Ezekiel 17:14:3Ezek.17.14.W3TAB
שְׁפָלָ֔ה
shefala
“low or humble”
- Transliteration
- she-fa-LA
- Extended
- sheh-fah-LAA
- IPA
- /ʃəfaˈlaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- low or humble
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
she-fa-LA
- phraseyour reading level
mam-la-KHA she-fa-LA
- clause
lih-he-YOT mam-la-KHA she-fa-LA le-vil-TI hit-na-SE
- sentence
lih-he-YOT mam-la-KHA she-fa-LA le-vil-TI hit-na-SE lish-MOR et-be-ri-TO le-am-da
Exegesis
The adjective shephalah {שְׁפָלָה | she-pha-lah} specifies the desired low condition.
Root and etymology
sh-p-lshin–pe–lamed
“low, abased”
In context — Ezekiel 17:14
This was to make the kingdom lowly so that it would not lift itself up, but would keep its covenant and stand.
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 17:14:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Ezekiel 17:14, so the Hebrew word שְׁפָלָ֔ה (shefala) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Ezek.17.14.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.17.14.W3.S1) and character.