Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
miscarriage
Usage: untimely birth, abortion, miscarriage
Strong's Number
H5309
Language
Hebrew
Linked Usages
3
Books
3
Strong's H5309 Quick Answer
Strong's H5309 נֶפֶל נֵפֶל (nephel) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. nephel (neh'-fel) (or nephel {nay'-fel}) n-m. 1. something fallen, i.e. an abortion [from H5307] It has 3 linked Bible usages across 3 books. Visible English usage signals include untimely. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
- Meaning
- nephel (neh'-fel) (or nephel {nay'-fel}) n-m. 1. something fallen, i.e. an abortion [from H5307]
- Usage
- 3 linked usages
- Books
- 3 indexed books
- Corpus
- Old Testament
- Usage Words
- untimely
Meaning and Definition
nephel (neh'-fel) (or nephel {nay'-fel}) n-m. 1. something fallen, i.e. an abortion [from H5307] KJV: untimely birth. Root(s): H5307
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H5309. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's H5309 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render nephel, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
untimely
Job 3:16
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How Strong's H5309 Usage Compares
Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.
- The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 3 linked usages.
- The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.
Strong's H5309 by Corpus
Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.
Strong's H5309 in the Old Testament
3 indexed usages in Old Testament.
Or as an hidden untimely birth I had not been; as infants which never saw light.
As a snail which melteth, let every one of them pass away: like the untimely birth of a woman, that they may not see the sun.
If a man beget an hundred children, and live many years, so that the days of his years be many, and his soul be not filled with good, and also that he have no burial; I say, that an untimely birth is better than he.
Usage Excerpts
First 3 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H5309.
Or as an hidden untimely birth I had not been; as infants which never saw light.
As a snail which melteth, let every one of them pass away: like the untimely birth of a woman, that they may not see the sun.
If a man beget an hundred children, and live many years, so that the days of his years be many, and his soul be not filled with good, and also that he have no burial; I say, that an untimely birth is better than he.
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H5309, grouped by book.
Job 1 usage, Old Testament
Psalms 1 usage, Old Testament
Ecclesiastes 1 usage, Old Testament
Strong's H5309 FAQ
What does nephel (נֶפֶל) mean?
Nephel (Strong's H5309) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "untimely birth". nephel (neh'-fel) (or nephel {nay'-fel}) n-m. 1. something fallen, i.e. an abortion [from H5307]
How many times is nephel (נֶפֶל) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 3 linked usages for Strong's H5309 across 3 books.
Where can I study nephel (נֶפֶל) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H5309 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
What English words translate nephel (נֶפֶל)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as untimely. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.