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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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Judges 8:21
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Then Zebah and Zalmunna said, Rise thou, and fall upon us: for as the man is, so is his strength. And Gideon arose, and slew Zebah and Zalmunna, and took away the ornaments that were on their camels’ necks.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Judges 8:21 · retained source text

Then Zebah and Zalmunna said, Rise thou, and fall vpon vs: for as the man is, so is his strength. And Gideon arose, and slewe Zebah and Zalmunna, & tooke away the ornaments that were on their camels neckes.

1611 marginal noteOr, ornaments like the moone.

Judges 15:12
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And they said unto him, We are come down to bind thee, that we may deliver thee into the hand of the Philistines. And Samson said unto them, Swear unto me, that ye will not fall upon me yourselves.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Judges 15:12 · retained source text

And they said vnto him, Wee are come downe to binde thee, that we may deliuer thee into the hand of the Philistines. And Samson said vnto them, Sweare vnto me, that yee will not fall vpon me your selues.

Judges 15:18
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¶ And he was sore athirst, and called on the Lord, and said, Thou hast given this great deliverance into the hand of thy servant: and now shall I die for thirst, and fall into the hand of the uncircumcised?
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Judges 15:18 · retained source text

¶ And hee was sore athirst, and called on the LORD, and said, Thou hast giuen this great deliuerance into the hand of thy seruant: and now shall I die for thirst, and fall into the hand of the vncircumcised?

Complete reference index — all 237 verses
Genesis 2:21Genesis 43:18Genesis 45:24Genesis 49:17Exodus 5:3Exodus 15:16Exodus 21:33Leviticus 11:32Leviticus 11:37Leviticus 11:38Leviticus 19:29Leviticus 26:7Leviticus 26:8Leviticus 26:36Leviticus 26:37Numbers 11:31Numbers 14:3Numbers 14:29Numbers 14:32Numbers 14:43Numbers 34:2Deuteronomy 22:4Deuteronomy 22:8Joshua 6:5Judges 8:21Judges 15:12Judges 15:18Ruth 2:16Ruth 3:181 Samuel 3:191 Samuel 14:451 Samuel 18:251 Samuel 21:131 Samuel 22:171 Samuel 22:181 Samuel 26:202 Samuel 1:152 Samuel 14:112 Samuel 24:141 Kings 1:521 Kings 2:291 Kings 2:311 Kings 22:202 Kings 7:42 Kings 10:102 Kings 14:102 Kings 19:71 Chronicles 12:191 Chronicles 21:132 Chronicles 18:192 Chronicles 21:152 Chronicles 25:82 Chronicles 25:19Esther 6:13Job 13:11Job 31:22Psalms 5:10Psalms 9:3Psalms 10:10Psalms 35:8Psalms 37:24Psalms 45:5Psalms 63:10Psalms 64:8Psalms 72:11Psalms 78:28Psalms 82:7Psalms 91:7Psalms 118:13Psalms 140:10Psalms 141:10Psalms 145:14Proverbs 4:16Proverbs 10:8Proverbs 10:10Proverbs 11:5Proverbs 11:14Proverbs 11:28Proverbs 16:18Proverbs 22:14Proverbs 24:16Proverbs 26:27Proverbs 28:10Proverbs 28:14Proverbs 28:18Proverbs 29:16Ecclesiastes 4:10Ecclesiastes 10:8Ecclesiastes 11:3Isaiah 3:25Isaiah 8:15Isaiah 10:4Isaiah 10:34Isaiah 13:15Isaiah 22:25Isaiah 24:18Isaiah 24:20Isaiah 28:13Isaiah 30:13Isaiah 30:25Isaiah 31:3Isaiah 31:8Isaiah 34:4Isaiah 37:7Isaiah 40:30Isaiah 44:19Isaiah 45:14Isaiah 46:6Isaiah 47:11Isaiah 54:15Jeremiah 3:12Jeremiah 6:15Jeremiah 6:21Jeremiah 8:4Jeremiah 8:12Jeremiah 9:22Jeremiah 15:8Jeremiah 19:7Jeremiah 20:4Jeremiah 23:12Jeremiah 23:19Jeremiah 25:27Jeremiah 25:34Jeremiah 30:23Jeremiah 37:14Jeremiah 39:18Jeremiah 44:12Jeremiah 46:6Jeremiah 46:16Jeremiah 48:44Jeremiah 49:21Jeremiah 49:26Jeremiah 50:30Jeremiah 50:32Jeremiah 51:4Jeremiah 51:44Jeremiah 51:47Jeremiah 51:49Lamentations 1:14Ezekiel 5:12Ezekiel 6:7Ezekiel 6:11Ezekiel 6:12Ezekiel 11:10Ezekiel 13:11Ezekiel 13:14Ezekiel 17:21Ezekiel 23:25Ezekiel 24:6Ezekiel 24:21Ezekiel 25:13Ezekiel 26:15Ezekiel 26:18Ezekiel 27:27Ezekiel 27:34Ezekiel 29:5Ezekiel 30:4Ezekiel 30:5Ezekiel 30:6Ezekiel 30:17Ezekiel 30:22Ezekiel 30:25Ezekiel 31:16Ezekiel 32:10Ezekiel 32:12Ezekiel 32:20Ezekiel 33:12Ezekiel 33:27Ezekiel 35:8Ezekiel 36:15Ezekiel 38:20Ezekiel 39:3Ezekiel 39:4Ezekiel 39:5Ezekiel 44:12Ezekiel 47:14Daniel 3:5Daniel 3:10Daniel 3:15Daniel 11:14Daniel 11:19Daniel 11:26Daniel 11:33Daniel 11:34Daniel 11:35Hosea 4:5Hosea 4:14Hosea 5:5Hosea 7:16Hosea 10:8Hosea 13:16Hosea 14:9Joel 2:8Amos 3:5Amos 3:14Amos 7:17Amos 8:14Amos 9:9Micah 7:8Nahum 3:12Matthew 4:9Matthew 7:27Matthew 10:29Matthew 12:11Matthew 15:14Matthew 15:27Matthew 21:44Matthew 24:29Mark 13:25Luke 2:34Luke 6:39Luke 8:13Luke 10:18Luke 20:18Luke 21:24Luke 23:30John 12:24Acts 27:17Acts 27:32Acts 27:34Romans 11:11Romans 11:12Romans 14:131 Corinthians 10:121 Timothy 3:61 Timothy 3:71 Timothy 6:9Hebrews 4:11Hebrews 6:6Hebrews 10:31James 1:2James 5:122 Peter 1:102 Peter 3:17Revelation 4:10Revelation 6:16Revelation 9:1

