שָׁפָל shaphal
Hebrew word for “low” · Strong’s H8217 · used 17 times in 16 verses
Meaning
1) low, humble; 1a) low (in height); 1b) low (in station), humble (of condition or spirit); 1c) humiliated; 1d) lowly (as subst)
How it is translated
Glosses given for shaphal in context, with how often each is used:
- lowly 7
- deep 4
- lowly people 2
- person lowly 2
- low 2
Where it is used
| Book | Uses | Per 1,000 words | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ezekiel | 6 | 0.3 | |
| Leviticus | 4 | 0.3 | |
| Isaiah | 2 | 0.1 | |
| 2 Samuel | 1 | 0.1 | |
| Job | 1 | 0.1 | |
| Psalms | 1 | 0.1 | |
| Proverbs | 1 | 0.1 | |
| Malachi | 1 | 1.1 |
Chapters where it is used most
Leviticus 13 (3), Ezekiel 17 (3), Ezekiel 29 (2), Leviticus 14 (1), 2 Samuel 6 (1), Job 5 (1), Psalms 138 (1), Proverbs 29 (1), Isaiah 57 (1), Ezekiel 21 (1)
Forms
- שׁפל 4
- ושׁפל 3
- שׁפלה 3
- ושׁפלה 2
- שׁפלים 2
- שׁפלת 1
- השׁפלה 1
- ושׁפלים 1
Words used with it
Words that share verses with shaphal more often than their overall frequency would suggest:
- לָבָן lavan “white” 3
- שֵׂעָר sear “hair” 3
- שָׁפֵל shaphel “to abase” 3
- גָּבֹהַּ gavoah “high” 3
- עוֹר or “skin” 3
- כֵּהֶה keheh “faint” 2
- מַמְלָכָה mamlakhah “kingdom” 3
- מִן־ min “from” 5
- רָאָה raah “to see” 5
- נָשָׂא nasa “to lift” 4
- רוּם rum “to exalt” 3
- הִנֵּה hinneh “behold” 4
Key verses
The verses using shaphal that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):
- 2 Samuel 6:22 — And I will yet be more vile than thus, and will be base in mine own sight: and of the maidservants which thou hast spoken of, of them shall I be had in honour.
- Job 5:11 — To set up on high those that be low; that those which mourn may be exalted to safety.
- Psalms 138:6 — Though the LORD be high, yet hath he respect unto the lowly: but the proud he knoweth afar off.
- Proverbs 29:23 — A man’s pride shall bring him low: but honour shall uphold the humble in spirit.
- Isaiah 57:15 — For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, whose name is Holy; I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also that is of a contrite and…
- Ezekiel 17:6 — And it grew, and became a spreading vine of low stature, whose branches turned toward him, and the roots thereof were under him: so it became a vine, and…
- Ezekiel 17:14 — That the kingdom might be base, that it might not lift itself up, but that by keeping of his covenant it might stand.
- Ezekiel 17:24 — And all the trees of the field shall know that I the LORD have brought down the high tree, have exalted the low tree, have dried up the green tree, and have…
- Ezekiel 21:26 — Thus saith the Lord GOD; Remove the diadem, and take off the crown: this shall not be the same: exalt him that is low, and abase him that is high.
- Ezekiel 29:14 — And I will bring again the captivity of Egypt, and will cause them to return into the land of Pathros, into the land of their habitation; and they shall be…
- Ezekiel 29:15 — It shall be the basest of the kingdoms; neither shall it exalt itself any more above the nations: for I will diminish them, that they shall no more rule over…
- Malachi 2:9 — Therefore have I also made you contemptible and base before all the people, according as ye have not kept my ways, but have been partial in the law.
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Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.