Words the Bible translates as fall down
English uses one word here. The Bible uses 6 words, and they do not mean the same thing. Each is listed with what it actually means, most frequent first.
- piptōπίπτωto fall: to drop or go down from a higher place to a lower one, whether by accident, on purpose, or in ruin
- naphalנָפַלto fall: to go down from standing or from above, a picture Hebrew stretches to cover being killed, bowing to the ground, being overthrown, deserting to an enemy, and a share falling to someone by lot
- shaḥahשָׁחָהto bow down low before someone, lowering the body to the ground in homage or worship
- navelנָבֵלto wither and fade: to lose freshness and droop, the way a leaf or flower dries up, sinks down, and falls.
+1 more meaning
- to be a disgraceful fool, or to treat someone as one: to act senselessly, and to shame, dishonor, or hold in contempt.
- nephalנְפַלto fall: to go down or come down, whether a body drops, a person goes face down before someone, or a power is brought low
- katapiptōκαταπίπτωto fall downnot studied yet
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