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Strong's #8217 - שָׁפָל

Transliteration
shâphâl
Phonetics
shaw-fawl'
Origin
from (H8213)
Parts of Speech
Adjective
TWOT
2445c
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שִׁפְלָה
Definition   
Brown-Driver-Briggs'

1) low, humble

1a) low (in height)

1b) low (in station), humble (of condition or spirit)

1c) humiliated

1d) lowly (as subst)

Greek Equivalent Words:
Strong #: 641 ‑ ἀπορίπτω (ap‑or‑hrip'‑to);  772 ‑ ἀσθενής (as‑then‑ace');  888 ‑ ἀχρεῖος (akh‑ri'‑os);  5011 ‑ ταπεινός (tap‑i‑nos');  
Frequency Lists
Verse Results
KJV (19)
Leviticus 4
2 Samuel 1
Job 1
Psalms 1
Proverbs 2
Ecclesiastes 1
Isaiah 2
Ezekiel 6
Malachi 1
NAS (20)
Leviticus 4
2 Samuel 1
Job 1
Psalms 1
Proverbs 2
Ecclesiastes 1
Isaiah 2
Ezekiel 7
Malachi 1
HCS (17)
Leviticus 4
2 Samuel 1
Job 1
Psalms 1
Proverbs 1
Isaiah 2
Ezekiel 6
Malachi 1
BSB (19)
Leviticus 4
2 Samuel 1
Job 1
Psalms 1
Proverbs 2
Ecclesiastes 1
Isaiah 2
Ezekiel 6
Malachi 1
ESV (18)
Leviticus 4
2 Samuel 1
Job 1
Psalms 1
Proverbs 2
Ecclesiastes 1
Isaiah 2
Ezekiel 5
Malachi 1
WEB (19)
Leviticus 4
2 Samuel 1
Job 1
Psalms 1
Proverbs 2
Ecclesiastes 1
Isaiah 2
Ezekiel 6
Malachi 1
Ancient Hebrew Lexicon Definitions

2866) lps (סהפל ShPL) AC: Low CO: Lowland AB: ?: Something or someone that is brought down low by someone high or to contrast it with something that is high. [from: lp- coming bowed down to another]

V) lps (סהפל ShPL) - Low: To be low in position or stature. [Hebrew and Aramaic] KJV (33): (vf: Paal, Hiphil) low, down, humble, abase, debase, lower, subdue - Strongs: H8213 (שָׁפֵל), H8214 (שְׁפַל)

Nm) lps (סהפל ShPL) - Low: [Hebrew and Aramaic] KJV (22): low, lower, base, humble, lowly - Strongs: H8215 (שְׁפַל), H8216 (שֵׁפֶל), H8217 (שָׁפָל)

Nf1) elps (סהפלה ShPLH) - Lowland: A low place. KJV (20): valley, vale, plain, low - Strongs: H8219 (שְׁפֵלָה)

Nf3) tflps (סהפלות ShPLWT) - Idleness: In the sense of being low in the activity. KJV (1): idleness - Strongs: H8220 (שִׁפְלוּת)

ef1) elpis (סהיפלה ShYPLH) - Lowland: A low place. KJV (1): low - Strongs: H8218 (שִׁפְלָה)

AHL Definitions Copyright: ©1999-2024
Jeff Benner, Ancient Hebrew Research Center Used by permission of the author.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Expanded Definition
 שָׁפָל adjective low; — absolute ׳שׁ 2 Samuel 6:22 +, construct שְׁפַל Psalm 29:23 +; feminine singular שְׁפָלָה Ezekiel 17:14 +, construct שִׁפְלַת Ezekiel 17:6; plural שְׁפָלִים Job 5:11; —

1 low, in height, of vine Ezekiel 17:6, tree Ezekiel 17:24 (opposed to גָּבֹהַּ); מִןהָֿעוֺר׳שׁ Leviticus 13:20 lower (deeper) than the skin (around it), so Leviticus 13:21; Leviticus 13:26, compare Leviticus 14:37.

2 of a modest, unambitious kingdom Ezekiel 17:14; Ezekiel 29:14,15; low in station Job 5:11 (opposed to שָֽׂגְבוּ), Ezekiel 21:31 (Ges§ 90f.; read הַשְּׁפָלָה֣).

3 humiliated, בְּעֵינָ֑י׳שׁ 2 Samuel 6:22; plural Malachi 2:9 ("" נִבְזִים).

4 lowly, as substantive Psalm 138:6 (opposed to גָּבֹהַּ), רוּחַ שְׁפָלִים Isaiah 57:15 ("" נִדְכָּ אִים); שְׁפַל רוּחַ Isaiah 57:15, Proverbs 29:23 (opposed to גַּאֲוַת אָדָם), + Proverbs 16:19 Thes and others (but see check Qal 2).


Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.All rights reserved. Used by permission. BibleSoft.com
Gesenius' Hebrew and Chaldee Definition

שָׁפָל m. שְׁפָלָח f. adj. low, of a tree, Ezekiel 17:24 depressed (of a spot on the skin), Leviticus 13:20, 21 Leviticus 13:21. Metaph.

(a) ignoble, vile, 2 Samuel 6:22; Job 5:11.

(b) שְׁפַל רוּחַ cast down, humble of spirit, Proverbs 29:23; Isaiah 57:15 and without רוּחַ id.; Isa. loc. cit. הַשָּׁפָ֫לָה that which is low, Ezekiel 21:31 (masc. with ה parag.).


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List of Word Forms
בִּשְׁפַ֖ל בשפל הַשָּׁפָ֣לָה השפלה וְשָׁפָ֣ל וּשְׁפַל־ וּשְׁפָלִ֖ים וּשְׁפָלָ֥ה ושפל ושפל־ ושפלה ושפלים שְׁפַל־ שְׁפָלִ֔ים שְׁפָלִ֣ים שְׁפָלָ֔ה שְׁפָלָֽה׃ שִׁפְלַ֣ת שָׁפָ֔ל שָׁפָ֖ל שָׁפָ֣ל שפל שפל־ שפלה שפלה׃ שפלים שפלת biš·p̄al bishFal bišp̄al haš·šā·p̄ā·lāh hashshaFalah haššāp̄ālāh šā·p̄āl šāp̄āl šə·p̄ā·lāh šə·p̄ā·lîm šə·p̄al- šəp̄al- šəp̄ālāh šəp̄ālîm shaFal shefal shefaLah shefaLim shifLat šip̄·laṯ šip̄laṯ ū·šə·p̄ā·lāh ū·šə·p̄ā·lîm ū·šə·p̄al- ūšəp̄al- ūšəp̄ālāh ūšəp̄ālîm ushefal ushefaLah ushefaLim veshaFal wə·šā·p̄āl wəšāp̄āl
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