# שָׁפָל (shafal)

Israeli respelling: sha-fal. Hear on Google uses modern Hebrew.

Strong’s H8217. 18 Old Testament occurrences.

depressed, literally or figuratively

King James renderings: base(-st), humble, low(-er, -ly).

Lexicon: Strong’s Hebrew, public domain. The derived file is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Canonical: https://apologetics.wiki/bible/hebrew/shafal-h8217

## Occurrences

- [Leviticus 13:20](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/leviticus/13/20) — And if, when the priest seeth it, behold, it be in sight lower than the skin, and the hair thereof be turned white; the priest shall pronou…
- [Leviticus 13:21](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/leviticus/13/21) — But if the priest look on it, and, behold, there be no white hairs therein, and if it be not lower than the skin, but be somewhat dark; the…
- [Leviticus 13:26](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/leviticus/13/26) — But if the priest look on it, and, behold, there be no white hair in the bright spot, and it be no lower than the other skin, but be somewh…
- [Leviticus 14:37](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/leviticus/14/37) — And he shall look on the plague, and, behold, if the plague be in the walls of the house with hollow strakes, greenish or reddish, which in…
- [2 Samuel 6:22](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/2-samuel/6/22) — And I will yet be more vile than thus, and will be base in mine own sight: and of the maidservants which thou hast spoken of, of them shall…
- [Job 5:11](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/job/5/11) — To set up on high those that be low; that those which mourn may be exalted to safety.
- [Psalms 138:6](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/psalms/138/6) — Though the LORD be high, yet hath he respect unto the lowly: but the proud he knoweth afar off.
- [Proverbs 16:19](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/proverbs/16/19) — Better it is to be of an humble spirit with the lowly, than to divide the spoil with the proud.
- [Proverbs 29:23](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/proverbs/29/23) — A man’s pride shall bring him low: but honour shall uphold the humble in spirit.
- [Ecclesiastes 12:4](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/ecclesiastes/12/4) — And the doors shall be shut in the streets, when the sound of the grinding is low, and he shall rise up at the voice of the bird, and all t…
- [Isaiah 57:15](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/isaiah/57/15) — For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, whose name is Holy; I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also that…
- [Ezekiel 17:6](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/ezekiel/17/6) — And it grew, and became a spreading vine of low stature, whose branches turned toward him, and the roots thereof were under him: so it beca…
- [Ezekiel 17:14](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/ezekiel/17/14) — That the kingdom might be base, that it might not lift itself up, but that by keeping of his covenant it might stand.
- [Ezekiel 17:24](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/ezekiel/17/24) — And all the trees of the field shall know that I the LORD have brought down the high tree, have exalted the low tree, have dried up the gre…
- [Ezekiel 21:26](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/ezekiel/21/26) — Thus saith the Lord GOD; Remove the diadem, and take off the crown: this shall not be the same: exalt him that is low, and abase him that i…
- [Ezekiel 29:14](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/ezekiel/29/14) — And I will bring again the captivity of Egypt, and will cause them to return into the land of Pathros, into the land of their habitation; a…
- [Ezekiel 29:15](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/ezekiel/29/15) — It shall be the basest of the kingdoms; neither shall it exalt itself any more above the nations: for I will diminish them, that they shall…
- [Malachi 2:9](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/malachi/2/9) — Therefore have I also made you contemptible and base before all the people, according as ye have not kept my ways, but have been partial in…