What does כֹּל · נָפַל · עַל mean in the Bible?
כֹּל · נָפַל · עַל is a Hebrew phrase meaning "properly, the whole ; hence, all , any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)".
Hebrew · H3605, H5307, H5921
וְכֹל אֲשֶׁר־יִפֹּל־עָלָיו מֵהֶם
Properly, the whole ; hence, all , any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense) · to fall , in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative) · above , over , upon , or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
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כֹּלH3605properly, the whole ; hence, all , any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
Pronunciationkōl
Encompasses totality from singular form—"the whole" as foundational sense enabling distributive "every" and collective "all" meanings.
Open lexicon entry →נָפַלH5307to fall , in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative)
עַלH5921above , over , upon , or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
What does וְכֹל אֲשֶׁר־יִפֹּל־עָלָיו מֵהֶם (wĕḵol ʾăšer-yippōl-ʿālāyw mēhem) mean in the Bible?
כֹּל · נָפַל · עַל is a Hebrew phrase meaning "properly, the whole ; hence, all , any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)".
Full entry for וְכֹל אֲשֶׁר־יִפֹּל־עָלָיו מֵהֶם (H3605, H5307, H5921) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for H3605, H5307, H5921?
H3605, H5307, H5921 is connected to 11,633 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. properly, the whole ; hence, all , any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
Strong'sH3605, H5307, H5921
Lexical occurrences11,633 versesSource Gloss
properly, the whole ; hence, all , any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
וְכֹל אֲשֶׁר־יִפֹּל־עָלָיו מֵהֶם is built from this root:
כָּלַלH3634