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שְׁפֵלָה H8219

H8219 is the Hebrew word שְׁפֵלָה, transliterated shᵉphêlâh and said shef-ay-law'. The King James Version most often renders it vale.

Word: שְׁפֵלָהTransliteration: shᵉphêlâhSaid: shef-ay-law'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 17 verses

What it means

Lowland, i.e. (with the article) the maritime slope of Palestine.

Where it comes from

from H8213 (שָׁפֵל).

How the King James Version translates it

Across 17 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

vale 5×valley 4×valleys 2×low plains 2×plain 2×both in the low country 1×low country 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: low country, (low) plain, vale(-ley).

Verses using שְׁפֵלָה

All 17 verses, quoted in full.

Deuteronomy 1:7 · KJV

Turn you, and take your journey, and go to the mount of the Amorites, and unto all the places nigh thereunto, in the plain, in the hills, and in the vale, and in the south, and by the sea side, to the land of the Canaanites, and unto Lebanon, unto the great river, the river Euphrates.

Joshua 9:1 · KJV

And it came to pass, when all the kings which were on this side Jordan, in the hills, and in the valleys, and in all the coasts of the great sea over against Lebanon, the Hittite, and the Amorite, the Canaanite, the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite, heard thereof;

Joshua 10:40 · KJV

So Joshua smote all the country of the hills, and of the south, and of the vale, and of the springs, and all their kings: he left none remaining, but utterly destroyed all that breathed, as the LORD God of Israel commanded.

Joshua 11:2 · KJV

And to the kings that were on the north of the mountains, and of the plains south of Chinneroth, and in the valley, and in the borders of Dor on the west,

Joshua 11:16 · KJV

So Joshua took all that land, the hills, and all the south country, and all the land of Goshen, and the valley, and the plain, and the mountain of Israel, and the valley of the same;

Joshua 12:8 · KJV

In the mountains, and in the valleys, and in the plains, and in the springs, and in the wilderness, and in the south country; the Hittites, the Amorites, and the Canaanites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites:

Joshua 15:33 · KJV

And in the valley, Eshtaol, and Zoreah, and Ashnah,

1 Kings 10:27 · KJV

And the king made silver to be in Jerusalem as stones, and cedars made he to be as the sycomore trees that are in the vale, for abundance.

1 Chronicles 27:28 · KJV

And over the olive trees and the sycomore trees that were in the low plains was Baalhanan the Gederite: and over the cellars of oil was Joash:

2 Chronicles 1:15 · KJV

And the king made silver and gold at Jerusalem as plenteous as stones, and cedar trees made he as the sycomore trees that are in the vale for abundance.

2 Chronicles 9:27 · KJV

And the king made silver in Jerusalem as stones, and cedar trees made he as the sycomore trees that are in the low plains in abundance.

2 Chronicles 26:10 · KJV

Also he built towers in the desert, and digged many wells: for he had much cattle, both in the low country, and in the plains: husbandmen also, and vine dressers in the mountains, and in Carmel: for he loved husbandry.

2 Chronicles 28:18 · KJV

The Philistines also had invaded the cities of the low country, and of the south of Judah, and had taken Bethshemesh, and Ajalon, and Gederoth, and Shocho with the villages thereof, and Timnah with the villages thereof, Gimzo also and the villages thereof: and they dwelt there.

Jeremiah 17:26 · KJV

And they shall come from the cities of Judah, and from the places about Jerusalem, and from the land of Benjamin, and from the plain, and from the mountains, and from the south, bringing burnt offerings, and sacrifices, and meat offerings, and incense, and bringing sacrifices of praise, unto the house of the LORD.

Jeremiah 32:44 · KJV

Men shall buy fields for money, and subscribe evidences, and seal them, and take witnesses in the land of Benjamin, and in the places about Jerusalem, and in the cities of Judah, and in the cities of the mountains, and in the cities of the valley, and in the cities of the south: for I will cause their captivity to return, saith the LORD.

Jeremiah 33:13 · KJV

In the cities of the mountains, in the cities of the vale, and in the cities of the south, and in the land of Benjamin, and in the places about Jerusalem, and in the cities of Judah, shall the flocks pass again under the hands of him that telleth them, saith the LORD.

Obadiah 1:19 · KJV

And they of the south shall possess the mount of Esau; and they of the plain the Philistines: and they shall possess the fields of Ephraim, and the fields of Samaria: and Benjamin shall possess Gilead.

Common questions

What does Strong's H8219 mean?

H8219 is the Hebrew word שְׁפֵלָה (shᵉphêlâh), meaning Lowland, i.e. (with the article) the maritime slope of Palestine.

How is H8219 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it vale (5 times), valley (4 times), valleys (2 times), low plains (2 times), plain (2 times), among others.

How many times does H8219 appear in the Bible?

שְׁפֵלָה (shᵉphêlâh) is tagged in 17 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H8219 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: from H8213 (שָׁפֵל).

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