hebrew #8217 - שָׁפָל shaphal (low)

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

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

see HEBREW shaphel

Englishman's Concordance

Brown-Driver-Briggs

1low, in height, of vine Ezekiel 17:6, tree Ezekiel 17:24 (opposed to גָּבֹהַּ); מִןהָֿעוֺר׳שׁLeviticus 13:20lower (deeper) than the skin (around it), so Leviticus 13:21; Leviticus 13:26, compare Leviticus 14:37.

2of a modest, unambitious kingdomEzekiel 17:14; Ezekiel 29:14,15; low in station Job 5:11 (opposed to שָֽׂגְבוּ), Ezekiel 21:31 (Ges^{§ 90f}.; read הַשְּׁפָלָה֣).

3humiliated, בְּעֵינָ֑י׳שׁ2 Samuel 6:22; plural Malachi 2:9 ("" נִבְזִים).

4lowly, as substantive Psalm 138:6 (opposed to גָּבֹהַּ), רוּחַ שְׁפָלִיםIsaiah 57:15 ("" נִדְכָּ אִים); שְׁפַל רוּחַIsaiah 57:15, Proverbs 29:23 (opposed to גַּאֲוַת אָדָם), + Proverbs 16:19 Thes and others (but see checkQal 2).

Englishman's Concordance (References)

Strong's Hebrew: 8217. שָׁפָל (shaphal) — 19 Occurrences

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