Hebrew · H8219

שְׁפֵלָה

Lowland , i.e. (with the article) the maritime slope of Palestine

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שְׁפֵלָהH8219

What does שְׁפֵלָה mean in the Bible?

שְׁפֵלָה is a Hebrew word meaning "Lowland , i.e. (with the article) the maritime slope of Palestine".

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Questions this entry answers

What does שְׁפֵלָה mean in the Bible?

e. (with the article) the maritime slope of Palestine".

How does the BSB render H8219?

The BSB source-word alignment has 20 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include in the foothills (7), the foothills (6), [These were] in the foothills (1), and in the foothills (1), and the foothills (1).

Where does שְׁפֵלָה appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Deuteronomy 1:7. Its strongest book concentrations include Joshua (7), 2 Chronicles (4), Jeremiah (3), 1 Chronicles (1).

Source Word Evidence

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How English Renders It

in the foothills7×Deuteronomy 1:7, Joshua 11:2, 1 Kings 10:27, 1 Chronicles 27:28

the foothills6×Joshua 9:1, Joshua 10:40, Joshua 12:8, Jeremiah 17:26

[These were] in the foothills1×Joshua 15:33

and in the foothills1×Judges 1:9

and the foothills1×Zechariah 7:7

and their foothills1×Joshua 11:16

of the foothills1×2 Chronicles 28:18

the [western] foothills1×Joshua 11:16

those from the foothills1×Obadiah 1:19

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Usage map

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First aligned rowDeuteronomy 1:7

Aligned rows20

Books represented9

Deuteronomy1Joshua7Judges11 Kings11 Chronicles12 Chronicles4Jeremiah3Obadiah1Zechariah1

Source forms

בַּשְּׁפֵלָ֖ה3xbaš·šə·p̄ê·lāh1 Kings 10:27, 2 Chronicles 1:15, 2 Chronicles 9:27

הַשְּׁפֵלָ֖ה2xhaš·šə·p̄ê·lāhJoshua 11:16, Jeremiah 32:44

וּבַשְּׁפֵלָ֗ה2xū·ḇaš·šə·p̄ê·lāhJoshua 9:1, Joshua 12:8

בַּשְּׁפֵלָ֑ה1xbaš·šə·p̄ê·lāhJoshua 15:33

בַּשְּׁפֵלָ֔ה1xbaš·šə·p̄ê·lāh1 Chronicles 27:28

הַשְּׁפֵלָ֣ה1xhaš·šə·p̄ê·lāh2 Chronicles 28:18

הַשְּׁפֵלָ֤ה1xhaš·šə·p̄ê·lāhJeremiah 17:26

הַשְּׁפֵלָה֙1xhaš·šə·p̄ê·lāhJeremiah 33:13

Parsing patterns

Article | Noun - feminine singular5xJoshua 11:16, 2 Chronicles 28:18, Jeremiah 17:26, Jeremiah 32:44

Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular5xDeuteronomy 1:7, Joshua 9:1, Joshua 11:2, Joshua 12:8

Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular5xJoshua 15:33, 1 Kings 10:27, 1 Chronicles 27:28, 2 Chronicles 1:15

Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - feminine singular4xJoshua 10:40, Judges 1:9, Obadiah 1:19, Zechariah 7:7

Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular1xJoshua 11:16

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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שְׁפֵלָה

What does שְׁפֵלָה mean in the Bible?

What does שְׁפֵלָה mean in the Bible?

How does the BSB render H8219?

Where does שְׁפֵלָה appear in Scripture?

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