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שָׁפֵל H8213
H8213 is the Hebrew word שָׁפֵל, transliterated shâphêl and said shaw-fale'. The King James Version most often renders it humbleth.
What it means
to depress or sink (expectation figuratively, to humiliate, intransitive or transitive).
Where it comes from
a primitive root.
How the King James Version translates it
Across 18 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: abase, bring (cast, put) down, debase, humble (self), be (bring, lay, make, put) low(-er).
Verses using שָׁפֵל
All 24 verses, quoted in full.
1 Samuel 2:7 · KJV
The LORD maketh poor, and maketh rich: he bringeth low, and lifteth up.
2 Samuel 22:28 · KJV
And the afflicted people thou wilt save: but thine eyes are upon the haughty, that thou mayest bring them down.
Job 22:29 · KJV
When men are cast down, then thou shalt say, There is lifting up; and he shall save the humble person.
Psalm 18:27 · KJV
For thou wilt save the afflicted people; but wilt bring down high looks.
Psalm 75:7 · KJV
But God is the judge: he putteth down one, and setteth up another.
Psalm 113:6 · KJV
Who humbleth himself to behold the things that are in heaven, and in the earth!
Psalm 147:6 · KJV
The LORD lifteth up the meek: he casteth the wicked down to the ground.
Proverbs 25:7 · KJV
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.
Proverbs 29:23 · KJV
A man’s pride shall bring him low: but honour shall uphold the humble in spirit.
Isaiah 2:9 · KJV
And the mean man boweth down, and the great man humbleth himself: therefore forgive them not.
Isaiah 2:11 · KJV
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.
Isaiah 2:17 · KJV
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.
Isaiah 5:15 · KJV
And the mean man shall be brought down, and the mighty man shall be humbled, and the eyes of the lofty shall be humbled:
Isaiah 13:11 · KJV
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.
Isaiah 25:11 · KJV
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.
Isaiah 25:12 · KJV
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.
Isaiah 26:5 · KJV
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.
Isaiah 29:4 · KJV
And thou shalt be brought down, and shalt speak out of the ground, and thy speech shall be low out of the dust, and thy voice shall be, as of one that hath a familiar spirit, out of the ground, and thy speech shall whisper out of the dust.
Isaiah 32:19 · KJV
When it shall hail, coming down on the forest; and the city shall be low in a low place.
Isaiah 40:4 · KJV
Every valley shall be exalted, and every mountain and hill shall be made low: and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough places plain:
Isaiah 57:9 · KJV
And thou wentest to the king with ointment, and didst increase thy perfumes, and didst send thy messengers far off, and didst debase thyself even unto hell.
Jeremiah 13:18 · KJV
Say unto the king and to the queen, Humble yourselves, sit down: for your principalities shall come down, even the crown of your glory.
Ezekiel 17:24 · KJV
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 green tree, and have made the dry tree to flourish: I the LORD have spoken and have done it.
Ezekiel 21:26 · KJV
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 is high.
Common questions
What does Strong's H8213 mean?
H8213 is the Hebrew word שָׁפֵל (shâphêl), meaning to depress or sink (expectation figuratively, to humiliate, intransitive or transitive).
How is H8213 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it humbleth (2 times), humbled (2 times), made low (2 times), lay low (2 times), layeth it low (2 times), among others.
How many times does H8213 appear in the Bible?
שָׁפֵל (shâphêl) is tagged in 24 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H8213 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: a primitive root.
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