Original Language Studio
Psalms 136:23
“Who remembered us in our low estate: for his mercy endureth for ever:” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
שֶׁפֶלshephel · shay'-fel
H8216 · Hebrew
H8216 · Hebrew
- Definition
- an humble rank
- Derivation
- from H8213 (שָׁפֵל);
- KJV renderings
- low estate (place).
- Grammar
- שֶׁ֭ — particle (relative)
- בְּ — preposition
- שִׁפְלֵ — common noun, masculine, singular, construct
- נוּ — suffix (pronominal), 1st person, common, plural
- Usage
- Occurs 2 times in the Hebrew Bible.Ecclesiastes 10:6
Theological interpretation (AI)
The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read שֶׁפֶל here.
Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.