נֹפֵ֖ל
𐤍𐤐𐤋
nâphal
falling
To fall (intransitive), to drop down, to collapse, fail, perish; by extension, to be prostrate, to be overthrown, to die, or to come by lot or chance; in causative stems, to cause to fall, to throw down, to cast down or out, to knock over. The word is used both literally (physical falling, collapse) and figuratively (defeat in battle, death, destruction, failure, allocation by casting lots, prostration or supplication).
Numbers 24:4 · Word #9
Lexicon H5307
| Lemma | נָפַל |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤍𐤐𐤋 |
| Transliteration | nâphal |
| Strong's | H5307 |
| Definition | To fall (intransitive), to drop down, to collapse, fail, perish; by extension, to be prostrate, to be overthrown, to die, or to come by lot or chance; in causative stems, to cause to fall, to throw down, to cast down or out, to knock over. The word is used both literally (physical falling, collapse) and figuratively (defeat in battle, death, destruction, failure, allocation by casting lots, prostration or supplication). |
Morphology HVqrmsa
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | q — Qal — Simple active |
| Conjugation | r — Participle Active — The one doing the action |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
| State | a — Absolute — The noun stands independently |
Common Translation
| Phrase | falling |
SIBI-P1 Translation H5307-40
falling one
| Morphological Notes | Verb, Qal stem, active participle, masculine singular, absolute. |
| Rendering Rationale | The Qal active participle masculine singular denotes one who is in the act or state of falling. "Falling one" preserves the intransitive root sense of descent or collapse without importing contextual nuance. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
falling one
| Same as P1 | Yes |
| Rationale | P1 preserves the participial, descriptive force of נֹפֵל as a person who is falling. Accurate for the phrase structure in this verse. |