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nēfel נֵ֫פֶל ‘miscarriage’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: from nāfal נָפַל ‘to fall’
Roots: נפל

nēfel n, m
1) untimely birth, abortion, miscarriage

Mentioned in Psalms 58:9 Job 3:16 Ecclesiastes 6:3

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