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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 [fn]it appears to be lower H8217 than the skin, and the hair on it has turned white, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean; it is the infection 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 looks at it, and behold, there are no white hairs in it, and it is not lower H8217 than the skin and is faded, then the priest shall [fn]isolate him for seven days;

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 13:26

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:26 - “But if the priest looks at it, and behold, there is no white hair in the bright spot, and it is no [fn]deeper H8217 than the skin but is faded, then the priest shall [fn]isolate him for seven days;

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 14:37

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:37 - “So he shall look at the mark, and if the mark on the walls of the house has greenish or reddish depressions and appears deeper H8217 than the surface of the wall,

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 6:22

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 6:22 - “And I will be esteemed even more lightly than this and will be humble H8217 in my own eyes, but with the maids of whom you have spoken, with them I will be glorified.”

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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 H8217,

And those who mourn are lifted to salvation.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 138:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 138:6 -

For Yahweh is high,

Yet He sees the lowly H8217,

But the one who exalts himself He knows from afar.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 16:19

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 16:19 -

It is better to be humble H8217 in spirit with the lowly

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 lofty pride will bring him low,

But a lowly H8217 spirit will take hold of glory.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 12:4

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 12:4 - and the doors on the street are shut as the sound of the grinding mill is low H8217, and one will arise at the sound of the bird, and all the daughters of song will [fn]sing softly.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 57:15

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 57:15 -

For thus says the One high and lifted up

Who dwells forever, whose name is Holy,

“I dwell on a high and holy place,

And also with the crushed and lowly H8217 of spirit

In order to revive the spirit of the lowly H8217

And to revive the heart of the crushed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 17:6

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 17:6 - “Then it sprouted and became a low H8217, spreading vine with its foliage turned 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 - that the kingdom might [fn]become lowly H8217, not lifting itself up, but keeping his covenant that it might continue.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 17:24

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 17:24 - “And all the trees of the field will know that I am Yahweh; I bring down the exalted tree, exalt the low H8217 tree, dry up the green tree, and make the dry tree flourish. I am Yahweh; I have spoken, and I will do it.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 21:26

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 21:26 - thus says Lord Yahweh, ‘Remove the turban and take off the crown; this will [fn]no longer be the same. Make high that which is low H8217 and make low that which is high.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 29:14

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 29:14 - “I will return the fortunes of Egypt and make them return to the land of Pathros, to the land of their origin, and there they will be a lowly H8217 kingdom.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 29:15

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 29:15 - “It will be the lowest H8217 of the kingdoms, and it will never again lift itself up above the nations. And I will make them so small that they will not have dominion over the nations.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mal 2:9

Unchecked Copy BoxMal 2:9 - “So I also have made you despised and low H8217 [fn]before all the people, just as you are not keeping My ways but are showing partiality in the [fn]instruction.
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