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fall

Meaning of “fall”

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

Direct Scripture definitionKJV context and cross-referencesSkeat 1893Webster 1828
252 occurrences237 verses41 booksKJV PCE

Some verses contain the word more than once.

First occurrence: Genesis 2:21

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Isaiah 30:25
And there shall be upon every high mountain, and upon every high hill, rivers and streams of waters in the day of the great slaughter, when the towers fall.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Isaiah 30:25 · retained source text

And there shall be vpon euery high mountaine, and vpon euery high hill, riuers and streames of waters, in the day of the great slaughter when the towers fall.

1611 marginal noteHebr. lifted vp.

Isaiah 31:3
Now the Egyptians are men, and not God; and their horses flesh, and not spirit. When the Lord shall stretch out his hand, both he that helpeth shall fall, and he that is holpen shall fall down, and they all shall fail together.
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Isaiah 31:3 · retained source text

Now the Egyptians are men and not God, and their horses flesh and not spirit: when the LORD shall stretch out his hand, both he that helpeth shall fall, and hee that is holpen shall fall downe, and they all shall faile together.

Isaiah 31:8
¶ Then shall the Assyrian fall with the sword, not of a mighty man; and the sword, not of a mean man, shall devour him: but he shall flee from the sword, and his young men shall be discomfited.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Isaiah 31:8 · retained source text

¶ Then shall the Assyrian fall with the sword, not of a mightie man; and the sword, not of a meane man, shal deuoure him: but hee shall flee from the sword, and his young men shall be discomfited.

1611 marginal noteOr, for feare of the sword.

1611 marginal noteOr, tributarie: hebr. for melting, or tribute.

Isaiah 34:4
And all the host of heaven shall be dissolved, and the heavens shall be rolled together as a scroll: and all their host shall fall down, as the leaf falleth off from the vine, and as a falling fig from the fig tree.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Isaiah 34:4 · retained source text

And all the hoste of heauen shalbe dissolued, and the heauens shalbe rouled together as a scrole: and all their hoste shall fall downe as the leafe falleth off from the Uine, and as a falling figge from the figge tree.

1611 marginal noteReuel.6.14.

1611 marginal noteReuel.6.13.

Isaiah 37:7
Behold, I will send a blast upon him, and he shall hear a rumour, and return to his own land; and I will cause him to fall by the sword in his own land.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Isaiah 37:7 · retained source text

Behold, I will send a blast vpon him, and hee shall heare a rumour, and returne to his owne land, and I will cause him to fall by the sword in his owne land.

1611 marginal noteOr, put a spirit into him.

Isaiah 40:30
Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Isaiah 40:30 · retained source text

Euen the youths shall faint, and be weary, and the yong men shall vtterly fall.

Isaiah 44:19
And none considereth in his heart, neither is there knowledge nor understanding to say, I have burned part of it in the fire; yea, also I have baked bread upon the coals thereof; I have roasted flesh, and eaten it: and shall I make the residue thereof an abomination? shall I fall down to the stock of a tree?
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Isaiah 44:19 · retained source text

And none considereth in his heart, neither is there knowledge nor vnderstanding to say; I haue burnt part of it in the fire, yea also I haue baked bread vpon the coales thereof: I haue rosted flesh and eaten it; and shall I make the residue thereof an abomination? shall I fall downe to the stocke of a tree?

1611 marginal noteHeb. setteth to his heart.

1611 marginal noteHeb. that which comes of a tree.

Isaiah 45:14
Thus saith the Lord, The labour of Egypt, and merchandise of Ethiopia and of the Sabeans, men of stature, shall come over unto thee, and they shall be thine: they shall come after thee; in chains they shall come over, and they shall fall down unto thee, they shall make supplication unto thee, saying, Surely God is in thee; and there is none else, there is no God.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Isaiah 45:14 · retained source text

Thus saith the LORD, The labour of Egypt, and merchandise of Ethiopia, and of the Sabeans, men of stature shall come ouer vnto thee, and they shall be thine, they shall come after thee, in chaines they shall come ouer: and they shal fall downe vnto thee, they shal make supplication vnto thee, saying, Surely God is in thee, and there is none else, there is no god.

Isaiah 46:6
They lavish gold out of the bag, and weigh silver in the balance, and hire a goldsmith; and he maketh it a god: they fall down, yea, they worship.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Isaiah 46:6 · retained source text

They lauish gold out of the bagge, and weigh siluer in the balance, and hire a goldsmith, and hee maketh it a god: they fall downe, yea they worship.

Isaiah 47:11
¶ Therefore shall evil come upon thee; thou shalt not know from whence it riseth: and mischief shall fall upon thee; thou shalt not be able to put it off: and desolation shall come upon thee suddenly, which thou shalt not know.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Isaiah 47:11 · retained source text

¶ Therefore shall euill come vpon thee, thou shalt not know from whence it riseth: and mischiefe shall fall vpon thee, thou shalt not be able to put it off: and desolation shall come vpon thee suddenly, which thou shalt not know.

1611 marginal noteHeb. the morning thereof.

1611 marginal noteHeb. expiate.

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Historical definitions

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.

volume 1, leaves 734-735, columns 1-1 (intransitive verb entry)

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.

volume 1, leaf 735, column 2 (noun entry)