Psalm 20:8:3Ps.20.8.W3TABWLC Psalms 20:9
וְנָפָ֣לוּ
venafelu
“and fallen”
- Transliteration
- ve-na-FE-lu
- Extended
- veh-naa-FEH-loo
- IPA
- /vənɔːˈfɛluː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and fallen
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
ve-na-FE-lu
- phraseyour reading level
HE-MA KHA-re-U ve-na-FE-lu va-a-NAKH-nu KAM-nu
- sentence
HE-MA KHA-re-U ve-na-FE-lu va-a-NAKH-nu KAM-nu va-nit-o-DA-d
Exegesis
The Qal perfect karu {כָּרְעוּ | kārʿû} ‘have bowed down’ and ve-nafalu {וְנָפָלוּ | wə-nāfalû} ‘have fallen’ depict completed declines, while the Qal perfect kamnu {קַּמְנוּ | qāmnû} ‘have risen’ and the Hitpael imperfect va-nitodad {וַנִּתְעֹדָד | wanitʿōdād} ‘stand firm’ narrate a contrasting ascent and stabilization. The use of the waw-consecutive perfects propels the sequence, and the energic nun in the Hitpael imperfect intensifies the perseverance conveyed. The translation maintains the perfect aspect for the concluded actions and renders the Hitpael imperfect to communicate an ongoing firm standing.
Root and etymology
n-p-lnun–pe–lamed
“to fall; collapse”
In context — Psalm 20:8
They sink down and fall, but we rise and stand upright .
About this coordinate
Psalm 20:8:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Psalm 20:8, so the Hebrew word וְנָפָ֣לוּ (venafelu) 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 Ps.20.8.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.20.8.W3.S1) and character.