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Strong H8213שָׁפֵל

to abase

Transliteration
shâphêl
Pronunciation
shaw-fale'
Morphology
Hebrew Verb

Definition

A primitive root; to depress or sink (especially figuratively to {humiliate} intransitively or transitively): - {abase} bring ({cast} put) {down} {debase} humble ({self}) be ({bring} {lay} {make} put) low (-er).

Detailed definition

STEP sense: to abase

Exact lexical definition: be low

Part of speech: verb

BDB context: שָׁפֵל vb . be or become low , be abased Qal all Is: become (be brought, laid) low to be lowly of spirit of sound Hiph . usu. fig., lay low hum. subj. set one in a lower place as helping vb.: make low , sit down = take low seat

In the Bible

Strong H8213 appears in 27 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • bring6
  • humble4
  • abase2
  • down2
  • humbleth2
  • lie2
  • make2
  • be1
  • bringeth1
  • cast1
  • casteth1
  • debase1

First verses

  1. 1 Samuel 2:7
    The Lord maketh poor, and maketh rich: he bringeth low, and lifteth up.
  2. 2 Samuel 22:28
    And the afflicted people thou wilt save: but thine eyes are upon the haughty, that thou mayest bring them down.
  3. Job 22:29
    When men are cast down, then thou shalt say, There is lifting up; and he shall save the humble person.
  4. Job 40:11
    Cast abroad the rage of thy wrath: and behold every one that is proud, and abase him.
  5. Psalms 18:27
    For thou wilt save the afflicted people; but wilt bring down high looks.
  6. Psalms 75:7
    But God is the judge: he putteth down one, and setteth up another.
  7. Psalms 113:6
    Who humbleth himself to behold the things that are in heaven, and in the earth!
  8. Psalms 147:6
    The Lord lifteth up the meek: he casteth the wicked down to the ground.
  9. Proverbs 25:7
    For better it is that it be said unto thee, Come up hither; than that thou shouldest be put lower in the presence of the prince whom thine eyes have seen.
  10. Proverbs 29:23
    A man’s pride shall bring him low: but honour shall uphold the humble in spirit.
  11. Isaiah 2:9
    And the mean man boweth down, and the great man humbleth himself: therefore forgive them not.
  12. Isaiah 2:11
    The lofty looks of man shall be humbled, and the haughtiness of men shall be bowed down, and the Lord alone shall be exalted in that day.
  13. Isaiah 2:12
    For the day of the Lord of hosts shall be upon every one that is proud and lofty, and upon every one that is lifted up; and he shall be brought low:
  14. Isaiah 2:17
    And the loftiness of man shall be bowed down, and the haughtiness of men shall be made low: and the Lord alone shall be exalted in that day.
  15. Isaiah 5:15
    And the mean man shall be brought down, and the mighty man shall be humbled, and the eyes of the lofty shall be humbled:
  16. Isaiah 10:33
    Behold, the Lord, the Lord of hosts, shall lop the bough with terror: and the high ones of stature shall be hewn down, and the haughty shall be humbled.
  17. Isaiah 13:11
    And I will punish the world for their evil, and the wicked for their iniquity; and I will cause the arrogancy of the proud to cease, and will lay low the haughtiness of the terrible.
  18. Isaiah 25:11
    And he shall spread forth his hands in the midst of them, as he that swimmeth spreadeth forth his hands to swim: and he shall bring down their pride together with the spoils of their hands.
  19. Isaiah 25:12
    And the fortress of the high fort of thy walls shall he bring down, lay low, and bring to the ground, even to the dust.
  20. Isaiah 26:5
    For he bringeth down them that dwell on high; the lofty city, he layeth it low; he layeth it low, even to the ground; he bringeth it even to the dust.
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