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Lexicon :: Strong's H8219 - šᵊp̄ēlâ

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שְׁפֵלָה
Transliteration
šᵊp̄ēlâ
Pronunciation
shef-ay-law'
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 2445d

Strong’s Definitions

שְׁפֵלָה shᵉphêlâh, shef-ay-law'; from H8213; Lowland, i.e. (with the article) the maritime slope of Palestine:—low country, (low) plain, vale(-ley).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 20x

The KJV translates Strong's H8219 in the following manner: valley (8x), vale (5x), plain (3x), low country (2x), low plain (2x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 20x
The KJV translates Strong's H8219 in the following manner: valley (8x), vale (5x), plain (3x), low country (2x), low plain (2x).

  1. lowland, valley

    1. lowland

      1. strip west of Judean mountains (technical term)

        1. the Shephelah

      2. strip near coast north of Carmel

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
שְׁפֵלָה shᵉphêlâh, shef-ay-law'; from H8213; Lowland, i.e. (with the article) the maritime slope of Palestine:—low country, (low) plain, vale(-ley).
STRONGS H8219: Abbreviations
† שְׁפֵלָה noun feminine lowland; — always absolute שׁ׳ with article, except suffix שְׁפֵלָתֹה Joshua 11:16; — lowland:
1. usually technical term of strip west of Judaean mountains (on exact limits see GASmGeogr. 201 ff.; Expos. Dec. 1896, 404 f. BuhlGeogr. 104 DrHast. DB iii. 892 f.): almost always distinguished from הָהָר and הַנֶּגֶב, sometimes from הָעֲרָבָה, in Deuteronomy 1:7; Joshua 9:1 (RD), also from חוֺף הַיָּם, compare Joshua 10:40; Joshua 12:8 (both RD), Judges 1:9 (perhaps RD, compare Bu GFM), Joshua 15:33 (P), Jeremiah 17:26; Jeremiah 32:44; Jeremiah 33:13; Obadiah 19; Zechariah 7:7; 2 Chronicles 26:10 (distinguished from הַמִּישׁוֺר, table-land east of Jordan); region of sycomores 1 Kings 10:27 2 Chronicles 1:15; 9:27; 1 Chronicles 27:28.
2. of lowland (near coast) north of Carmel Joshua 11:2; Wwst of mountains of Ephraim Joshua 11:16 (both RD).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Deuteronomy

1:7

Joshua

9:1; 10:40; 11:2; 11:16; 11:16; 12:8; 15:33

Judges

1:9

1 Kings

10:27

1 Chronicles

27:28

2 Chronicles

1:15; 9:27; 26:10

Jeremiah

17:26; 32:44; 33:13

Obadiah

1:19

Zechariah

7:7

H8219

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H8219 matches the Hebrew שְׁפֵלָה (šᵊp̄ēlâ),
which occurs 20 times in 19 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 1:7

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 1:7 - Break camp and advance into the hill country of the Amorites; go to all the neighboring peoples in the Arabah, in the mountains, in the western foothills, in the Negev and along the coast, to the land of the Canaanites and to Lebanon, as far as the great river, the Euphrates.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 9:1

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 9:1 - Now when all the kings west of the Jordan heard about these things—the kings in the hill country, in the western foothills, and along the entire coast of the Mediterranean Sea as far as Lebanon (the kings of the Hittites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites and Jebusites)—

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 10:40

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 10:40 - So Joshua subdued the whole region, including the hill country, the Negev, the western foothills and the mountain slopes, together with all their kings. He left no survivors. He totally destroyed all who breathed, just as the LORD, the God of Israel, had commanded.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 11:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 11:2 - and to the northern kings who were in the mountains, in the Arabah south of Kinnereth, in the western foothills and in Naphoth Dor on the west;

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 11:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 11:16 - So Joshua took this entire land: the hill country, all the Negev, the whole region of Goshen, the western foothills, the Arabah and the mountains of Israel with their foothills,

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 12:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 12:8 - The lands included the hill country, the western foothills, the Arabah, the mountain slopes, the wilderness and the Negev. These were the lands of the Hittites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites and Jebusites. These were the kings:

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 15:33

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 15:33 - In the western foothills: Eshtaol, Zorah, Ashnah,

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 1:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 1:9 - After that, Judah went down to fight against the Canaanites living in the hill country, the Negev and the western foothills.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 10:27

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 10:27 - The king made silver as common in Jerusalem as stones, and cedar as plentiful as sycamore-fig trees in the foothills.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 27:28

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 27:28 - Baal-Hanan the Gederite was in charge of the olive and sycamore-fig trees in the western foothills. Joash was in charge of the supplies of olive oil.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 1:15 - The king made silver and gold as common in Jerusalem as stones, and cedar as plentiful as sycamore-fig trees in the foothills.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 9:27

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 9:27 - The king made silver as common in Jerusalem as stones, and cedar as plentiful as sycamore-fig trees in the foothills.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 26:10

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 26:10 - He also built towers in the wilderness and dug many cisterns, because he had much livestock in the foothills and in the plain. He had people working his fields and vineyards in the hills and in the fertile lands, for he loved the soil.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 28:18

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 28:18 - while the Philistines had raided towns in the foothills and in the Negev of Judah. They captured and occupied Beth Shemesh, Aijalon and Gederoth, as well as Soko, Timnah and Gimzo, with their surrounding villages.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 17:26

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 17:26 - People will come from the towns of Judah and the villages around Jerusalem, from the territory of Benjamin and the western foothills, from the hill country and the Negev, bringing burnt offerings and sacrifices, grain offerings and incense, and bringing thank offerings to the house of the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 32:44

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 32:44 - Fields will be bought for silver, and deeds will be signed, sealed and witnessed in the territory of Benjamin, in the villages around Jerusalem, in the towns of Judah and in the towns of the hill country, of the western foothills and of the Negev, because I will restore their fortunes,[fn] declares the LORD.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 33:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 33:13 - In the towns of the hill country, of the western foothills and of the Negev, in the territory of Benjamin, in the villages around Jerusalem and in the towns of Judah, flocks will again pass under the hand of the one who counts them,’ says the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Oba 1:19

Unchecked Copy BoxOba 1:19 - People from the Negev will occupy the mountains of Esau, and people from the foothills will possess the land of the Philistines. They will occupy the fields of Ephraim and Samaria, and Benjamin will possess Gilead.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 7:7

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 7:7 - Are these not the words the LORD proclaimed through the earlier prophets when Jerusalem and its surrounding towns were at rest and prosperous, and the Negev and the western foothills were settled?’ ”
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