What does שָׁפֵל mean in the Bible?
שָׁפֵל is a Hebrew word meaning "to depress or sink (especially figuratively, to humiliate , intransitive or transitive)".
Hebrew · H8213
שָׁפֵל
To depress or sink (especially figuratively, to humiliate , intransitive or transitive)
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שָׁפֵל H8213
What does שָׁפֵל mean in the Bible?
שָׁפֵל is a Hebrew word meaning "to depress or sink (especially figuratively, to humiliate , intransitive or transitive)".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H8213?
The BSB source-word alignment has 31 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include will be humbled (2), . . . (1), [but] casts (1), and bring him low (1), and lay low (1).
Where does שָׁפֵל appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at 1 Samuel 2:7. Its strongest book concentrations include Isaiah (16), Psalms (4), Proverbs (3), Ezekiel (2).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It will be humbled 2× Isaiah 2:11, Isaiah 2:17
. . . 1× Isaiah 25:12
[but] casts 1× Psalms 147:6
and bring him low 1× Job 40:11
and lay low 1× Isaiah 13:11
but You humble 1× Psalms 18:27
fades away 1× Ecclesiastes 12:4
He brings down 1× Psalms 75:7
He brings it down 1× Isaiah 26:5
He humbles 1× 1 Samuel 2:7
He humbles Himself 1× Psalms 113:6
He lays 1× Isaiah 26:5
humbled 1× Isaiah 5:15
I bring 1× Ezekiel 17:24
is humbled 1× Isaiah 2:9
it will be humbled 1× Isaiah 2:12
made low 1× Isaiah 40:4
men are brought low 1× Job 22:29
Take a lowly 1× Jeremiah 13:18
than to be demoted 1× Proverbs 25:7
the exalted 1× Ezekiel 21:26
to be lowly 1× Proverbs 16:19
to bring [them] down 1× 2 Samuel 22:28
will be brought low 1× Isaiah 25:11
will be felled 1× Isaiah 10:33
will bring him low 1× Proverbs 29:23
will lower 1× Isaiah 5:15
will sink 1× Isaiah 32:19
you have descended 1× Isaiah 57:9
You will be brought low 1× Isaiah 29:4
Show sample aligned rows
1 Samuel 2:7 מַשְׁפִּ֖יל to He humbles Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular 2 Samuel 22:28 תַּשְׁפִּֽיל׃ to to bring [them] down Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular Job 22:29 הִ֭שְׁפִּילוּ to men are brought low Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural Job 40:11 וְהַשְׁפִּילֵֽהוּ׃ to and bring him low Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular | third person masculine singular Psalms 18:27 תַּשְׁפִּֽיל׃ to but You humble Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular Psalms 75:7 יַ֝שְׁפִּ֗יל to He brings down Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Psalms 113:6 הַֽמַּשְׁפִּילִ֥י to He humbles Himself Article | Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular construct Psalms 147:6 מַשְׁפִּ֖יל to [but] casts Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular Proverbs 16:19 שְׁפַל־ to to be lowly Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Proverbs 25:7 מֵֽ֭הַשְׁפִּ֣ילְךָ to than to be demoted Preposition-m | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | second person masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row 1 Samuel 2:7
Aligned rows 31
Books represented 9
1 Samuel 1 2 Samuel 1 Job 2 Psalms 4 Proverbs 3 Ecclesiastes 1 Isaiah 16 Jeremiah 1 Ezekiel 2
Source forms
וַיִּשְׁפַּל־ 2x way·yiš·pal- Isaiah 2:9, Isaiah 5:15
מַשְׁפִּ֖יל 2x maš·pîl 1 Samuel 2:7, Psalms 147:6
תַּשְׁפִּֽיל׃ 2x taš·pîl 2 Samuel 22:28, Psalms 18:27
אַשְׁפִּֽיל׃ 1x ’aš·pîl Isaiah 13:11
בִּשְׁפַ֖ל 1x biš·p̄al Ecclesiastes 12:4
הַֽמַּשְׁפִּילִ֥י 1x ham·maš·pî·lî Psalms 113:6
הִשְׁפִּ֛יל 1x hiš·pîl Isaiah 25:12
הַשְׁפִּֽיל׃ 1x haš·pîl Ezekiel 21:26
Parsing patterns
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular 2x Isaiah 2:9, Isaiah 5:15
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular 2x 2 Samuel 22:28, Psalms 18:27
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person feminine singular 2x Isaiah 26:5
Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular 2x 1 Samuel 2:7, Psalms 147:6
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural 2x Isaiah 10:33, Isaiah 40:4
Article | Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular construct 1x Psalms 113:6
Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine singular 1x Isaiah 2:12
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular 1x Isaiah 25:11
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. to depress or sink (especially figuratively, to humiliate , intransitive or transitive)
Source Gloss
to depress or sink (especially figuratively, to humiliate , intransitive or transitive)
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
to depress or sink (especially figuratively, to humiliate, intransitive or transitive) Usage: abase, bring (cast, put) down, debase, humble (self), be (bring, lay, make, put) low(-er).
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 2 Aligned forms 16
Hiphil causative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action 11×
Imperfect 2Sam 22:28 · Ps 18:28 · Isa 13:11 · Ps 75:8 4×
Perfect Ezek 17:24 · Isa 25:12 · Job 22:29 3×
Participle active 1Sam 2:7 · Ps 147:6 2×
Infinitive construct Ezek 21:31 1×
Sequential imperfect Jer 13:18 1×
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 5×
Imperfect Isa 10:33 · Isa 40:4 · Isa 5:15 · Isa 32:19 4×
Perfect Isa 2:11 1×
Word Origins
שָׁפֵל is a primitive root - no further derivation.
Part of These Phrases
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Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain