Shephal שְׁפֵל
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| שְׁפֵל | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | shephal |
| Strong's number | H8214 |
| Language | Aramaic |
| Part of speech | verb |
| Gloss | be low |
| Occurrences | 4 in 4 verses |
Shephal (Aramaic שְׁפֵל, Strong's H8214) is an Aramaic verb meaning “be low”. It occurs 4 times in 4 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
1) to be or bring low, humble
1a) (Aphel) to bring low, humble
1a) (Aphel) to bring low, humble
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | abase (1), humbled (1), subdue (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | humbled (2), humble (1), subdue (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Shephal, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Daniel
- Daniel 4:37Now I Nebuchadnezzar praise and extol and honour the King of heaven, all whose works are truth, and his ways judgment: and those that walk in pride he is able to abase.Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and exalt and glorify the King of heaven, for all His works are true and all His ways are just. And He is able to humble those who walk in pride.
- Daniel 5:19And for the majesty that he gave him, all people, nations, and languages, trembled and feared before him: whom he would he slew; and whom he would he kept alive; and whom he would he set up; and whom he would he put down.Because of the greatness that He bestowed on him, the people of every nation and language trembled in fear before him. He killed whom he wished and kept alive whom he wished; he exalted whom he wished and humbled whom he wished.
- Daniel 5:22And thou his son, O Belshazzar, hast not humbled thine heart, though thou knewest all this;But you his son, O Belshazzar, have not humbled your heart, even though you knew all this.
- Daniel 7:24And the ten horns out of this kingdom are ten kings that shall arise: and another shall rise after them; and he shall be diverse from the first, and he shall subdue three kings.And the ten horns are ten kings who will rise from this kingdom. After them another king, different from the earlier ones, will rise and subdue three kings.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).