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נְפַל H5308
H5308 is the Hebrew word נְפַל, transliterated nᵉphal and said nef-al'. The King James Version most often renders it fell.
What it means
{to fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative)}.
Where it comes from
(Aramaic) corresponding to H5307 (נָפַל).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 13 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: fall (down), have occasion.
Verses using נְפַל
All 11 verses, quoted in full.
Ezra 7:20 · KJV
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.
Daniel 2:46 · KJV
Then the king Nebuchadnezzar fell upon his face, and worshipped Daniel, and commanded that they should offer an oblation and sweet odours unto him.
Daniel 3:5 · KJV
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:
Daniel 3:6 · KJV
And whoso falleth not down and worshippeth shall the same hour be cast into the midst of a burning fiery furnace.
Daniel 3:7 · KJV
Therefore at that time, when all the people heard the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and all kinds of musick, all the people, the nations, and the languages, fell down and worshipped the golden image that Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up.
Daniel 3:10 · KJV
Thou, O king, hast made a decree, that every man that shall hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and dulcimer, and all kinds of musick, shall fall down and worship the golden image:
Daniel 3:11 · KJV
And whoso falleth not down and worshippeth, that he should be cast into the midst of a burning fiery furnace.
Daniel 3:15 · KJV
Now if ye be ready that at what time ye hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and dulcimer, and all kinds of musick, ye fall down and worship the image which I have made; well: but if ye worship not, ye shall be cast the same hour into the midst of a burning fiery furnace; and who is that God that shall deliver you out of my hands?
Daniel 3:23 · KJV
And these three men, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, fell down bound into the midst of the burning fiery furnace.
Daniel 4:31 · KJV
While the word was in the king’s mouth, there fell a voice from heaven, saying, O king Nebuchadnezzar, to thee it is spoken; The kingdom is departed from thee.
Daniel 7:20 · KJV
And of the ten horns that were in his head, and of the other which came up, and before whom three fell; even of that horn that had eyes, and a mouth that spake very great things, whose look was more stout than his fellows.
Common questions
What does Strong's H5308 mean?
H5308 is the Hebrew word נְפַל (nᵉphal), meaning {to fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative)}.
How is H5308 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it fell (3 times), fall down (3 times), falleth (2 times), down (2 times), fell down (2 times), among others.
How many times does H5308 appear in the Bible?
נְפַל (nᵉphal) is tagged in 11 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H5308 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: (Aramaic) corresponding to H5307 (נָפַל).
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