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נֶפֶל H5309

H5309 is the Hebrew word נֶפֶל, transliterated nephel and said neh'-fel. The King James Version most often renders it untimely birth.

Word: נֶפֶלTransliteration: nephelSaid: neh'-felLanguage: HebrewIn the KJV: 3 verses

What it means

something fallen, i.e. an abortion.

Where it comes from

or נֵפֶל; from H5307 (נָפַל).

How the King James Version translates it

Across 3 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

untimely birth 2×like the untimely birth 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: untimely birth.

Verses using נֶפֶל

All 3 verses, quoted in full.

Job 3:16 · KJV

Or as an hidden untimely birth I had not been; as infants which never saw light.

Psalm 58:8 · KJV

As a snail which melteth, let every one of them pass away: like the untimely birth of a woman, that they may not see the sun.

Ecclesiastes 6:3 · KJV

If a man beget an hundred children, and live many years, so that the days of his years be many, and his soul be not filled with good, and also that he have no burial; I say, that an untimely birth is better than he.

Common questions

What does Strong's H5309 mean?

H5309 is the Hebrew word נֶפֶל (nephel), meaning something fallen, i.e. an abortion.

How is H5309 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it untimely birth (2 times), like the untimely birth (1 time).

How many times does H5309 appear in the Bible?

נֶפֶל (nephel) is tagged in 3 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H5309 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: or נֵפֶל; from H5307 (נָפַל).

Nearby entries

H5306 · נֹפֶךְ — shining; a gem, probably the garnet H5307 · נָפַל — to fall, in a great variety of applications…H5308 · נְפַל — {to fall, in a great variety of…H5310 · נָפַץ — to dash to pieces, or scatter H5311 · נֶפֶץ — a storm (as dispersing)H5312 · נְפַק — to issue; causatively, to bring out

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