Word

שְׁפַל

shᵉphal · H8214 · Aramaic · 4 occurrences

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Meanings

to humble, to humiliate

Literally: to bring low; hence: causative process by which humans or deities cause (other) humans to lose their high status within a community

Examples
Daniel 4:37 “Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise, exalt, and honor the King of heaven, for all His works are true and His ways just; and He is able to humble those who walk in pride.”
Daniel 5:19 “Now because of the greatness which He granted him, all the peoples, nations, and populations of all languages trembled and feared in his presence; whomever he wished, he killed, and whomever he wished, he spared alive; and whomever he wished he elevated, and whomever he wished he humbled.
Daniel 7:24 ‘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 previous ones and will humble three kings.
to humble oneself

Literally: to bring low (one's) heart; hence: action by which humans think less highly of themselves than before

Examples
Daniel 5:22 “Yet you, his son, Belshazzar, have not humbled your heart, even though you knew all this,

How it’s used In 4 roles

Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.

the word studied the word it goes with

Who or what does itSubject

3 occurrences in 3 groups

אַנְתָּהyou 1
Not stated: he, she or it 1
Not stated (infinitive) 1

What it acts on, or what is saidObject

3 occurrences in 3 groups

הֲלַךְwalk 1
לְבַבheart 1
מֶלֶךְking 1

With adverbsAdverbs

1 occurrences in 1 groups

לָאnot 1

After prepositionsPrepositional phrases

1 occurrences in 1 groups

לto/for 1

When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.

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Near synonyms 5 words

כָּנַע kânaʻ · H3665 · to humble oneself, to humble: Both lexemes denote bringing down/humbling/subduing—genuine same-language near-synonyms with overlapping senses.
עָנָה ʻânâh · H6031 · to answer, to respond, to speak up: Both words belong to the sense of humbling and abasing, and are near-synonyms in that sense.
שָׁחַח shâchach · H7817 · to become low, to be in distress: Both lexemes genuinely describe actions of humbling, bringing low, or abasing—true near-synonyms that could substitute in context.
דָּלַל dâlal · H1809 · to become low, to dwindle, to grow weak: Both words denote causing lowness and humiliation.
דָּכָה dâkâh · H1794 · to crush, to be crushed: דָּכָה (dâkâh, H1794) emphasizes the broken, crushed condition (often spiritual contrition); שְׁפַל (shᵉphal, H8214) emphasizes the act or state of being brought low or subdued.

Semantic domains 5 entries

Low002001001040: Daniel 5:19 recounts that of Nebuchadnezzar's absolute power, "whomever he wished, he humbled."
End002003003010: Daniel 4:37 recounts that Nebuchadnezzar closes his praise of the King of heaven, who "is able to humble those who walk in pride."
Impact002001001024: Daniel 7:24 recounts that a coming king "will arise...and will humble three kings."
Insignificant002001002015: Daniel 5:22 recounts that Daniel rebukes Belshazzar: "you...have not humbled your heart, even though you knew all this."
Lax002001003012: This Lax code is inherited from the shared listing with שָׁפֵל (shâphêl, H8213) (שָׁפֵל, 'to fade away; to become low' in a weakening/diminishing sense); it does not independently apply to this word's own attested 'to humble/bring down (a person)' sense.

Word family 8 words

Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.

שָׁפֵל shâphêl · H8213 · to become low, to be low · 31×שְׁפֵלָה shᵉphêlâh · H8219 · Western Foothills, Shephelah · 20×שָׁפָל shâphâl · H8217 · low, deep · 17×שְׁפַלshᵉphal · H8214שֶׁפֶל shephel · H8216 · humble position · 2×שְׁפַל shᵉphal · H8215 · basest · 1×שִׁפְלָה shiphlâh · H8218 · brought low, laid low · 1×שִׁפְלוּת shiphlûwth · H8220 · idleness, indolence · 1×

Sources

eRhema lexical overview, based on the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew and the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament (© United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Macula Hebrew and Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0); released under CC BY-SA 4.0