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Lexicon :: Strong's H8217 - šāp̄āl

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שָׁפָל
Transliteration
šāp̄āl
Pronunciation
shaw-fawl'
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Part of Speech
adjective
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 2445c

Strong’s Definitions

שָׁפָל shâphâl, shaw-fawl'; from H8213; depressed, literally or figuratively:—base(-st), humble, low(-er, -ly).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 19x

The KJV translates Strong's H8217 in the following manner: low (5x), lower (4x), base (4x), humble (4x), basest (1x), lowly (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 19x
The KJV translates Strong's H8217 in the following manner: low (5x), lower (4x), base (4x), humble (4x), basest (1x), lowly (1x).

  1. low, humble

    1. low (in height)

    2. low (in station), humble (of condition or spirit)

    3. humiliated

    4. lowly (as subst)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
שָׁפָל shâphâl, shaw-fawl'; from H8213; depressed, literally or figuratively:—base(-st), humble, low(-er, -ly).
STRONGS H8217: Abbreviations
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 checkQal 2).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
Copyright © 2002, 2003, 2006 by Biblesoft, Inc.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Leviticus

13:20; 13:21; 13:26; 14:37

2 Samuel

6:22; 6:22

Job

5:11; 5:11

Psalms

138:6

Proverbs

16:19; 29:23

Isaiah

57:15; 57:15

Ezekiel

17:6; 17:6; 17:14; 17:14; 17:24; 21:31; 29:14; 29:15

Malachi

2:9

H8217

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H8217 matches the Hebrew שָׁפָל (šāp̄āl),
which occurs 19 times in 18 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 13:20

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:20 - and the priest shall look, and if it looks deeper than the skin and the hair on it has turned white, the priest shall pronounce him unclean; it is the disease of leprosy; it has broken out in the boil.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 13:21

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:21 - “But if the priest examines it and finds no white hair in it and it is not deeper than the skin and is dull in color, then the priest shall isolate him for seven days.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 13:26

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:26 - “But if the priest examines it and there is no white hair in the bright spot and it is not deeper than [the rest of] the skin but is dull in color, then the priest shall isolate him for seven days.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 14:37

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:37 - “He shall examine the mark, and if the mark on the walls of the house has greenish or reddish depressions and appears deeper than the surface,

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 6:22

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 6:22 - “Yet I will demean myself even more than this, and will be humbled (abased) in my own sight [and yours, as I please], but by the maids whom you mentioned, by them I shall be held in honor.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 5:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 5:11 -

So that He sets on high those who are lowly,

And He lifts to safety those who mourn.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 138:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 138:6 -

Though the LORD is exalted,

He regards the lowly [and invites them into His fellowship];

But the proud and haughty He knows from a distance.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 16:19

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 16:19 -

It is better to be humble in spirit with the lowly

Than to divide the spoil with the proud (haughty, arrogant).

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 29:23

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 29:23 -

A man’s pride and sense of self-importance will bring him down,

But he who has a humble spirit will obtain honor.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 12:4

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 12:4 - when the doors (lips) are shut in the streets and the sound of the grinding [of the teeth] is low, and one rises at the sound of a bird and the crowing of a rooster, and all the daughters of music (voice, ears) sing softly.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 57:15

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 57:15 -

For the high and exalted One

He who inhabits eternity, Whose name is Holy says this,

“I dwell on the high and holy place,

But also with the [fn]contrite and humble in spirit

In order to revive the spirit of the humble

And to revive the heart of the contrite [overcome with sorrow for sin].

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 17:6

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 17:6 - “Then it sprouted and grew and became a low, spreading vine whose branches turned [in submission] toward him, but its roots remained under it. So it became a vine and yielded shoots and sent out branches.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 17:14

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 17:14 - so that the kingdom would be in subjection, unable to restore itself and rise again, but that by keeping his covenant it might continue.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 17:24

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 17:24 - “All the trees of the field will know that I the LORD bring down the tall tree, exalt the low tree, dry up the green tree, and make the dry tree flourish. I am the LORD; I have spoken, and I will fulfill it.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 21:26

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 21:26 - thus says the Lord GOD, ‘Remove the turban and take off the crown; things shall not remain as they have been. Exalt that which is low and abase the high.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 29:14

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 29:14 - “I will reverse the fortunes of Egypt [as I will that of Israel] and cause them to return to the land of Pathros, the land of their origin, and there they will be a lowly kingdom.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 29:15

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 29:15 - “It will be the lowliest of the kingdoms, and it will [fn]never again exalt itself above the nations; I will diminish the Egyptians so they will never again rule over the nations.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mal 2:9

Unchecked Copy BoxMal 2:9 - “So I have also made you despised and abased before all the people, just as you are not keeping My ways but are showing partiality [to people] in [your administration of] the law.”
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