binyan q — Qal — Simple active
Conjugation r — Participle Active — The one doing the action
Gender f — Feminine — Feminine
Number s — Singular — Singular
State a — Absolute — The noun stands independently

Common Translation

Phrasefalling

SIBI-P1 Translation H5307-41

falling one

Morphological NotesVerb, Qal stem, active participle, feminine singular, absolute state.
Rendering RationaleThe form is Qal active participle feminine singular, denoting one who is in the state or act of falling. "Falling one" preserves the intransitive root sense of נפל and reflects the participial, feminine singular morphology without adding context.

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