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It can refer to physical falling, such as a person or object falling to the ground, or metaphorical falling, such as falling into sin or misfortune. The term can also imply being overthrown or defeated, as in battle.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Hebrew culture, the concept of falling often carried significant spiritual and moral implications. Falling could symbolize a loss of favor or status, both in human and divine relationships. The idea of falling was also associated with judgment and the consequences of disobedience to God's commandments. In a historical context, the fall of individuals or nations often marked pivotal moments in Israel's narrative, reflecting the broader themes of covenant faithfulness and divine justice.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>(Aramaic) corresponding to <a href="/hebrew/5307.htm">naphal</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>to fall<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>came (1), fall down (5), fell (3), fell down (1), have occasion (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">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>fall down, have occasion <p>(Aramaic) corresponding to <a href="/hebrew/5307.htm">naphal</a> -- fall (down), have occasion. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/5307.htm">naphal</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>וּנְפַ֥לָה ונפלה יִפֵּ֖ל יִפֵּ֥ל יִפֶּל־ יפל יפל־ נְפַ֑ל נְפַ֛לוּ נְפַ֣ל נָֽפְלִ֨ין נפל נפלו נפלין תִּפְּל֣וּן תִּפְּל֤וּן תפלון nā·p̄ə·lîn nafeLin nāp̄əlîn nə·p̄a·lū nə·p̄al neFal neFalu nəp̄al nəp̄alū tip·pə·lūn tippeLun tippəlūn ū·nə·p̄a·lāh uneFalah ūnəp̄alāh yip·pêl yip·pel- yippel yippêl yippel-<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/ezra/7-20.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Ezra 7:20</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/ezra/7.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">אֱלָהָ֔ךְ דִּ֥י <b> יִפֶּל־ </b> לָ֖ךְ לְמִנְתַּ֑ן</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/ezra/7.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> for which <span class="itali">you may have occasion</span> to provide,<br><a href="/kjvs/ezra/7.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> of thy God, <span class="itali">which thou shalt have occasion</span> to bestow,<br><a href="/interlinear/ezra/7-20.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> of your God which <span class="itali">may have</span> to provide provide<p><b><a href="/text/daniel/2-46.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Daniel 2:46</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/daniel/2.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">מַלְכָּ֤א נְבֽוּכַדְנֶצַּר֙ <b> נְפַ֣ל </b> עַל־ אַנְפּ֔וֹהִי</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/daniel/2.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> Nebuchadnezzar <span class="itali">fell</span> on his face<br><a href="/kjvs/daniel/2.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> Nebuchadnezzar <span class="itali">fell</span> upon<br><a href="/interlinear/daniel/2-46.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> King Nebuchadnezzar <span class="itali">fell</span> upon his face<p><b><a href="/text/daniel/3-5.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Daniel 3:5</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/daniel/3.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">זְנֵ֣י זְמָרָ֑א <b> תִּפְּל֤וּן </b> וְתִסְגְּדוּן֙ לְצֶ֣לֶם</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/daniel/3.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> of music, <span class="itali">you are to fall down</span> and worship<br><a href="/kjvs/daniel/3.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> of musick, <span class="itali">ye fall down</span> and worship<br><a href="/interlinear/daniel/3-5.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> kinds of music <span class="itali">fall</span> and worship image<p><b><a href="/text/daniel/3-6.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Daniel 3:6</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/daniel/3.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3"> לָ֥א <b> יִפֵּ֖ל </b> וְיִסְגֻּ֑ד בַּהּ־</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/daniel/3.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> But whoever <span class="itali">does not fall down</span> and worship<br><a href="/kjvs/daniel/3.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> not <span class="itali">down</span> and worshippeth<br><a href="/interlinear/daniel/3-6.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> not <span class="itali">fall</span> and worship shall immediately<p><b><a href="/text/daniel/3-7.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Daniel 3:7</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/daniel/3.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">זְנֵ֣י זְמָרָ֑א <b> נָֽפְלִ֨ין </b> כָּֽל־ עַֽמְמַיָּ֜א</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/daniel/3.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and [men of every] language <span class="itali">fell down</span> [and] worshiped<br><a href="/kjvs/daniel/3.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and the languages, <span class="itali">fell down</span> [and] worshipped<br><a href="/interlinear/daniel/3-7.