shefal · humble, bring low

What it means

shefal (שְׁפַל) is an Aramaic word of the Bible that means “humble, bring low”.

To bring low, to humble (Aramaic).

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

1. Bring down from on high, lower (Aramaic).

From Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

• he brought low ×1
• he will bring low ×1
• humble ×1
• humbled ×1

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• Daniel 4:37

  Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and exalt and glorify the King of the heavens, for all his works are truth and his ways justice, and he is able to humble those who walk in pride.

• Daniel 5:19

  and because of the greatness that he gave him, all the peoples, nations, and languages were trembling and fearing before him; whom he wished he killed, and whom he wished he kept alive, and whom he wished he raised up, and whom he wished he brought low.

• Daniel 5:22

  And you, his son, Belshazzar, have not humbled your heart, although you knew all this.

• Daniel 7:24

  And as for the ten horns, out of this kingdom ten kings will arise, and another will arise after them; and he will be different from the former ones, and three kings he will bring low.