8217. shaphal
Strong's Concordance
shaphal: low
Original Word: שָׁפָל
Part of Speech: Adjective
Transliteration: shaphal
Phonetic Spelling: (shaw-fawl')
Short Definition: lowly
Brown-Driver-Briggs
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).

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
basest, humble, lower,

From shaphel; depressed, literally or figuratively -- base(-st), humble, low(-er, -ly).

see HEBREW shaphel

Forms and Transliterations
בִּשְׁפַ֖ל בשפל הַשָּׁפָ֣לָה השפלה וְשָׁפָ֣ל וּשְׁפַל־ וּשְׁפָלִ֖ים וּשְׁפָלָ֥ה ושפל ושפל־ ושפלה ושפלים שְׁפַל־ שְׁפָלִ֔ים שְׁפָלִ֣ים שְׁפָלָ֔ה שְׁפָלָֽה׃ שִׁפְלַ֣ת שָׁפָ֔ל שָׁפָ֖ל שָׁפָ֣ל שפל שפל־ שפלה שפלה׃ שפלים שפלת biš·p̄al bishFal bišp̄al haš·šā·p̄ā·lāh hashshaFalah haššāp̄ālāh šā·p̄āl šāp̄āl šə·p̄ā·lāh šə·p̄ā·lîm šə·p̄al- šəp̄al- šəp̄ālāh šəp̄ālîm shaFal shefal shefaLah shefaLim shifLat šip̄·laṯ šip̄laṯ ū·šə·p̄ā·lāh ū·šə·p̄ā·lîm ū·šə·p̄al- ūšəp̄al- ūšəp̄ālāh ūšəp̄ālîm ushefal ushefaLah ushefaLim veshaFal wə·šā·p̄āl wəšāp̄āl
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19 Occurrences


biš·p̄al — 1 Occ.
haš·šā·p̄ā·lāh — 1 Occ.
šā·p̄āl — 4 Occ.
šə·p̄al- — 1 Occ.
šə·p̄ā·lāh — 3 Occ.
šə·p̄ā·lîm — 2 Occ.
šip̄·laṯ — 1 Occ.
ū·šə·p̄al- — 2 Occ.
ū·šə·p̄ā·lāh — 2 Occ.
ū·šə·p̄ā·lîm — 1 Occ.
wə·šā·p̄āl — 1 Occ.

Leviticus 13:20
HEB: וְהִנֵּ֤ה מַרְאֶ֙הָ֙ שָׁפָ֣ל מִן־ הָע֔וֹר
NAS: [if] it appears to be lower than
KJV: it, behold, it [be] in sight lower than the skin,
INT: and behold appears to be lower than the skin

Leviticus 13:21
HEB: שֵׂעָ֣ר לָבָ֔ן וּשְׁפָלָ֥ה אֵינֶ֛נָּה מִן־
NAS: hairs in it and it is not lower than
KJV: hairs therein, and [if] it [be] not lower than the skin,
INT: hairs white lower are no than

Leviticus 13:26
HEB: שֵׂעָ֣ר לָבָ֔ן וּשְׁפָלָ֥ה אֵינֶ֛נָּה מִן־
NAS: and it is no deeper than
KJV: in the bright spot, and it [be] no lower than the [other] skin,
INT: hair white deeper is no than

Leviticus 14:37
HEB: אֲדַמְדַּמֹּ֑ת וּמַרְאֵיהֶ֥ן שָׁפָ֖ל מִן־ הַקִּֽיר׃
NAS: and appears deeper than
KJV: which in sight [are] lower than
INT: reddish and appears deeper than the surface

2 Samuel 6:22
HEB: מִזֹּ֔את וְהָיִ֥יתִי שָׁפָ֖ל בְּעֵינָ֑י וְעִם־
NAS: this and will be humble in my own eyes,
KJV: than thus, and will be base in mine own sight:
INT: thus become and will be humble eyes with

Job 5:11
HEB: לָשׂ֣וּם שְׁפָלִ֣ים לְמָר֑וֹם וְ֝קֹדְרִ֗ים
NAS: on high those who are lowly, And those who mourn
KJV: on high those that be low; that those which mourn
INT: sets are lowly high mourn

