שֵׁפֶל (šēpel) is
a Hebrew noun
meaning low estate. It appears
2 times
in 2 books of the Hebrew Bible
(Strong's H8216).
Also rendered
poverty
Same Hebrew root (TWOT 2445a)
Range of meaning (TWOT 2445a)low estate, condition; humble
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's
שֵׁ֫פֶלnoun, masculine: low estate, condition
Strong's H8216שֶׁפֶל: an humble rank KJV:low estate (place).
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.
Root family 2445: שָׁפֵלšāpēl — 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