Hebrew · H8213

שָׁפֵל

To depress or sink (especially figuratively, to humiliate , intransitive or transitive)

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שָׁפֵלH8213

What does שָׁפֵל mean in the Bible?

שָׁפֵל is a Hebrew word meaning "to depress or sink (especially figuratively, to humiliate , intransitive or transitive)".

Full entry for שָׁפֵל (H8213) · Open the biblical lexicon

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What does שָׁפֵל mean in the Bible?

שָׁפֵל is a Hebrew word meaning "to depress or sink (especially figuratively, to humiliate , intransitive or transitive)".

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

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How English Renders It

will be humbled2×Isaiah 2:11, Isaiah 2:17

. . .1×Isaiah 25:12

[but] casts1×Psalms 147:6

and bring him low1×Job 40:11

and lay low1×Isaiah 13:11

but You humble1×Psalms 18:27

fades away1×Ecclesiastes 12:4

He brings down1×Psalms 75:7

He brings it down1×Isaiah 26:5

He humbles1×1 Samuel 2:7

He humbles Himself1×Psalms 113:6

He lays1×Isaiah 26:5

humbled1×Isaiah 5:15

I bring1×Ezekiel 17:24

is humbled1×Isaiah 2:9

it will be humbled1×Isaiah 2:12

made low1×Isaiah 40:4

men are brought low1×Job 22:29

Take a lowly1×Jeremiah 13:18

than to be demoted1×Proverbs 25:7

the exalted1×Ezekiel 21:26

to be lowly1×Proverbs 16:19

to bring [them] down1×2 Samuel 22:28

will be brought low1×Isaiah 25:11

will be felled1×Isaiah 10:33

will bring him low1×Proverbs 29:23

will lower1×Isaiah 5:15

will sink1×Isaiah 32:19

you have descended1×Isaiah 57:9

You will be brought low1×Isaiah 29:4

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First aligned row1 Samuel 2:7

Aligned rows31

Books represented9

1 Samuel12 Samuel1Job2Psalms4Proverbs3Ecclesiastes1Isaiah16Jeremiah1Ezekiel2

Source forms

וַיִּשְׁפַּל־2xway·yiš·pal-Isaiah 2:9, Isaiah 5:15

מַשְׁפִּ֖יל2xmaš·pîl1 Samuel 2:7, Psalms 147:6

תַּשְׁפִּֽיל׃2xtaš·pîl2 Samuel 22:28, Psalms 18:27

אַשְׁפִּֽיל׃1x’aš·pîlIsaiah 13:11

בִּשְׁפַ֖ל1xbiš·p̄alEcclesiastes 12:4

הַֽמַּשְׁפִּילִ֥י1xham·maš·pî·lîPsalms 113:6

הִשְׁפִּ֛יל1xhiš·pîlIsaiah 25:12

הַשְׁפִּֽיל׃1xhaš·pîlEzekiel 21:26

Parsing patterns

Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular2xIsaiah 2:9, Isaiah 5:15

Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular2x2 Samuel 22:28, Psalms 18:27

Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person feminine singular2xIsaiah 26:5

Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular2x1 Samuel 2:7, Psalms 147:6

Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural2xIsaiah 10:33, Isaiah 40:4

Article | Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular construct1xPsalms 113:6

Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine singular1xIsaiah 2:12

Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular1xIsaiah 25:11

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

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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שָׁפֵל

What does שָׁפֵל mean in the Bible?

What does שָׁפֵל mean in the Bible?

How does the BSB render H8213?

Where does שָׁפֵל appear in Scripture?

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