מַפֶּלֶת
mappeleth · map-peh'-leth
fall, i.e. decadence; concretely, a ruin; specifically a carcase
Lexicon
Derivation: from H5307 (נָפַל);
fall, i.e. decadence; concretely, a ruin; specifically a carcase
- fall, i.e. decadence
- concretely, a ruin
- specifically, a carcase
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: carcase, fall, ruin.
Letters
- מMem40
Picture: waves of water
- Concrete
- water · sea · blood · liquid
- Extended
- chaos · mighty and uncontrollable · the masses · from / out of
- פPe80
Picture: an open mouth
- Concrete
- mouth · lips · teeth
- Extended
- to speak · a word · an edge or opening · to scatter speech
- לLamed30
Picture: shepherd's staff or goad
- Concrete
- staff · goad · yoke · cattle prod
- Extended
- authority · to lead · to teach · to bind · toward
- תTav400
Picture: a crossed mark
- Concrete
- mark · sign · cross · signature
- Extended
- a covenant · to seal · to sign · the end · monument
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
water, chaos, the mighty deep › to speak, the word › authority, the one who leads › the mark, the covenant sign
Water, chaos, the mighty deep that works to speak, the word of authority, the one who leads of the mark, the covenant sign.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of מַפֶּלֶת above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
8 occurrences · 8 OT · 0 NT · 8 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- of thy fall3 · 38%
- the carcase1 · 13%
- their fall1 · 13%
- of thy ruin1 · 13%
- upon his ruin1 · 13%
- of his fall1 · 13%
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.