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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.
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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, behold, if the appearance thereof be lower than the skin, and the hair thereof be turned white, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean: it is the plague of leprosy, it hath broken out in the boil.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 13:21

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:21 - But if the priest look on it, and, behold, there be no white hairs therein, and it be not lower than the skin, but be dim; then the priest shall shut him up seven days:

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 13:26

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:26 - But if the priest look on it, and, behold, there be no white hair in the bright spot, and it be no lower than the skin, but be dim; then the priest shall shut him up seven days:

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 14:37

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:37 - and he shall look on the plague; and, behold, if the plague be in the walls of the house with hollow streaks, greenish or reddish, and the appearance thereof be lower than the wall;

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 6:22

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 6:22 - And I will be yet more vile than this, and will be base in mine own sight: but of the handmaids of whom thou hast spoken, of them shall I be had in honor.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 5:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 5:11 -
So that he setteth up on high those that are low,
And those that mourn are exalted to safety.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 138:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 138:6 -
For though Jehovah is high, yet hath he respect unto the lowly;
But the haughty he knoweth from afar.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 16:19

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 16:19 -
Better it is to be of a lowly spirit with the poor,
Than to divide the spoil with the proud.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 29:23

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 29:23 -
A man’s pride shall bring him low;
But he that is of a lowly spirit shall obtain honor.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 12:4

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 12:4 - and the doors shall be shut in the street; when the sound of the grinding is low, and one shall rise up at the voice of a bird, and all the daughters of music shall be brought low;

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 57:15

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 57:15 - For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, whose name is Holy: I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 17:6

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 17:6 - And it grew, and became a spreading vine of low stature, whose branches turned toward him, and the roots thereof were under him: so it became a vine, and brought forth branches, and shot forth sprigs.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 17:14

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 17:14 - that the kingdom might be base, that it might not lift itself up, but that by keeping his covenant it might stand.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 17:24

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 17:24 - And all the trees of the field shall know that I, Jehovah, have brought down the high tree, have exalted the low tree, have dried up the green tree, and have made the dry tree to flourish: I, Jehovah, have spoken and have done it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 21:26

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 21:26 - thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Remove the mitre, and take off the crown; this shall be no more the same; exalt that which is low, and abase that which is high.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 29:14

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 29:14 - and I will bring back the captivity of Egypt, and will cause them to return into the land of Pathros, into the land of their birth; and they shall be there a base kingdom.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 29:15

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 29:15 - It shall be the basest of the kingdoms; neither shall it any more lift itself up above the nations: and I will diminish them, that they shall no more rule over the nations.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mal 2:9

Unchecked Copy BoxMal 2:9 - Therefore have I also made you contemptible and base before all the people, according as ye have not kept my ways, but have had respect of persons in the law.
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