# H5307 נָפַל

נָפַל (nâphal), Strong’s H5307: to fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative) KJV: be accepted, cast (down, self, (lots), out), cease, die, divide (by…

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*nâphal* — to fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative)

KJV: be accepted, cast (down, self, (lots), out), cease, die, divide (by lot), (let) fail…

Occurs 434 times.

## Brown–Driver–Briggs
- נָפַל 433 vb. fall, lie
- Qal 366
- 1 fall, by accident
- a Esp. of violent death
- b fig. = go to ruin, perish, etc.
- c fig. = experience calamity
- d fall, of a city
- a Fall prostrate
- b fall = prostrate oneself before
- c fall upon one's neck, in embrace
- a Fall upon = attack
- b desert or fall away to, go over to
- 5 Fig., of deep sleep
- 6 Other idiomatic uses
- 7 = lie; = lie prostrate
- Hiph.
- 1 cause to fall
- 2 Of causing death; = overthrow, bring to destruction
- 3 Esp. of casting lot
- 4 Fig., let drop, cause to fail
- 5 cause deep sleep to fall
- 6 Other idioms
- Hithp. throw, or prostrate oneself

## Where it occurs
- [Genesis 2:21](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/genesis/2?v=21) — The LORD God caused the man to fall into a deep sleep. As the man slept, he took one of his ribs, and closed up the…
- [Genesis 4:5](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/genesis/4?v=5) — but he didn’t respect Cain and his offering. Cain was very angry, and the expression on his face fell.
- [Genesis 4:6](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/genesis/4?v=6) — The LORD said to Cain, “Why are you angry? Why has the expression of your face fallen?
- [Genesis 14:10](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/genesis/14?v=10) — Now the valley of Siddim was full of tar pits; and the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah fled, and some fell there. Those who…
- [Genesis 15:12](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/genesis/15?v=12) — When the sun was going down, a deep sleep fell on Abram. Now terror and great darkness fell on him.
- [Genesis 17:3](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/genesis/17?v=3) — Abram fell on his face. God talked with him, saying,
- [Genesis 17:17](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/genesis/17?v=17) — Then Abraham fell on his face, and laughed, and said in his heart, “Will a child be born to him who is one hundred…
- [Genesis 24:64](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/genesis/24?v=64) — Rebekah lifted up her eyes, and when she saw Isaac, she got off the camel.
- [Genesis 25:18](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/genesis/25?v=18) — They lived from Havilah to Shur that is before Egypt, as you go toward Assyria. He lived opposite all his relatives.
- [Genesis 33:4](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/genesis/33?v=4) — Esau ran to meet him, embraced him, fell on his neck, kissed him, and they wept.