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# fall

«fall» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **to drop down toward the ground** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

verb (fall, falls, fell, fallen, falling); noun (a fall, falls; fall — the season in the USA and Canada)

### meaning for a pupil

1) To fall means to drop down toward the ground. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/fall/#m1)

2) To fall is to go down in amount, like prices or temperatures. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/fall/#m2)

3) Fall (in the USA and Canada) is autumn, the season after summer, when leaves fall. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/fall/#m3)

4) A fall is a time when someone or something drops. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/fall/#m4)

5) Falls are a waterfall, like Niagara Falls. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/fall/#m5)

6) To fall asleep is to begin to sleep. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/fall/#m6)

7) Fall ill means to become sick. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/fall/#m7)

### sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: Besides dropping, it can mean to die in battle or to bow down. A fallen face means sadness or anger. It can also mean that a lot lands on someone, as a lot "falls" to a person, or that someone falls sick or falls on his sword. Interpretation: Falling on the face is read as humble prayer. Cain's fallen face is read as the sign of his jealousy and sin. Saul falling on his sword is read as the sad end of a king who lost God's favor. In the primary lessons: maths: things that drop (subtract), temperatures or prices that fall (fell by 5 subtracts; fell to 5 gives the new amount); or the season; science: gravity makes things fall; leaves fall in autumn; rain and snow fall; safety: falls are a common cause of injury, hold the rail; stories: fall in love, fall asleep; phrases: «fall over», «fall behind», «fall apart»

### examples

- And Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell. (Torah GEN.4.5, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/fall/#x1)
- And when Moses heard it, he fell upon his face. (Torah NUM.16.4, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/fall/#x2)
- But as for you, your carcasses shall fall in this wilderness. (Torah NUM.14.32, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/fall/#x3)
- And the lot eastward fell to Shelemiah. (Writings 1CH.26.14, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/fall/#x4)
- Therefore Saul took his sword, and fell upon it. (Prophets 1SA.31.4, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/fall/#x5)
- At that time Abijah the son of Jeroboam fell sick. (Prophets 1KI.14.1, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/fall/#x6)
- 5 apples fell from the tree. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/fall/#x7)
- The temperature falls 3 degrees. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/fall/#x8)
- In the fall she picked 40 apples. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/fall/#x9)
- How many leaves are left after 12 fall? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/fall/#x10)
- Hold the rail so you don't fall. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/fall/#x11)
- Snow fell all night. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/fall/#x12)
- Leaves turn red in the fall. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/fall/#x13)
- The baby fell asleep in the car. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/fall/#x14)
- We visited Niagara Falls. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/fall/#x15)
- Then he fell ill and died. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/fall/#x16)

### note

Falling usually takes away: subtract. Trap: «fell to 5» gives the new amount; «fell by 5» subtracts 5. Past forms: fell, has fallen (not «falled»). British and Australian English say «autumn» for the season.

### In the corpora

- [And Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.93/)
- [And the LORD said unto Cain: 'Why art thou wroth? and why is thy countenance fallen?](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.94/)
- [And Abram fell on his face; and God talked with him, saying:](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.416/)
- [And Esau ran to meet him, and embraced him, and fell on his neck, and kissed him; and they wept.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.1037/)
- [And he fell upon his brother Benjamin's neck, and wept; and Benjamin wept upon his neck.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.1488/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «fall» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/fall/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.