calamity Mi 7:8 ( opp. קוּם ), ψ 37:34 ; 145:14 Pr 24:1 6. d. fall , of a city Je 51:8 ( || וַתִּשָּׁבֵר ).
3. a. Fall prostrate , Ju 19:26 ; 27 , + אַ˜רְצָה Jb 1:2 0; fall at full length (in a faint) קֹומָתֹו וַיִּפֹּל מְלֹא־ 1 S 28:2 0; sink down Nu 24: 4, 16 (JE; supernat. influence); of arms of Pharaoh Ez 30:25 ( opp. חָוַק ). b. fall = prostrate oneself before ( לִפְנֵי ) man Gn 50:18 ( E ), 2 S 19:19 Gn 44:14 ( J ; + אַ˜רְצָה ); before י׳ 2 Ch 20:18 ; נ׳ אֶל־פָּנָיו אַ˜רְצָה before י׳ or his representative Jos 5:14 ; 7:6 (both JE); also ( ארצה om.) Ez 43:3 ; 44:4 ; before man 2 S 14:22 ; more often נ׳ עַל־פָּנָיו , before man 2 S 9:6 1 K 18: 7, 39 Ru 2:1 0, before י׳ Gn 17: 3, 17 + 6 times P , Ez 3:23 ; 9:8 ; 11:13 1 Ch 21:16 Dn 8:1 7; + אַ˜רְצָה , before man 2 S 14:4 , before י׳ Ju 13:2 0; לְאַפָּיו אַ˜רְצָה 1 S 20:4 1, לְאַפֵּי דָוִד עַל־פָּנֶיהָ 1 S 25:23 , נ׳ ארצה 2 S 1:2 (all before man); נ׳ עַל־רַגְלָיו fall at one’s feet 1 S 25:24 2 K 4:3 7, לִפְנֵי ר׳ Est 8: 3. Vid. syn. sub קרר . c. fall upon ( עַל ) one’s neck, in embrace Gn 33:4 ; 46:29 (both J ), 45:14 ( E ), עַל־פְּנֵי אָבִיו 50:1 ( J ).
4. a. Fall upon ( עַל ) = attack Je 48:32 ( fig. ), cf. Is 16: 9; c. בְּ Jos 11:7 ( D ), abs. Jb 1:15 ; נ׳ אִישׁ אֶל־רֵעֵהוּ Je 46:1 6. b. • desert or fall away to, go over to , c. עַל־ 2 K 25:11 (×2) = Je 52:15 (×2), Je 21:9 ; 37:14 ; 39:9 1 Ch 12:2 0, 21 (×2) ( van d. H. v 19 , 20 (×2)), 2 Ch 15:9 , c. אֶל־ 2 K 7:4 Je 37:1 3; 38:19 , abs. 1 S 29:3 Je 39: 9. c. נ׳ בְּיַד fall into the hand (power) of Ju 15:18 La 1: 7:— cf. also 2. a. supr.
5. •Fig. , of deep sleep, c. עַל Gn 15:12 ( J ), 1 S 26:12 Jb 4:1 3; 33:15 ; face, countenance (in displeasure) Gn 4:5 , 6 ( J ); נ׳ לֵב אָדָם עָלָיו 1 S 17:32 (of sinking heart); וַיִּפְּלוּ בְעֵינֵיהֶם Ne 6:16 and they were cast down in their ( own ) eyes ( cf. BeR y, Ryle); • of calamity sq. עַל־ Is 47:11 Ec 9:1 2; terror, etc., sq. עַל־ Gn 15:12 ( J ), Jos 2:9 (JE), Ex 15:16 (song), 1 S 11:7 Jb 13:11 ψ 55:5 ; 105:38 Est 8:17 ; 9:2 , 3 Dn 10: 7; reproach, sq. עַל־ ψ 69:10 ; • = fail to be accomplished Jos 21:45 ; 23:14 (×2) (all D ), 1 K 8:56 2 K 10:10 ( + אַ˜רְצָה ); = not to be reckoned Nu 6:12 ( P ); • of word ( דָּבָר ) falling into ( ב ) Isr. Is 9:7 ; • = fall out, turn out, result Ru 3:18 (subj. דָּבָר ).
6. Other idiomatic uses are: נ׳ לְמִשְׁכָּב take to one’s bed Ex 21:18 ( E ); settle Gn 25:18 ( J ); = alight quickly , מֵעַל הַגָּמָל Gn 24:64 ( J ), הַמֶּרְכָּבָה מֵעַל 2 K 5:2 1; waste away Nu 5:2 1, 22 , 27 ; = be born Is 26:18 ( cf. Hiph. v 1 9); = be offered , of supplication ( לִפְנֵי י׳ ) Je 36:7 ; 37:20 ; 42:2 ( cf. Hiph. 6 ); c. מִן = be inferior to Jb 12: 3; 13:2 .
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Ju 7:12
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1 S 31:8
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1 Ch 10:8 Dt 21:1 Ez 32:27
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BeRy Bertheaus Comm., ed. by Ryssel.