What does שְׁפֵלָה mean in the Bible?
e. (with the article) the maritime slope of Palestine".
Hebrew · H8219
שְׁפֵלָה
Lowland , i.e. (with the article) the maritime slope of Palestine
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שְׁפֵלָה H8219
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
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
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It in the foothills 7× Deuteronomy 1:7, Joshua 11:2, 1 Kings 10:27, 1 Chronicles 27:28
the foothills 6× Joshua 9:1, Joshua 10:40, Joshua 12:8, Jeremiah 17:26
[These were] in the foothills 1× Joshua 15:33
and in the foothills 1× Judges 1:9
and the foothills 1× Zechariah 7:7
and their foothills 1× Joshua 11:16
of the foothills 1× 2 Chronicles 28:18
the [western] foothills 1× Joshua 11:16
those from the foothills 1× Obadiah 1:19
Show sample aligned rows
Deuteronomy 1:7 וּבַשְּׁפֵלָ֥ה to in the foothills Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular Joshua 9:1 וּבַשְּׁפֵלָ֗ה to the foothills Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular Joshua 10:40 וְהַשְּׁפֵלָ֜ה to the foothills Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - feminine singular Joshua 11:2 וּבַשְּׁפֵלָ֑ה to in the foothills Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular Joshua 11:16 הַשְּׁפֵלָ֖ה to the [western] foothills Article | Noun - feminine singular Joshua 11:16 וּשְׁפֵלָתֹֽה׃ to and their foothills Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular Joshua 12:8 וּבַשְּׁפֵלָ֗ה to the foothills Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular Joshua 15:33 בַּשְּׁפֵלָ֑ה to [These were] in the foothills Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular Judges 1:9 וְהַשְּׁפֵלָֽה׃ to and in the foothills Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - feminine singular 1 Kings 10:27 בַּשְּׁפֵלָ֖ה to in the foothills Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Deuteronomy 1:7
Aligned rows 20
Books represented 9
Deuteronomy 1 Joshua 7 Judges 1 1 Kings 1 1 Chronicles 1 2 Chronicles 4 Jeremiah 3 Obadiah 1 Zechariah 1
Source forms
בַּשְּׁפֵלָ֖ה 3x baš·šə·p̄ê·lāh 1 Kings 10:27, 2 Chronicles 1:15, 2 Chronicles 9:27
הַשְּׁפֵלָ֖ה 2x haš·šə·p̄ê·lāh Joshua 11:16, Jeremiah 32:44
וּבַשְּׁפֵלָ֗ה 2x ū·ḇaš·šə·p̄ê·lāh Joshua 9:1, Joshua 12:8
בַּשְּׁפֵלָ֑ה 1x baš·šə·p̄ê·lāh Joshua 15:33
בַּשְּׁפֵלָ֔ה 1x baš·šə·p̄ê·lāh 1 Chronicles 27:28
הַשְּׁפֵלָ֣ה 1x haš·šə·p̄ê·lāh 2 Chronicles 28:18
הַשְּׁפֵלָ֤ה 1x haš·šə·p̄ê·lāh Jeremiah 17:26
הַשְּׁפֵלָה֙ 1x haš·šə·p̄ê·lāh Jeremiah 33:13
Parsing patterns
Article | Noun - feminine singular 5x Joshua 11:16, 2 Chronicles 28:18, Jeremiah 17:26, Jeremiah 32:44
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular 5x Deuteronomy 1:7, Joshua 9:1, Joshua 11:2, Joshua 12:8
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular 5x Joshua 15:33, 1 Kings 10:27, 1 Chronicles 27:28, 2 Chronicles 1:15
Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - feminine singular 4x Joshua 10:40, Judges 1:9, Obadiah 1:19, Zechariah 7:7
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular 1x Joshua 11:16
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Lowland , i.e. (with the article) the maritime slope of Palestine
Source Gloss
Lowland , i.e. (with the article) the maritime slope of Palestine
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Lowland, i.e. (with the article) the maritime slope of Palestine BDB: lowland Usage: low country, (low) plain, vale(-ley).
Word Origins
שְׁפֵלָה is built from this root:
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