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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Hebrew: 5309. נָ֫פֶל (nephel) -- Miscarriage, stillborn</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/hebrew/5309.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-LR4HSKRP2H"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-LR4HSKRP2H'); </script><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/job/3-16.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/hebrew/5309.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Hebrew</a> > 5309</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../hebrew/5308.htm" title="5308">◄</a> 5309. nephel <a href="../hebrew/5310.htm" title="5310">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">nephel: Miscarriage, stillborn</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="hebrew">נֶפֶל</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Noun Masculine<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>nephel<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>NEH-fel<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(neh'-fel)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Miscarriage, stillborn<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>something fallen, an abortion<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from the root נָפַל (naphal), meaning "to fall."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>The Greek equivalent in the Septuagint for similar contexts might include terms like "ἄωρος" (aoros), meaning untimely or premature, though there is no direct one-to-one correspondence in the Greek New Testament.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The Hebrew word "nephel" refers to a miscarriage or a stillborn child. It is used in the context of a child that is born prematurely and does not survive. The term emphasizes the tragic and untimely nature of such a birth, often highlighting the sorrow and loss experienced by the parents.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Israelite society, children were considered a blessing from God, and the birth of a child was a significant event. The loss of a child through miscarriage or stillbirth was a profound tragedy, often seen as a moment of deep sorrow and mourning. The cultural context of the time placed great importance on lineage and inheritance, making the loss of a potential heir particularly poignant.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/hebrew/5307.htm">naphal</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>miscarriage, abortion<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>miscarriage (2), miscarriages (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> <font class="hebrew2">נֵ֫פֶל</font> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>noun masculine</b></font><sup>Job 3:16</sup> <font size="+1"><b>untimely birth, abortion</b></font>; — <font class="hebrew2">נֵ֫פֶל</font> absolute <a href="/interlinear/job/3-16.htm">Job 3:16</a> (Baer, Ginsb., > van d. H. <font class="hebrew2">נֶפֶל</font>), <font class="hebrew2">נָ֑פֶל</font> <a href="/interlinear/ecclesiastes/6-3.htm">Ecclesiastes 6:3</a>; construct <font class="hebrew2">נֵפֶל אֵשֶׁת</font> <a href="/interlinear/psalms/58-9.htm">Psalm 58:9</a>. <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>untimely birth <p>Or nephel {nay'-fel}; from <a href="/hebrew/5307.htm">naphal</a>; something fallen, i.e. An abortion -- untimely birth. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/5307.htm">naphal</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>הַנָּֽפֶל׃ הנפל׃ כְנֵ֣פֶל כנפל נֵ֥פֶל נפל cheNefel han·nā·p̄el hanNafel hannāp̄el ḵə·nê·p̄el ḵənêp̄el nê·p̄el Nefel nêp̄el<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/job/3-16.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Job 3:16</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/job/3.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3"> א֤וֹ <b> כְנֵ֣פֶל </b> טָ֭מוּן לֹ֣א</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/job/3.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> Or <span class="itali">like a miscarriage</span> which is discarded,<br><a href="/kjvs/job/3.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> Or as an hidden <span class="itali">untimely birth</span> I had not been; as infants<br><a href="/interlinear/job/3-16.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> Or <span class="itali">A miscarriage</span> is discarded never<p><b><a href="/text/psalms/58-8.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Psalm 58:8</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/58.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">תֶּ֣מֶס יַהֲלֹ֑ךְ <b> נֵ֥פֶל </b> אֵ֝֗שֶׁת בַּל־</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/psalms/58.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> as it goes <span class="itali">along, [Like] the miscarriages</span> of a woman<br><a href="/kjvs/psalms/58.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> let [every one of them] pass away: <span class="itali">[like] the untimely birth</span> of a woman,<br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/58-8.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> melts goes <span class="itali">along the miscarriages</span> of a woman never<p><b><a href="/text/ecclesiastes/6-3.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Ecclesiastes 6:3</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/ecclesiastes/6.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">ט֥וֹב מִמֶּ֖נּוּ <b> הַנָּֽפֶל׃ </b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/ecclesiastes/6.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> Better <span class="itali">the miscarriage</span> than<br><a href="/kjvs/ecclesiastes/6.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> I say, <span class="itali">[that] an untimely birth</span> [is] better<br><a href="/interlinear/ecclesiastes/6-3.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> Better than <span class="itali">the miscarriage</span><p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5309.htm">3 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5309.htm">Strong's Hebrew 5309<br>3 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/chenefel_5309.htm">ḵə·nê·p̄el — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/hannafel_5309.htm">han·nā·p̄el — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/nefel_5309.htm">nê·p̄el — 1 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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