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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 BoxLev 13:20

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:20 - then the priest shall look, and, behold, if the appearance be beneath the skin, and its hair has changed to white, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean; because it is a leprosy, it has broken out in the ulcer.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:21

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:21 - But if the priest look, and behold there is no white hair on it, and it be not below the skin of the flesh, and it be dark-coloured; then the priest shall separate him seven days.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:26

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:26 - But if the priest should look, and, behold, there is not in the bright spot any white hair, and it should not be lower than the skin, and it should be dark, then the priest shall separate him seven days.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:37

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:37 - And he shall look on the plague, and, behold, if the plague is in the walls of the house, he will see greenish or reddish cavities, and the appearance of them will be beneath the surface of the walls.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 6:22

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 6:22 - And I will again uncover myself thus, and I will be vile in thine eyes, and with the maid-servants by whom thou saidst that I was [fn]not had in honour.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 5:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 5:11 - who exalts the lowly, and raises up them that are lost:

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 138:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 138:6 - (LXX 137:6) For the Lord is high, and yet regards the lowly; and he knows high things from afar off.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 16:19

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 16:19 - Better is a meek-spirited man with [fn]lowliness, than one who divides spoils with the proud.

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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 BoxEcc 12:4

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 12:4 - and they shall shut the doors in the market-place, because of the weakness of the voice of her that grinds at the mill; and he shall rise up at the voice of the sparrow, and all the daughters of song shall be brought low;

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 57:15

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 57:15 - Thus saith the Most High, who dwells on high for ever, [fn]Holy in the holies, is his name, the Most High resting in the holies, and giving patience to the faint-hearted, and giving life to the broken-hearted:

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 17:6

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 17:6 - And it sprang up, and became a weak and little vine, so that the branches thereof appeared upon it, and its roots were under it: and it became a vine, and put forth shoots, and sent forth its tendrils.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 17:14

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 17:14 - that it may become a weak kingdom, so as never to lift itself up, that he may keep his covenant, and establish it.

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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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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 29:14

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 29:14 - and I will turn the captivity of the Egyptians, and will cause them to dwell in the land of Phathore, in the land whence they were taken;

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 29:15

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 29:15 - and it shall be a base kingdom beyond all other kingdoms; it shall not any more be exalted over the nations; and I will make them few in number, that they may not be great among the nations.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMal 2:9

Unchecked Copy BoxMal 2:9 - And I have made you despised and cast out among all the people, because ye have not kept my ways, but have [fn]been partial in the law.
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