Psalm 138:6
HEB: רָ֣ם יְ֭הוָה וְשָׁפָ֣ל יִרְאֶ֑ה וְ֝גָבֹ֗הַּ
NAS: Yet He regards the lowly, But the haughty
KJV: yet hath he respect unto the lowly: but the proud
INT: is exalted the LORD the lowly regards the haughty

Proverbs 16:19
HEB: ט֣וֹב שְׁפַל־ ר֭וּחַ אֶת־
NAS: It is better to be humble in spirit
KJV: Better [it is to be] of an humble spirit
INT: is better to be humble spirit for

Proverbs 29:23
HEB: אָ֭דָם תַּשְׁפִּילֶ֑נּוּ וּשְׁפַל־ ר֝֗וּחַ יִתְמֹ֥ךְ
NAS: will bring him low, But a humble spirit
KJV: shall uphold the humble in spirit.
INT: A man's will bring A humble spirit will obtain

Ecclesiastes 12:4
HEB: דְלָתַ֙יִם֙ בַּשּׁ֔וּק בִּשְׁפַ֖ל ק֣וֹל הַֽטַּחֲנָ֑ה
NAS: of the grinding mill is low, and one will arise
KJV: of the grinding is low, and he shall rise up
INT: and the doors the street is low as the sound of the grinding

Isaiah 57:15
HEB: וְאֶת־ דַּכָּא֙ וּשְׁפַל־ ר֔וּחַ לְהַחֲיוֹת֙
NAS: place, And [also] with the contrite and lowly of spirit
KJV: [place], with him also [that is] of a contrite and humble spirit,
INT: and with the contrite and lowly of spirit to revive

Isaiah 57:15
HEB: לְהַחֲיוֹת֙ ר֣וּחַ שְׁפָלִ֔ים וּֽלְהַחֲי֖וֹת לֵ֥ב
NAS: the spirit of the lowly And to revive
KJV: the spirit of the humble, and to revive
INT: to revive the spirit of the lowly revive the heart

Ezekiel 17:6
HEB: לְגֶ֨פֶן סֹרַ֜חַת שִׁפְלַ֣ת קוֹמָ֗ה לִפְנ֤וֹת
NAS: and became a low, spreading
KJV: vine of low stature,
INT: vine spreading A low stature turned

Ezekiel 17:14
HEB: לִֽהְיוֹת֙ מַמְלָכָ֣ה שְׁפָלָ֔ה לְבִלְתִּ֖י הִתְנַשֵּׂ֑א
NAS: that the kingdom might be in subjection, not exalting
KJV: That the kingdom might be base, that it might not lift itself up,
INT: become the kingdom subjection not exalting

Ezekiel 17:24
HEB: הִגְבַּ֙הְתִּי֙ עֵ֣ץ שָׁפָ֔ל הוֹבַ֙שְׁתִּי֙ עֵ֣ץ
NAS: tree, exalt the low tree, dry
KJV: have exalted the low tree,
INT: exalt tree the low the dry tree

Ezekiel 21:26
HEB: לֹא־ זֹ֔את הַשָּׁפָ֣לָה הַגְבֵּ֔הַ וְהַגָּבֹ֖הַ
NAS: Exalt that which is low and abase
KJV: exalt [him that is] low, and abase
INT: no that which Exalt and abase

Ezekiel 29:14
HEB: שָׁ֖ם מַמְלָכָ֥ה שְׁפָלָֽה׃
NAS: and there they will be a lowly kingdom.
KJV: of their habitation; and they shall be there a base kingdom.
INT: and there kingdom lowly

Ezekiel 29:15
HEB: הַמַּמְלָכוֹת֙ תִּהְיֶ֣ה שְׁפָלָ֔ה וְלֹֽא־ תִתְנַשֵּׂ֥א
NAS: It will be the lowest of the kingdoms,
KJV: It shall be the basest of the kingdoms;
INT: of the kingdoms become will be the lowest will never lift

Malachi 2:9
HEB: אֶתְכֶ֛ם נִבְזִ֥ים וּשְׁפָלִ֖ים לְכָל־ הָעָ֑ם
NAS: you despised and abased before all
KJV: you contemptible and base before all the people,
INT: have made despised and abased all the people

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