What does שָׁפֵל · ταπεινόω mean in the Bible?
שָׁפֵל · ταπεινόω is a Hebrew phrase meaning "to lower oneself or be brought low".
Hebrew · H8213, G5013
שָׁפַל
To depress or sink (especially figuratively, to humiliate , intransitive or transitive) · to depress; figuratively, to humiliate (in condition or heart)
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שָׁפֵלH8213to depress or sink (especially figuratively, to humiliate , intransitive or transitive)
ταπεινόωG5013to depress; figuratively, to humiliate (in condition or heart)
Pronunciationtapeinóō
To humble oneself or be humbled; voluntarily lowering one's status before God or others.
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שָׁפֵל · ταπεινόω is a Hebrew phrase meaning "to lower oneself or be brought low".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H8213, G5013?
H8213, G5013 is connected to 29 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. to lower oneself or be brought low
Source Gloss
to lower oneself or be brought low
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups2Aligned forms16
Hiphilcausative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action11×
Imperfect2Sam 22:28 · Ps 18:28 · Isa 13:11 · Ps 75:84×
PerfectEzek 17:24 · Isa 25:12 · Job 22:293×
Participle active1Sam 2:7 · Ps 147:62×
Infinitive constructEzek 21:311×
Sequential imperfectJer 13:181×
Qalbasic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense5×
ImperfectIsa 10:33 · Isa 40:4 · Isa 5:15 · Isa 32:194×
PerfectIsa 2:111×
Word Origins
שָׁפַל is a primitive root - no further derivation.