Definition
(Aramaic) corresponding to H8213
Traditional renderings: abase, humble, put down, subdue.
Traditional renderings: abase, humble, put down, subdue.
In the Greek Old Testament
How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders שְׁפֵל:
- ταπεινόωtapeinoō“to humble”always
Usage patterns
Occurrences
4 total
- Daniel 4:37לְהַשְׁפָּלָֽה׃פ · to humbleNow I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and exalt and glorify the King of heaven, for all His works are true and all His ways are just. And He is able to humble those who walk in pride.
- Daniel 5:19מַשְׁפִּֽיל׃ · and humbledBecause of the greatness that He bestowed on him, the people of every nation and language trembled in fear before him. He killed whom he wished and kept alive whom he wished; he exalted whom he wished and humbled whom he wished.
- Daniel 5:22הַשְׁפֵּ֖לְתְּ · humbledBut you his son, O Belshazzar, have not humbled your heart, even though you knew all this.
- Daniel 7:24יְהַשְׁפִּֽל׃ · and subdueAnd the ten horns are ten kings who will rise from this kingdom. After them another king, different from the earlier ones, will rise and subdue three kings.