Lexicon :: Strong's H8219 - šᵊp̄ēlâ

שְׁפֵלָה

Transliteration

šᵊp̄ēlâ

Pronunciation

shef-ay-law'

Part of Speech

feminine noun

Root Word (Etymology)

From שָׁפֵל (H8213)

Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 2445d

Strong's Info

Strong’s Definitions

שְׁפֵלָה shᵉphêlâh, shef-ay-law'; from H8213; Lowland, i.e. (with the article) the maritime slope of Palestine:—low country, (low) plain, vale(-ley).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 20x

The KJV translates Strong's H8219 in the following manner: valley (8x), vale (5x), plain (3x), low country (2x), low plain (2x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 20x

The KJV translates Strong's H8219 in the following manner: valley (8x), vale (5x), plain (3x), low country (2x), low plain (2x).

Outline of Biblical Usage [?]

lowland, valley
1. lowland
  1. strip west of Judean mountains (technical term)
    1. the Shephelah
  2. strip near coast north of Carmel

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)

שְׁפֵלָה shᵉphêlâh, shef-ay-law'; from H8213; Lowland, i.e. (with the article) the maritime slope of Palestine:—low country, (low) plain, vale(-ley).

Brown-Driver-Briggs Lexicon [?] (Jump to Scripture Index)

STRONGS H8219: Abbreviations

† שְׁפֵלָה noun feminine lowland; — always absolute שׁ׳ with article, except suffix שְׁפֵלָתֹה Joshua 11:16; — lowland:

1. usually technical term of strip west of Judaean mountains (on exact limits see GASm^{Geogr. 201 ff.; Expos. Dec. 1896, 404 f.} Buhl^{Geogr. 104} Dr^{Hast. DB iii. 892 f.}): almost always distinguished from הָהָר and הַנֶּגֶב, sometimes from הָעֲרָבָה, in Deuteronomy 1:7; Joshua 9:1 (R^D), also from חוֺף הַיָּם, compare Joshua 10:40; Joshua 12:8 (both R^D), Judges 1:9 (perhaps R^D, compare Bu GFM), Joshua 15:33 (P), Jeremiah 17:26; Jeremiah 32:44; Jeremiah 33:13; Obadiah 19; Zechariah 7:7; 2 Chronicles 26:10 (distinguished from הַמִּישׁוֺר, table-land east of Jordan); region of sycomores 1 Kings 10:27 2 Chronicles 1:15; 9:27; 1 Chronicles 27:28.

2. of lowland (near coast) north of Carmel Joshua 11:2; Wwst of mountains of Ephraim Joshua 11:16 (both R^D).

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