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שָׁפָל adjective low; — absolute ׳ שׁ 2Sam 6:22 +, construct שְׁפַל Ps 29:23 +; feminine singular שְׁפָלָה Ezek 17:14 +, construct שִׁפְלַת Ezek 17:6 plural שְׁפָלִים Job 5:11 —
1.
low, in height, of vine Ezek 17:6, tree Ezek 17:24 (opposed to גָּבֹהַּ);
מִןהָֿעוֺר
׳
שׁ
Lev 13:20
lower (deeper) than the skin (around it), so Lev 13:21 Lev 13:26,
compare Lev 14:37
.
2. of a modest, unambitious kingdom Ezek 17:14; Ezek 29:14; Ezek 29:15
low in station Job 5:11 (opposed to שָֽׂגְבוּ), Ezek 21:31 (Ges«GKC:90f»§ 90f.; read הַשְּׁפָלָה֣).
3.
humiliated, בְּעֵינָ֑י
׳
שׁ
2Sam 6:22
plural Mal 2:9 (||
נִבְזִים).
4.
lowly, as substantive Ps 138:6 (opposed to גָּבֹהַּ), רוּחַ שְׁפָלִים
Isa 57:15
(|| נִדְכָּ אִים); שְׁפַל רוּחַ Isa 57:15, Prov 29:23 (opposed to
גַּאֲוַת אָדָם), + Prov 16:19
Thes and others (but see check
Qal
2).