Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
low
Usage: 1) low, humble 1a) low (in height) 1b) low (in station), humble (of condition or spirit) 1c) humiliated 1d) lowly (as subst)
Shaphal means “humble” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.
Strong's H8217 שָׁפָל (shaphal) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. shaphal (shaw-fawl') adj. 1. depressed, literally or figuratively [from H8213] It has 18 linked Bible usages across 9 books. Visible English usage signals include low, base, and humble. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
shaphal (shaw-fawl') adj. 1. depressed, literally or figuratively [from H8213] KJV: base(-st), humble, low(-er, -ly). Root(s): H8213
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low
Usage: 1) low, humble 1a) low (in height) 1b) low (in station), humble (of condition or spirit) 1c) humiliated 1d) lowly (as subst)
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render shaphal, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.
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18 indexed usages in Old Testament.
And if, when the priest seeth it, behold, it be in sight lower than the skin, and the hair thereof be turned white; the priest shall pronounce him unclean: it is a plague of leprosy broken out of the boil.
But if the priest look on it, and, behold, there be no white hairs therein, and if it be not lower than the skin, but be somewhat dark; then the priest shall shut him up seven days:
But if the priest look on it, and, behold, there be no white hair in the bright spot, and it be no lower than the other skin, but be somewhat dark; then the priest shall shut him up seven days:
First 18 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H8217.
And if, when the priest seeth it, behold, it be in sight lower than the skin, and the hair thereof be turned white; the priest shall pronounce him unclean: it is a plague of leprosy broken out of the boil.
But if the priest look on it, and, behold, there be no white hairs therein, and if it be not lower than the skin, but be somewhat dark; then the priest shall shut him up seven days:
But if the priest look on it, and, behold, there be no white hair in the bright spot, and it be no lower than the other skin, but be somewhat dark; then the priest shall shut him up seven days:
And he shall look on the plague, and, behold, if the plague be in the walls of the house with hollow strakes, greenish or reddish, which in sight are lower than the wall;
And I will yet be more vile than thus, and will be base in mine own sight: and of the maidservants which thou hast spoken of, of them shall I be had in honour.
To set up on high those that be low; that those which mourn may be exalted to safety.
Though the LORD be high, yet hath he respect unto the lowly: but the proud he knoweth afar off.
Better it is to be of an humble spirit with the lowly, than to divide the spoil with the proud.
A man's pride shall bring him low: but honour shall uphold the humble in spirit.
And the doors shall be shut in the streets, when the sound of the grinding is low, and he shall rise up at the voice of the bird, and all the daughters of musick shall be brought low;
For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, whose name is Holy; I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones.
And it grew, and became a spreading vine of low stature, whose branches turned toward him, and the roots thereof were under him: so it became a vine, and brought forth branches, and shot forth sprigs.
That the kingdom might be base, that it might not lift itself up, but that by keeping of his covenant it might stand.
And all the trees of the field shall know that I the LORD have brought down the high tree, have exalted the low tree, have dried up the green tree, and have made the dry tree to flourish: I the LORD have spoken and have done it.
Thus saith the Lord GOD; Remove the diadem, and take off the crown: this shall not be the same: exalt him that is low, and abase him that is high.
And I will bring again the captivity of Egypt, and will cause them to return into the land of Pathros, into the land of their habitation; and they shall be there a base kingdom.
It shall be the basest of the kingdoms; neither shall it exalt itself any more above the nations: for I will diminish them, that they shall no more rule over the nations.
Therefore have I also made you contemptible and base before all the people, according as ye have not kept my ways, but have been partial in the law.
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H8217, grouped by book.
Shaphal (Strong's H8217) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "humble". shaphal (shaw-fawl') adj. 1. depressed, literally or figuratively [from H8213]
This page currently indexes 18 linked usages for Strong's H8217 across 9 books.
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H8217 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as low, base, and humble. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.