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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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Matthew 4:9
And saith unto him, All these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship me.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Matthew 4:9 · retained source text

And saith vnto him, All these things will I giue thee, if thou wilt fall downe and worship me.

Matthew 7:27
And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall of it.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Matthew 7:27 · retained source text

And the raine descended, and the floods came, and the windes blew, and beat vpon that house, and it fell, and great was the fall of it.

Matthew 10:29
Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? and one of them shall not fall on the ground without your Father.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Matthew 10:29 · retained source text

Are not two Sparrowes solde for a farthing? And one of them shall not fall on the ground without your Father.

1611 marginal noteIt is in value halfepeny far thing, in the originall: as being the tenth part of the Romane peny.

Matthew 12:11
And he said unto them, What man shall there be among you, that shall have one sheep, and if it fall into a pit on the sabbath day, will he not lay hold on it, and lift it out?
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Matthew 12:11 · retained source text

And hee said vnto them, What man shal there be among you, that shall haue one sheepe: and if it fall into a pit on the Sabbath day, will hee not lay hold on it, and lift it out?

Matthew 15:14
Let them alone: they be blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Matthew 15:14 · retained source text

Let them alone: they be blinde leaders of the blinde. And if the blinde lead the blinde, both shall fall into the ditch.

1611 marginal noteLuke 6.39.

Matthew 15:27
And she said, Truth, Lord: yet the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from their masters’ table.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Matthew 15:27 · retained source text

And she said, Trueth Lord: yet the dogs eat of the crummes which fall from their masters table.

Matthew 21:44
And whosoever shall fall on this stone shall be broken: but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder.
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Matthew 21:44 · retained source text

And whosoeuer shall fall on this stone, shalbe broken: but on whom soeuer it shall fall, it will grinde him to powder.

1611 marginal noteRom. 9.33. 1.Pet. 2.7. esa. 8.14.

Matthew 24:29
¶ Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Matthew 24:29 · retained source text

¶ Immediately after the tribulation of those dayes, shall the Sunne be darkned, and the Moone shall not giue her light, and the starres shall fall from heauen, and the powers of the heauens shall be shaken.

1611 marginal noteMarke 13.24. luke 21.25. esay 13.10. ioel 2.31. ezek. 32.7.

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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)