Ezekiel 13:12:2Ezek.13.12.W2TAB
נָפַ֣ל
nafal
“fell”
- Transliteration
- na-FAL
- Extended
- naa-FAL
- 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 ha-KIR
- clause
ve-hi-NE na-FAL ha-KIR
- sentence
ve-hi-NE na-FAL ha-KIR ha-LO ye-a-MER a-lei-KHEM a-YE ha-TI-akh a-SHER ta-KHE-tem
Exegesis
Naphal {נָפַל | nā-p̄al} in the perfect aspect denotes the completed collapse of ha-qir {הַקִּיר | ha-qîr}, ‘wall,’ blending the literal ruin with metaphorical vulnerability.
Root and etymology
Rootnun–pe–lamed
“to fall”
In context — Ezekiel 13:12
And behold, the wall has fallen. Will it not be said to you, “Where is the plaster which you plastered?”
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 13:12:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Ezekiel 13:12, so the Hebrew word נָפַ֣ל (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 Ezek.13.12.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.13.12.W2.S1) and character.