2 Samuel 19:18:122 Sam.19.18.W12TABWLC 2 Samuel 19:19
נָפַ֤ל
nafal
“fell”
- Transliteration
- na-FAL
- Extended
- naa-FAHL
- IPA
- /naːˈfal/
Meaning by language
- English
- fell
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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The word
Word in context
- word
na-FAL
- phraseyour reading level
na-FAL lif-NE
- sentence
ve-shim-E ven-ge-RA na-FAL lif-NE ha-ME-lekh be-a-ve-RO ba-yar-DEN
Exegesis
The narrative then shifts focus with ve-Shimei ben-Gera {וְשִׁמְעִי בֶּן־גֵּרָא | wə-šim-ʿê-yî ben-ġê-rā} ‘and Shimei son of Gera’, followed by nafal lifnei hamelekh {נָפַל לִפְנֵי הַמֶּלֶךְ | nā-p̄al li-fnê hā-me-leḵ} ‘fell before the king’.
Root and etymology
“to fall”
In context — 2 Samuel 19:18
And a ferry went over to bring over the king’s household and to do what was good in his eyes . And Shimei son of Gera fell before the king as he crossed the Jordan.
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 19:18:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of 2 Samuel 19:18, so the Hebrew word נָפַ֤ל (nafal) 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 Sam.19.18.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.19.18.W12.S1) and character.