Hebrew · H8217, H369, H5785 · unreviewed

וּשְׁפָלָה אֵינֶנָּה מִן־הָעוֹר

Depressed , literally or figuratively · a nonentity ; generally used as a negative particle · skin (as naked); by implication, hide , leather

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שָׁפָל H8217 depressed , literally or figuratively
Pronunciation šāpāl
Low in position or status; used of both literal lowness and social/spiritual humiliation or abasement
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אַיִן H369 a nonentity ; generally used as a negative particle
Pronunciation ʾayin
Negation rooted in ontological absence: what is "not" fundamentally does not exist or lack substance.
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עוֹר H5785 skin (as naked); by implication, hide , leather
Pronunciation ʿwōr
Skin as the vulnerable, exposed boundary of the body; extends to hides stripped and processed into leather
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What does וּשְׁפָלָה אֵינֶנָּה מִן־הָעוֹר (ûšĕp̄ālāh ʾênennāh min-hāʿôr) mean in the Bible?

שָׁפָל · אַיִן · עוֹר is a Hebrew word meaning "depressed , literally or figuratively".

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Meaning

depressed , literally or figuratively
Grammatical Forms

How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.

Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense
Infinitive construct Prov 16:19
Hebrew Verb Forms

How this verb appears across 1 occurrences in the Hebrew OT (OSHB Leningrad Codex).

Aspect / Form
Infinitive construct 1
Stem
Qal 1

Aspect in Hebrew reflects grammatical form, not tense. "Perfect" (Perfective) typically denotes completed action; "Imperfect" (Imperfective) denotes incomplete or ongoing action. Stem modifies the action type (Qal=simple, Niphal=passive, Piel=intensive, etc.).

Morphology: OSHB WLC (Open Scriptures, CC BY 4.0) · STEPBible TEHMC (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0)

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