KJV dictionary & concordance
Sense 1: To descend, drop, or lose an upright position. Sense 2: To be slain, defeated, overthrown, ruined, or brought down. Sense 3: To come upon or attack. Sense 4: To pass into a specified place, condition, power, or course, or to depart from a former standing. Sense 5: To happen, turn out, or be allotted. Sense 6: As a noun, descent, overthrow, ruin, or loss of standing.
Definition sources
Some verses contain the word more than once.
First occurrence: Genesis 2:21
Complete exact-word concordance
For if they fall, the one will lift up his fellow: but woe to him that is alone when he falleth; for he hath not another to help him up.
For if they fall, the one will lift vp his fellow; but woe to him that is alone, when he falleth: for he hath not another to helpe him vp.
He that diggeth a pit shall fall into it; and whoso breaketh an hedge, a serpent shall bite him.
He that diggeth a pit, shall fall into it; and who so breaketh an hedge, a serpent shall bite him.
1611 marginal notePsal.7.16. prou.26.27
If the clouds be full of rain, they empty themselves upon the earth: and if the tree fall toward the south, or toward the north, in the place where the tree falleth, there it shall be.
If the clouds be full of raine, they emptie themselues vpon the earth: and if the tree fall toward the South, or toward the North, in the place where the tree falleth, there it shall be.
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Source order
1 · Direct Scripture definition
Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall.
2 · KJV context and cross-references
Historical English dictionary sources
To happen, turn out.
To drop from a higher place; to descend by the power of gravity alone. To drop from an erect posture. To depart from the faith, or from rectitude; to apostatize. To die, particularly by violence. To decline in power, wealth or glory; to sink into weakness; to be overthrown or ruined. To pass into a new state of body or mind; to become. To happen; to befall; to come. To come; to rush on; to assail. To pass or be transferred by chance, lot, distribution, inheritance or otherwise. To issue; to terminate.
The act of dropping or descending from a higher to a lower place by gravity; descent. The act of dropping or tumbling from an erect posture. Death; destruction; overthrow. Ruin; destruction. Downfall; degradation; loss of greatness or office. Declension of greatness, power or dominion; ruin.
