2 Chronicles 20:18:82 Chr.20.18.W8TAB
נָֽפְלוּ֙
nafelu
“fell down”
- Transliteration
- na-fe-LU
- Extended
- naa-feh-LOO
- IPA
- /nɔːfəˈluː/
Meaning by language
- English
- fell down
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
na-fe-LU
- clause
ve-khol-ye-hu-DA ve-yosh-VE ye-ru-sha-LA-yim na-fe-LU lif-NE ye-ho-VAH le-hish-ta-kha-VOT la-ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
va-yik-KOD ye-ho-sha-FAT a-PA-yim AR-tse ve-khol-ye-hu-DA ve-yosh-VE ye-ru-sha-LA-yim na-fe-LU lif-NE ye-ho-VAH le-hish-ta-kha-VOT la-ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The perfect verb naflu {נָֽפְלוּ֙ | nāp̄lû} ‘they fell’ indicates a single, decisive movement.
Root and etymology
נ־פ־ל
“to fall, collapse”
In context — 2 Chronicles 20:18
And Jehoshaphat bowed down with his face to the ground, and all Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem fell before the LORD to worship Him.
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 20:18:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of 2 Chronicles 20:18, so the Hebrew word נָֽפְלוּ֙ (nafelu) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written 2 Chr.20.18.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.20.18.W8.S1) and character.