Jeremiah 49:21:2Jer.49.21.W2TAB
נִפְלָ֔ם
niflam
“their falling”
- Transliteration
- nif-LAM
- Extended
- nihf-LAAM
- IPA
- /nifˈlaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- their falling
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
nif-LAM
- phraseyour reading level
mik-KOL nif-LAM
- clause
mik-KOL nif-LAM ra-a-SHA ha-A-rets
- sentence
mik-KOL nif-LAM ra-a-SHA ha-A-rets tse-a-KA be-YAM-SUF nish-me-A ko-LA
Exegesis
The prepositional construct miqkol niplam {מִקּוֹל נִפְלָם | miq-qōl nip̄-lām} ‘from the sound of their fall’ introduces an adverbial domain, setting the frame for the main clause.
Root and etymology
n-p-lnūn–pê–lāmed
“to fall, collapse”
In context — Jeremiah 49:21
From the sound of their fall , the earth quaked; a cry—at the Sea of Reeds , her voice was heard.
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 49:21:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Jeremiah 49:21, so the Hebrew word נִפְלָ֔ם (niflam) 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 Jer.49.21.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.49.21.W2.S1) and character.