נְפַל nᵉphal — (Aramaic) corresponding to H5307

pronounced nef-al' · Strong's H5308 · 12 occurrences in the Aramaic Bible · 1 stem: Pe'al

Translated in the KJV as fall, have occasion.

(Aramaic) corresponding to H5307.

nᵉphal in each stem

Pe'al 12×

Simple · active — the plain action; the subject does it

Imperfect (yiqtol) 6Perfect (qatal) 5Participle (active) 1

יִפֶּל Ezra 7:20 Imperfect (yiqtol), 3rd person masculine singular

And whatsoever more shall be needful for the house of thy God, which thou shalt have occasion to bestow, bestow it out of the king’s treasure house. (KJV)

נְפַ֣ל Dan 2:46 Perfect (qatal), 3rd person masculine singular

Then the king Nebuchadnezzar fell upon his face, and worshipped Daniel, and commanded that they should offer an oblation and sweet odours unto him. (KJV)

תִּפְּל֤וּן Dan 3:5 Imperfect (yiqtol), 2nd person masculine plural

That at what time ye hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, dulcimer, and all kinds of musick, ye fall down and worship the golden image that Nebuchadnezzar the king hath set up: (KJV)

What the stems mean

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