וַֽ/יִּפְּל֖וּ
𐤅/𐤉𐤐𐤋𐤅
vayipelu
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.
Genesis 4:5 · Word #10
Lexicon H5307
| Lemma | נָפַל |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤍𐤐𐤋 |
| Transliteration | nâphal |
| Strong's | H5307 |
| In-context | fell |
Morphology HC/Vqw3mp
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 | p — Plural — Plural |
SIBI-P1 H5307-67
and they fell down
| Root | נפל (n-p-l) |
| Core Meanings | falling, descending, collapsing, being cast down, perishing |
| Semantic Range | to fall physically, to collapse in battle, to fall prostrate, to die, to be overthrown, to fall by lot, to fail or perish |
| Conceptual Significance | נפל often marks decisive moments of judgment, defeat, death, or humble submission before YHWH. The act of "falling" can signify both physical collapse and theological realities such as divine judgment, mortality, or reverent prostration. |
| Morphological Notes | Verb, Qal stem, wayyiqtol (waw-consecutive imperfect) 3rd masculine plural; narrative past sequence introduced by conjunction וַ־ ("and"). |
| Rendering Rationale | The root נפל carries the core sense of falling or collapsing downward. In the Qal wayyiqtol 3rd masculine plural form, it narrates a completed past action performed by a masculine plural subject, hence "and they fell down," preserving both the simple active stem and the masculine plural form. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root נפל (falling, descending, collapsing, 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 |