וְ/נָפְל֖וּ
𐤅/𐤍𐤐𐤋𐤅
venafelu
they fall
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.
Nahum 3:12 · Word #8
Lexicon H5307
| Lemma | נָפַל |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤍𐤐𐤋 |
| Transliteration | nâphal |
| Strong's | H5307 |
| In-context | they fall |
Morphology HC/Vqp3cp
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 | c — Common — Common (both genders) |
| Number | p — Plural — Plural |
SIBI-P1 H5307-83
and they fell
| Morphological Notes | Conjunction וְ plus Qal waw-consecutive perfect (Vqq) 3rd person common plural of נָפַל; narrative past action, intransitive, plural subject. |
| Rendering Rationale | The root נפל conveys the act of falling, collapsing, or being cast down. This form is Qal (simple active) with waw-consecutive and 3rd person common plural, indicating a completed past narrative action performed by "they." The rendering preserves both the core sense of physical or figurative falling and the plural subject. |
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AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root נפל (fall, collapse, be cast down, fall away, perish)
| 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 |