שָׁפֵל (šāpēl) is
a Hebrew verb
meaning be low. It appears
29 times
in 8 books of the Hebrew Bible
(Strong's H8213).
Also rendered
to abase
Same Hebrew root (TWOT 2445)
Range of meaning (TWOT 2445)be, become low, be abased; become, low, to be lowly of spirit; lay low, set, in a lower place, make low, sit down; depress, sink, humiliate; abase, bring down, debase, humble, be lower
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's
שָׁפֵלverb: be, become low, be abased
Qal
1.all Is: become (be brought, laid) low
2.to be lowly of spirit
3.of sound
Hiphil
1.usually figuratively, lay low
2.hum. subject set one in a lower place
3.as helping verb: make low, sit down = take low seat
Strong's H8213שָׁפֵל: to depress or sink (especially figuratively, to humiliate, intransitive or transitive) KJV:abase, bring (cast, put) down, debase, humble (self), be (bring, lay, make, put) low(-er).
Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.