Daniel 3:23:8Dan.3.23.W8TAB
נְפַ֛לוּ
nefalu
“fell”
- Transliteration
- ne-fa-LU
- Extended
- neh-fah-LOO
- IPA
- /nə.faˈluː/
Meaning by language
- English
- fell
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ne-fa-LU
- clause
ne-fa-LU leh-GOH-ah-TOON-noo-RAA yaa-KID-TAA me-khap-TEEN
- sentence
ve-guv-ra-YA i-LEKH teh-lah-TEH-hohn shad-RAKH me-SHAKH va-a-VED ne-GO ne-fa-LU leh-GOH-ah-TOON-noo-RAA yaa-KID-TAA me-khap-TEEN
Exegesis
The main event is carried by nĕpalū {נְפַלוּ | nĕpalū} ‘they fell,’ a perfect that advances the narrative with a completed action.
Root and etymology
consonantsnun–pe–lamed
“to fall”
In context — Daniel 3:23
And these three men—Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego—fell, bound , into the midst of the furnace of fire that was burning.
About this coordinate
Daniel 3:23:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Daniel 3:23, so the Hebrew word נְפַ֛לוּ (nefalu) 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 Dan.3.23.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.3.23.W8.S1) and character.