Where “fall” appears

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Genesis4 occurrences
4 versesExodus3 occurrences
3 versesLeviticus8 occurrences
8 versesNumbers6 occurrences
6 versesDeuteronomy2 occurrences
2 versesJoshua1 occurrence
1 verseJudges3 occurrences
3 versesRuth2 occurrences
2 verses1 Samuel7 occurrences
7 verses2 Samuel4 occurrences
3 verses1 Kings4 occurrences
4 verses2 Kings4 occurrences
4 verses1 Chronicles3 occurrences
2 verses2 Chronicles4 occurrences
4 versesEsther2 occurrences
1 verseJob2 occurrences
2 versesPsalms16 occurrences
16 versesProverbs14 occurrences
14 versesEcclesiastes3 occurrences
3 versesIsaiah22 occurrences
21 versesJeremiah31 occurrences
28 versesLamentations1 occurrence
1 verseEzekiel40 occurrences
37 versesDaniel9 occurrences
9 versesHosea9 occurrences
7 versesJoel1 occurrence
1 verseAmos5 occurrences
5 versesMicah1 occurrence
1 verseNahum1 occurrence
1 verseMatthew9 occurrences
8 versesMark1 occurrence
1 verseLuke8 occurrences
7 versesJohn1 occurrence
1 verseActs3 occurrences
3 versesRomans4 occurrences
3 verses1 Corinthians1 occurrence
1 verse1 Timothy3 occurrences
3 versesHebrews3 occurrences
3 versesJames2 occurrences
2 verses2 Peter2 occurrences
2 versesRevelation3 occurrences
3 verses

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Definition evidence

1 · Direct Scripture definition

Proverbs 16:18

Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall.

Historical English dictionary sources

Historical definitions

Webster 1828

Open source edition ↗

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)

Webster 1828

Open source edition ↗

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)