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
- 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 timesAppears 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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