Hebrew

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Etymology

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Root
נ־פ־ל (n-p-l)

Action noun of נָפַל (nafál, to fall).

Noun

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נְפִילָה (n'filáf (plural indefinite נְפִילוֹת, singular construct נְפִילַת־) [pattern: קְטִילָה]

  1. (countable and uncountable) Fall, falling, decline.