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Strong's H8219 שְׁפֵלָה (shephelah)

Shephelah means “low country” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Strong's Number H8219
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 19
Books 9

Strong's H8219 Quick Answer

Strong's H8219 שְׁפֵלָה (shphelah) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. shphelah (shef-ay-law') n-f. 1. Lowland, i.e. (with the article) the maritime slope of Israel [from H8213] It has 19 linked Bible usages across 9 books. Visible English usage signals include plain, low, vale, israel, and plains. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
shphelah (shef-ay-law') n-f. 1. Lowland, i.e. (with the article) the maritime slope of Israel [from H8213]
Usage
19 linked usages
Books
9 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
plain, low, vale, israel, and plains

Meaning and Definition

shphelah (shef-ay-law') n-f. 1. Lowland, i.e. (with the article) the maritime slope of Israel [from H8213] KJV: low country, (low) plain, vale(-ley). Root(s): H8213

Original Word
שְׁפֵלָה
Transliteration
shphelah
Derivation
Root: שׁפל First root strongs: 8213
Morphology
noun fem

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H8219. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)

Shephelah

Usage: 1) lowland, valley 1a) lowland 1a1) strip west of Judean mountains (technical term) 1a1a) the Shephelah 1a2) strip near coast north of Carmel

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How Strong's H8219 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render shphelah, 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.

low 1 Chronicles 27:28 plain Deuteronomy 1:7 vale 1 Kings 10:27 Israel Joshua 10:40 country Joshua 12:8 plains Joshua 11:2

How Strong's H8219 Usage Compares

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.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 19 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H8219 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's H8219 in the Old Testament

19 indexed usages in Old Testament.

Deuteronomy 1:7 KJV

Turn you, and take your journey, and go to the mount of the Amorites, and unto all the places nigh thereunto, in the plain, in the hills, and in the vale, and in the south, and by the sea side, to the land of the Canaanites, and unto Lebanon, unto the great river, the river Euphrates.

Joshua 9:1 KJV

And it came to pass, when all the kings which were on this side Jordan, in the hills, and in the valleys, and in all the coasts of the great sea over against Lebanon, the Hittite, and the Amorite, the Canaanite, the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite, heard thereof;

Joshua 10:40 KJV

So Joshua smote all the country of the hills, and of the south, and of the vale, and of the springs, and all their kings: he left none remaining, but utterly destroyed all that breathed, as the LORD God of Israel commanded.

Usage Excerpts

First 19 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H8219.

