מַפָּלָה
map.pa.lah
“ruin”
Definition
something fallen, i.e. a ruin
or מַפֵּלָה; from H5307 (נָפַל);
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logos (G3056)
word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Noun (Feminine)
H:N-F
H:N-F
Occurrences
מַפָּלָה appears 3 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
This is the burden against Damascus:“Behold, Damascus is no longer a city;it has become a heap of ruins.
Look at the land of the Chaldeans —a people now of no account.The Assyrians destined it for the desert creatures;they set up their siege towers and stripped its palaces.They brought it to ruin.
Indeed, You have made the city a heap of rubble,the fortified town a ruin.The fortress of strangers is a city no more;it will never be rebuilt.
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