שָׁפֵל

sha.phelVerbH8213

to abase

From: a primitive root;

Short Definition

to depress or sink (expectation figuratively, to humiliate, intransitive or transitive)

Full Lexicon Entry

  1. to be or become low, sink, be humbled, be abased 1a) (Qal) to be or become low 1b) (Hiphil) 1b1) to lay or bring low, humiliate 1b2) to set in a lower place, show abasement 1b3) to make low, sit down

Grammar

Part of Speech Verb

Morphology H:V

DescriptionHebrew Verb

Occurrences

26 times

Appears 26 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:

Isaiah
14
Proverbs
3
Job
2
Psalms
2
1 Samuel
1

Key Passages

  • 1 Samuel 2:7
  • Isaiah 13:11
  • Isaiah 25:11
  • Isaiah 40:4
  • Job 40:11

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