Deuteronomy 1:7 Old Testament, KJV
Turn you, and take your journey, and go to the mount of the Amorites, and unto all the places nigh thereunto, in the plain, in the hills, and in the vale, and in the south, and by the sea side, to the land of the Canaanites, and unto Lebanon, unto the great river, the river Euphrates.
Joshua 9:1 Old Testament, KJV
And it came to pass, when all the kings which were on this side Jordan, in the hills, and in the valleys, and in all the coasts of the great sea over against Lebanon, the Hittite, and the Amorite, the Canaanite, the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite, heard thereof;
Joshua 10:40 Old Testament, KJV
So Joshua smote all the country of the hills, and of the south, and of the vale, and of the springs, and all their kings: he left none remaining, but utterly destroyed all that breathed, as the LORD God of Israel commanded.
Joshua 11:2 Old Testament, KJV
And to the kings that were on the north of the mountains, and of the plains south of Chinneroth, and in the valley, and in the borders of Dor on the west,
Joshua 11:16 Old Testament, KJV
So Joshua took all that land, the hills, and all the south country, and all the land of Goshen, and the valley, and the plain, and the mountain of Israel, and the valley of the same;
Joshua 12:8 Old Testament, KJV
In the mountains, and in the valleys, and in the plains, and in the springs, and in the wilderness, and in the south country; the Hittites, the Amorites, and the Canaanites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites:
Joshua 15:33 Old Testament, KJV
And in the valley, Eshtaol, and Zoreah, and Ashnah,
Judges 1:9 Old Testament, KJV
And afterward the children of Judah went down to fight against the Canaanites, that dwelt in the mountain, and in the south, and in the valley.
1 Kings 10:27 Old Testament, KJV
And the king made silver to be in Jerusalem as stones, and cedars made he to be as the sycomore trees that are in the vale, for abundance.
1 Chronicles 27:28 Old Testament, KJV
And over the olive trees and the sycomore trees that were in the low plains was Baalhanan the Gederite: and over the cellars of oil was Joash:
2 Chronicles 1:15 Old Testament, KJV
And the king made silver and gold at Jerusalem as plenteous as stones, and cedar trees made he as the sycomore trees that are in the vale for abundance.
2 Chronicles 9:27 Old Testament, KJV
And the king made silver in Jerusalem as stones, and cedar trees made he as the sycomore trees that are in the low plains in abundance.
2 Chronicles 26:10 Old Testament, KJV
Also he built towers in the desert, and digged many wells: for he had much cattle, both in the low country, and in the plains: husbandmen also, and vine dressers in the mountains, and in Carmel: for he loved husbandry.
2 Chronicles 28:18 Old Testament, KJV
The Philistines also had invaded the cities of the low country, and of the south of Judah, and had taken Bethshemesh, and Ajalon, and Gederoth, and Shocho with the villages thereof, and Timnah with the villages thereof, Gimzo also and the villages thereof: and they dwelt there.
Jeremiah 17:26 Old Testament, KJV
And they shall come from the cities of Judah, and from the places about Jerusalem, and from the land of Benjamin, and from the plain, and from the mountains, and from the south, bringing burnt offerings, and sacrifices, and meat offerings, and incense, and bringing sacrifices of praise, unto the house of the LORD.
Jeremiah 32:44 Old Testament, KJV
Men shall buy fields for money, and subscribe evidences, and seal them, and take witnesses in the land of Benjamin, and in the places about Jerusalem, and in the cities of Judah, and in the cities of the mountains, and in the cities of the valley, and in the cities of the south: for I will cause their captivity to return, saith the LORD.
Jeremiah 33:13 Old Testament, KJV
In the cities of the mountains, in the cities of the vale, and in the cities of the south, and in the land of Benjamin, and in the places about Jerusalem, and in the cities of Judah, shall the flocks pass again under the hands of him that telleth them, saith the LORD.
Obadiah 1:19 Old Testament, KJV
And they of the south shall possess the mount of Esau; and they of the plain the Philistines: and they shall possess the fields of Ephraim, and the fields of Samaria: and Benjamin shall possess Gilead.
Zechariah 7:7 Old Testament, KJV
Should ye not hear the words which the LORD hath cried by the former prophets, when Jerusalem was inhabited and in prosperity, and the cities thereof round about her, when men inhabited the south and the plain?

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H8219, grouped by book.

Deuteronomy 1 usage, Old Testament
Joshua 6 usages, Old Testament
Judges 1 usage, Old Testament
1 Kings 1 usage, Old Testament
1 Chronicles 1 usage, Old Testament
2 Chronicles 4 usages, Old Testament
Jeremiah 3 usages, Old Testament
Obadiah 1 usage, Old Testament
Zechariah 1 usage, Old Testament

Strong's H8219 FAQ

What does shephelah (שְׁפֵלָה) mean?

Shephelah (Strong's H8219) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "low country". shphelah (shef-ay-law') n-f. 1. Lowland, i.e. (with the article) the maritime slope of Israel [from H8213]

How many times is shephelah (שְׁפֵלָה) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 19 linked usages for Strong's H8219 across 9 books.

Where can I study shephelah (שְׁפֵלָה) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H8219 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate shephelah (שְׁפֵלָה)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as plain, low, vale, israel, plains, and country. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.