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Lexicon :: Strong's H8213 - šāp̄ēl

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שָׁפֵל
Transliteration
šāp̄ēl
Pronunciation
shaw-fale'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
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TWOT Reference: 2445

Strong’s Definitions

שָׁפֵל shâphêl, shaw-fale'; a primitive root; to depress or sink (especially figuratively, to humiliate, intransitive or transitive):—abase, bring (cast, put) down, debase, humble (self), be (bring, lay, make, put) low(-er).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 29x

The KJV translates Strong's H8213 in the following manner: ...low (10x), ...down (8x), humble (7x), abase (2x), debase (1x), put lower (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 29x
The KJV translates Strong's H8213 in the following manner: ...low (10x), ...down (8x), humble (7x), abase (2x), debase (1x), put lower (1x).

  1. to be or become low, sink, be humbled, be abased

    1. (Qal) to be or become low

    2. (Hiphil)

      1. to lay or bring low, humiliate

      2. to set in a lower place, show abasement

      3. to make low, sit down

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
שָׁפֵל shâphêl, shaw-fale'; a primitive root; to depress or sink (especially figuratively, to humiliate, intransitive or transitive):—abase, bring (cast, put) down, debase, humble (self), be (bring, lay, make, put) low(-er).
STRONGS H8213: Abbreviations
† שָׁפֵל verb be or become low, be abased (Late Hebrew, derived species; Assyrian šapâlu, derived species and derivatives; Sabean ספל noun humility or lowland DHMxxix (1875), 604; Arabic bdb105001, bdb105002, bdb105003 be low (LagBN 48); Aramaic שְׁפַל, bdb105004 (derived species)); —
Qal Perfect 3rd person masculine singular שׁ׳ Isaiah 2:11; 2nd person feminine singular וְשָׁפַלְתְּ Isaiah 29:4, etc.; Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular וַיִּשְׁפַּל Isaiah 2:9; Isaiah 5:15; 3rd person feminine plural תִּשְׁפַּלְנָה Isaiah 5:15, etc.; Infinitive construct שְׁפַל Ecclesiastes 12:4; Proverbs 16:19, see below; —
1. all Isaiah: become (be brought, laid) low, of trees Isaiah 10:33 (|| גְּדֻעִים), mountains Isaiah 40:4 (opposed to נִשָּׂא), of כָּלנִֿשָּׂא Isaiah 2:12 (but read, for שׁ׳, נִשְׂגָּב [Kohler], or גָּבֹהַּ [Lag], so Du CheHpt Di-Kit Marti); figurative be humiliated, of man Isaiah 2:9; Isaiah 5:15, his loftiness Isaiah 2:17, haughty eyes Isaiah 2:11 (all || שָׁחַח), Isaiah 5:15; of city Isaiah 32:19; as helping verb (= adverb) מֵאֶרֶץ וְשׁ׳ תְּדַבֵּ֑רִי Isaiah 29:4 thou shalt speak low out of the ground (Ges§ 120g; || מֵעָפָר תִּשַׁח אִמְרָתֵךְ).
2. שְׁפַלרֿוּחַ Proverbs 16:9 to be lowly of spirit, so Buhl SS Toy and others; Thes Rob Ges and others below שָׁפָל.
3. of sound Ecclesiastes 12:4.
Hiph. Perfect 3rd person masculine singular הִשְׁפִּיל Isaiah 25:12, etc.; Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular יַשְׁפִּיל Psalm 75:8, suffix יַשְׁפִּילָהּ יַשְׁפִּילֶנָּה Isaiah 26:5 (but 2nd verb probably doublet), etc.; Imperative masculine plural (suffix) (הוּ) הַשְׁפִּילֵ Job 40:11; Jeremiah 13:18; Infinitive construct suffix הַשְׁפִּילְךָ Proverbs 25:7 (Ezek 21:31 read absolute הַשְׁפֵּיל, || הַגְבֵּהַּ, so Co Krae Ges§ 113bb R. 3); Participle מַשְׁפִּיל 1 Samuel 2:7; Psalm 147:6; מַשְׁפִּילִי (Ges§ 90 l) Psalm 113:6; —
1. usually figurative, י׳ subject, lay low, tree Ezekiel 17:24 (opposed to הִגְבַּהְתִּי); city Isaiah 26:5 (|| הֵשַׁח); fortress Isaiah 25:12 (+ הֵשַׁח; Du thinks doublet of Isaiah 26:5); humiliate pride Isaiah 26:11; Isaiah 13:11, compare Job 40:11; object עֵינַיִם רָמוֺת Psalm 18:28, so read also || 2 Samuel 22:28, אַףמְֿרוֺמֵם מַשׁ׳ י׳ 1 Samuel 2:7, רְשָׁעִים Psalm 147:6; וְזֶה יָרִים זֶה יַשׁ׳ Psalm 75:8, compare Ezekiel 21:31.
2. human subject set one in a lower place Proverbs 25:7; subject human pride Proverbs 29:23; declar. Isaiah 57:9 thou didst shew abasement עַדשְֿׁאוֺל.
3. as helping verb: + verb coordinate, שֵׁ֑בוּ הַשׁ׳ Jeremiah 13:18 make low, sit down = take a low seat (Ges§ 120 g); + infinitive לִרְאוֺת מַשׁ׳ Psalm 113:6 he who maketh low to look upon heaven and earth (i.e. י׳; || הַמַּגְבִּיתִי לָשָׁ֑בֶת Psalm 113:5; Ges§ 114 m). — גֵּוָה וַתּאֹמֶר הִשְׁפִּילוּ Job 22:29 is dubious; || יוֺשִׁעַ favours אֱלוֺהַּ as subject, which Bu conjecture For וַתּאֹ׳, read then הִשְׁמִּיל, א׳ hath abased pride, so (in part) Du; > they cast (thee) down (RV); men are cast down (הִשׁ׳ intransitive; AV, compare LagBN 121); (thy ways) are brought low (Ew De Di).

