Lexicon
מַפֶּ֫לֶת
map.pe.let
H4658
H:N-F Hebrew

carcass

8
Occurrences
3
Books
Hebrew
Language

map.pe.let denotes a fall or downfall, and in animal scenes the fallen body left after death.

The term most often occurs in settings of a city, ruler, or people brought down, marked by trembling, loss, or descent; in two animal contexts it denotes the fallen remains upon or within which other creatures are found.

Senses in use

  1. Downfall or being brought down · dominant

    The construct forms occur in clauses about a devastating fall: in Ezekiel 26:15 the APB renders the surrounding event as Tyre's “fall” amid slaughter, and in Ezekiel 27:27 it places the loss of people and goods in the sea on “the day of your fall.” Ezekiel 31:16 and Ezekiel 32:10 likewise connect the event with nations trembling, while Proverbs 29:16 sets it in the contrast where the righteous see the wicked's fall.

  2. Fallen animal remains · occasional

    In Judges 14:8, the construct form occurs in the scene where Samson turns aside to inspect the lion's remains, containing bees and honey; the APB renders the clause “the carcass of the lion.” In Ezekiel 31:13, birds settle upon its remains and beasts come to its boughs, with the APB again rendering “its carcass.”

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB usually presents the surrounding clause with “fall,” including the day of a city's or ruler's downfall. In Ezekiel 31:13 and Judges 14:8 it renders the animal-context clauses with “carcass”; These renderings show the verse-level presentation rather than a fixed English equivalent.

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Across Scripture