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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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Jeremiah 49:21
The earth is moved at the noise of their fall, at the cry the noise thereof was heard in the Red sea.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Jeremiah 49:21 · retained source text

The earth is moued at the noise of their fall: at the crie, the noise thereof was heard in the red Sea.

1611 marginal noteHeb. weedie Sea.

Jeremiah 49:26
Therefore her young men shall fall in her streets, and all the men of war shall be cut off in that day, saith the Lord of hosts.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Jeremiah 49:26 · retained source text

Therefore her yong men shal fall in her streets, and all the men of warre shall bee cut off in that day, saith the LORD of hosts.

Jeremiah 50:30
Therefore shall her young men fall in the streets, and all her men of war shall be cut off in that day, saith the Lord.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Jeremiah 50:30 · retained source text

Therefore shall her yong men fall in the streets, & all her men of war shall be cut off in that day, saith the LORD.

Jeremiah 50:32
And the most proud shall stumble and fall, and none shall raise him up: and I will kindle a fire in his cities, and it shall devour all round about him.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Jeremiah 50:32 · retained source text

And the most proude shall stumble and fall, and none shal raise him vp: and I will kindle a fire in his cities, and it shall deuoure all round about him.

1611 marginal noteHeb. pride.

Jeremiah 51:4
Thus the slain shall fall in the land of the Chaldeans, and they that are thrust through in her streets.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Jeremiah 51:4 · retained source text

Thus the slaine shall fall in the land of the Caldeans, and they that are thrust through in her streetes.

Jeremiah 51:44
And I will punish Bel in Babylon, and I will bring forth out of his mouth that which he hath swallowed up: and the nations shall not flow together any more unto him: yea, the wall of Babylon shall fall.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Jeremiah 51:44 · retained source text

And I will punish Bel in Babylon, and I will bring forth out of his mouth that which he hath swallowed vp, and the nations shall not flow together any more vnto him, yea, the wall of Babylon shall fall.

Jeremiah 51:47
Therefore, behold, the days come, that I will do judgment upon the graven images of Babylon: and her whole land shall be confounded, and all her slain shall fall in the midst of her.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Jeremiah 51:47 · retained source text

Therefore behold, the dayes come, that I will doe iudgment vpon the grauen images of Babylon, and her whole land shall bee confounded, and all her slaine shall fall in the midst of her.

1611 marginal noteHeb. visit vpon.

Jeremiah 51:49
As Babylon hath caused the slain of Israel to fall, so at Babylon shall fall the slain of all the earth.
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Jeremiah 51:49 · retained source text

As Babylon hath caused the slaine of Israel to fall: so at Babylon shall fall the slaine of all the earth.

1611 marginal noteOr, both Babylon is to fall, O ye slaine of Israel, & with Babylon, &c.

1611 marginal noteOr, the countrey.

Lamentations 1:14
The yoke of my transgressions is bound by his hand: they are wreathed, and come up upon my neck: he hath made my strength to fall, the Lord hath delivered me into their hands, from whom I am not able to rise up.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Lamentations 1:14 · retained source text

The yoke of my transgressions is bound by his hand: they are wreathed, and come vp vpon my necke: he hath made my strength to fall, the LORD hath deliuered me into their hands, from whom I am not able to rise vp.

Ezekiel 5:12
¶ A third part of thee shall die with the pestilence, and with famine shall they be consumed in the midst of thee: and a third part shall fall by the sword round about thee; and I will scatter a third part into all the winds, and I will draw out a sword after them.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Ezekiel 5:12 · retained source text

¶ A third part of thee shall die with the pestilence, and with famine shall they be consumed in the middest of thee: and a third part shall fall by the sword round about thee: and I will scatter a third part into all the windes, and I wil draw out a sword after them.

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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)