נֵפֶל (nēpel) is
a Hebrew noun
meaning untimely birth. It appears
3 times
in 3 books of the Hebrew Bible
(Strong's H5309).
Also rendered
miscarriage
Same Hebrew root (TWOT 1392a)
Range of meaning (TWOT 1392a)untimely birth, abortion; fallen
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's
נֵ֫פֶלnoun, masculine: untimely birth, abortion
Strong's H5309נֶפֶל: something fallen, i.e. an abortion KJV:untimely birth.
Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.
Root family 1392: נָפַלnāpal — fall, lie; Fall prostrate, prostrate oneself before, fall upon, desert, fall away to, go over to, lie prostrate; cause to fall, overthrow, casting, let drop, cause to fail, cause; throw, prostrate oneself; be accepted, cease, die…