See related Aramaic BDB entry H8214.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

1 Samuel

2:7; 2:7

2 Samuel

22:28

Job

22:29; 40:11; 40:11

Psalms

18:28; 75:8; 75:8; 113:5; 113:6; 113:6; 147:6; 147:6

Proverbs

16:9; 16:19; 25:7; 25:7; 29:23

Ecclesiastes

12:4; 12:4

Isaiah

2:9; 2:9; 2:11; 2:11; 2:12; 2:17; 5:15; 5:15; 5:15; 5:15; 10:33; 13:11; 25:12; 25:12; 26:5; 26:5; 26:5; 26:11; 29:4; 29:4; 32:19; 40:4; 57:9

Jeremiah

13:18; 13:18

Ezekiel

17:24; 21:31; 21:31

H8213

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Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H8213 matches the Hebrew שָׁפֵל (šāp̄ēl),
which occurs 29 times in 27 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 2:7

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 2:7 - The Lord makes poor, and makes rich; he brings low, and lifts up.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 22:28

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 22:28 - And thou wilt save the poor people, and wilt bring down the eyes [fn]of the haughty.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 22:29

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 22:29 - Because thou hast humbled thyself; and thou shalt say, Man has behaved proudly, but he shall save him that is of lowly eyes.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 40:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 40:11 - And send forth messengers with wrath; and lay low every haughty one.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 18:27

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 18:27 - (LXX 17:28) For thou wilt save the lowly people, and wilt humble the eyes of the proud.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 75:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 75:7 - (LXX 74:8) For God is the judge; he puts down one, and raises up another.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 113:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 113:6 - (LXX 112:6) and yet looks upon the low things in heaven, and on the earth:

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 147:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 147:6 - (LXX 146:6) The Lord lifts up the meek; but brings sinners down to the ground.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 25:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 25:7 - for it is better for thee that it should be said, Come up to me, than that one should humble thee in the presence of the prince; speak of that which thine eyes have seen.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 29:23

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 29:23 - Pride brings a man low, but the Lord upholds the humble-minded with honour.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 2:9

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 2:9 - And the mean man bowed down, and the great man was humbled: and I will not pardon them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 2:11

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 2:11 - For the eyes of the Lord are high, but man is low; and the haughtiness of men shall be brought low, and the Lord alone shall be exalted in that day.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 2:12

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 2:12 - For the day of the Lord of hosts shall be upon every one that is proud and haughty, and upon every one that is high and towering, and they shall be brought down;

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 2:17

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 2:17 - And every man shall be brought low, and the pride of men shall fall: and the Lord alone shall be exalted in that day.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 5:15

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 5:15 - And the mean man shall be brought low, and the great man shall be disgraced, and the lofty eyes shall be brought low.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 10:33

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 10:33 - Behold, the Lord, the Lord of hosts, will mightily confound the glorious ones; and the haughty in pride shall be crushed, and the lofty shall be brought low:

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 13:11

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 13:11 - And I will command evils for the whole world, and will visit their sins on the ungodly: and I will destroy the pride of transgressors, and will bring low the pride of the haughty.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 25:11

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 25:11 - And he shall spread forth his hands, even as he also brings down man to destroy him: and he shall bring low his pride in regard to the thing on which he has laid his hands.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 25:12

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 25:12 - And he shall bring down the height of the refuge of the wall, and it shall come down even to the ground.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 26:5

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 26:5 - who hast humbled and brought down them that dwell on high, thou shalt cast down strong cities, and bring them to the ground.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 29:4

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 29:4 - And thy words shall be brought down to the earth, and thy words shall sink down to the earth, and thy voice shall be as they that speak out of the earth, and thy voice shall [fn]be lowered to the ground.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 32:19

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 32:19 - And if the hail should come down, it shall not come upon you; and they that dwell in the forests shall be in confidence, as those in the plain country.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 40:4

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 40:4 - Every valley shall be filled, and every mountain and hill shall be brought low: [fn]and all the crooked ways shall become straight, and the rough places plains.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 57:9

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 57:9 - and thou hast multiplied thy whoredom with them, and thou hast increased the number of them that are far from thee, and hast sent ambassadors beyond thy borders, and hast been debased even to hell.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 13:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 13:18 - Say ye to the king and the princes, Humble yourselves, and sit down; for your crown of glory is removed from your head.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 17:24

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 17:24 - And all the trees of the field shall know that I am the Lord that bring low the high tree, and exalt the low tree, and wither the green tree, and cause the dry tree to flourish: I the Lord have spoken, and will do it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 21:26

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 21:26 - (LXX 21:31) Thou hast taken off the mitre and put on the crown, it shall not have such another after it: thou hast abased that which was high, and exalted that which was low.
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