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
Destroy thou them, O God; let them fall by their own counsels; cast them out in the multitude of their transgressions; for they have rebelled against thee.
Destroy thou them, O God, let them fall by their owne counsels: cast them out in the multitude of their transgressions, for they haue rebelled against thee.
1611 marginal noteOr, make them guilty.
1611 marginal noteOr, from their counsels.
When mine enemies are turned back, they shall fall and perish at thy presence.
When mine enemies are turned backe, they shall fall and perish at thy presence.
He croucheth, and humbleth himself, that the poor may fall by his strong ones.
He croucheth, and humbleth himselfe, that the poore may fall by his strong ones.
1611 marginal noteHeb. hee breaketh himselfe.
1611 marginal noteOr, into his strong parts.
Let destruction come upon him at unawares; and let his net that he hath hid catch himself: into that very destruction let him fall.
Let destruction come vpon him at vnawares, and let his net that hee hath hid, catch himselfe: into that very destruction let him fall.
1611 marginal noteHe. which he knoweth not of.
Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down: for the Lord upholdeth him with his hand.
Though hee fall, he shall not be vtterly cast downe: for the LORD vpholdeth him with his hand.
Thine arrows are sharp in the heart of the king’s enemies; whereby the people fall under thee.
Thine arrowes are sharpe in the heart of the Kings enemies; whereby the people fall vnder thee.
They shall fall by the sword: they shall be a portion for foxes.
They shall fall by the sword: they shall be a portion for foxes.
1611 marginal noteHebr. they shall make him run out like water by the hands of the sword.
So they shall make their own tongue to fall upon themselves: all that see them shall flee away.
So they shall make their owne tongue to fall vpon themselues: all that see them, shall flee away.
Yea, all kings shall fall down before him: all nations shall serve him.
Yea, all Kings shall fall downe before him: all nations shall serue him.
And he let it fall in the midst of their camp, round about their habitations.
And hee let it fall in the midst of their campe, round about their habitations.
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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.