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> kinds of music <span class="itali">fell</span> and all the peoples<p><b><a href="/text/daniel/3-10.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Daniel 3:10</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/daniel/3.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">זְנֵ֣י זְמָרָ֑א <b> יִפֵּ֥ל </b> וְיִסְגֻּ֖ד לְצֶ֥לֶם</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/daniel/3.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> of music, <span class="itali">is to fall down</span> and worship<br><a href="/kjvs/daniel/3.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> of musick, <span class="itali">shall fall down</span> and worship<br><a href="/interlinear/daniel/3-10.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> kinds of music <span class="itali">fall</span> and worship image<p><b><a href="/text/daniel/3-11.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Daniel 3:11</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/daniel/3.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3"> לָ֥א <b> יִפֵּ֖ל </b> וְיִסְגֻּ֑ד יִתְרְמֵ֕א</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/daniel/3.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> But whoever <span class="itali">does not fall down</span> and worship<br><a href="/kjvs/daniel/3.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> not <span class="itali">down</span> and worshippeth,<br><a href="/interlinear/daniel/3-11.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> not <span class="itali">fall</span> and worship shall be cast<p><b><a href="/text/daniel/3-15.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Daniel 3:15</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/daniel/3.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">זְנֵ֣י זְמָרָ֗א <b> תִּפְּל֣וּן </b> וְתִסְגְּדוּן֮ לְצַלְמָ֣א</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/daniel/3.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> of music, <span class="itali">to fall down</span> and worship<br><a href="/kjvs/daniel/3.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> of musick, <span class="itali">ye fall down</span> and worship<br><a href="/interlinear/daniel/3-15.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> kinds of music <span class="itali">to fall</span> and worship the image<p><b><a href="/text/daniel/3-23.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Daniel 3:23</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/daniel/3.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וַעֲבֵ֣ד נְג֑וֹ <b> נְפַ֛לוּ </b> לְגֽוֹא־ אַתּוּן־</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/daniel/3.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and Abed-nego, <span class="itali">fell</span> into the midst<br><a href="/kjvs/daniel/3.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and Abednego, <span class="itali">fell down</span> bound<br><a href="/interlinear/daniel/3-23.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> Meshach and Abed-nego <span class="itali">fell</span> the midst of the furnace<p><b><a href="/text/daniel/4-31.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Daniel 4:31</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/daniel/4.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">מִן־ שְׁמַיָּ֣א <b> נְפַ֑ל </b> לָ֤ךְ אָֽמְרִין֙</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/daniel/4.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> a voice <span class="itali">came</span> from heaven,<br><a href="/kjvs/daniel/4.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> mouth, <span class="itali">there fell</span> a voice<br><a href="/interlinear/daniel/4-31.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> from heaven <span class="itali">came</span> is declared Nebuchadnezzar<p><b><a href="/text/daniel/7-20.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Daniel 7:20</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/daniel/7.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">[וּנְפַלוּ כ] <b> (וּנְפַ֥לָה </b> ק) מִן־</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/daniel/7.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> which three <span class="itali">[of them] fell,</span> namely, that horn<br><a href="/kjvs/daniel/7.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> whom three <span class="itali">fell;</span> even [of] that horn<br><a href="/interlinear/daniel/7-20.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> which came <span class="itali">fall </span> than before<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5308.htm">11 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5308.htm">Strong's Hebrew 5308<br>11 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/nafelin_5308.htm">nā·p̄ə·lîn — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/nefal_5308.htm">nə·p̄al — 2 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/nefalu_5308.htm">nə·p̄a·lū — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/tippelun_5308.htm">tip·pə·lūn — 2 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/unefalah_5308.htm">ū·nə·p̄a·lāh — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/yippel_5308.htm">yip·pel- — 4 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 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