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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 hath seen, and lo, its appearance is lower than the skin, and its hair hath turned white, and the priest hath pronounced him unclean; it is a plague of leprosy -- in an ulcer it hath broken out.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 13:21

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:21 - 'And if the priest see it, and lo, there is no white hair in it, and it is not lower than the skin, and is become weak, then hath the priest shut him up seven days;

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 13:26

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:26 - 'And if the priest see it, and lo, there is no white hair on the bright spot, and it is not lower than the skin, and it is become weak, then the priest hath shut him up seven days;

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 14:37

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:37 - and he hath seen the plague, and lo, the plague is in the walls of the house, hollow strakes, very green or very red, and their appearance is lower than the wall,

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 6:22

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 6:22 - and I have been more vile than this, and have been low in mine eyes, and with the handmaids whom thou hast spoken of, with them I am honoured.'

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 5:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 5:11 - To set the low on a high place, And the mourners have been high in safety.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 138:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 138:6 - For high is Jehovah, and the lowly He seeth, And the haughty from afar He knoweth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 16:19

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 16:19 - Better is humility of spirit with the poor, Than to apportion spoil with the proud.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 29:23

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 29:23 - The pride of man humbleth him, And humility of spirit upholdeth honour.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 12:4

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 12:4 - And doors have been shut in the street. When the noise of the grinding is low, And one riseth at the voice of the bird, And all daughters of song are bowed down.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 57:15

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 57:15 - For thus said the high and exalted One, Inhabiting eternity, and holy is His name: 'In the high and holy place I dwell, And with the bruised and humble of spirit, To revive the spirit of the humble, And to revive the heart of bruised ones,'

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 17:6

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 17:6 - And it springeth up, and becometh a spreading vine, humble of stature, To turn its thin shoots toward itself, And its roots are under it, And it becometh a vine, and maketh boughs, And sendeth forth beauteous branches.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 17:14

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 17:14 - That the kingdom may be humble, That it may not lift itself up, To keep his covenant -- that it may stand.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 17:24

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 17:24 - And known have all trees of the field That I, Jehovah, have made low the high tree, I have set on high the low tree, I have dried up the moist tree, And I have caused 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 said the Lord Jehovah: Turn aside the mitre, and bear away the crown, This -- not this -- the low make high, And the high make low.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 29:14

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 29:14 - And I have turned back to the captivity of Egypt, And I have brought them back To the land of Pathros, to the land of their birth, And they have been there a low kingdom.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 29:15

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 29:15 - Of the kingdoms it is lowest, And it lifteth not up itself any more above the nations, And I have made them few, So as not to rule among nations.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mal 2:9

Unchecked Copy BoxMal 2:9 - And I also, I have made you despised and low before all the people, Because ye are not keeping My ways, And are accepting persons in the law.
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