Ezekiel 17:24:12Ezek.17.24.W12TAB
שָׁפָ֔ל
shafal
“low”
- Transliteration
- sha-FAL
- Extended
- shaa-FAAL
- IPA
- /ʃaːˈfaːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- low
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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The word
Word in context
- word
sha-FAL
- phraseyour reading level
ETS sha-FAL
- clause
ve-ya-de-U KAL-a-TSE ha-sa-DE KI a-NI Ye-ho-VAH hish-pa-LTI ETS ga-VO-ha hig-ba-HTI ETS sha-FAL ho-va-SHTI ETS LAKH ve-hif-ra-KHTI ETS ya-VESH
- sentence
ve-ya-de-U KAL-a-TSE ha-sa-DE KI a-NI Ye-ho-VAH hish-pa-LTI ETS ga-VO-ha hig-ba-HTI ETS sha-FAL ho-va-SHTI ETS LAKH ve-hif-ra-KHTI ETS ya-VESH a-NI Ye-ho-VAH dib-bar-TI ve-a-si-TI
Exegesis
A chiastic series of Hifil perfect verb–noun–adjective triads—hishpalti etz gavohah {הִשְׁפַּלְתִּי עֵץ גָּבֹהַ | hiš-pal-tî ʿêṣ gā-ḇō-ah}, higbahti etz shafal {הִגְבַּהְתִּי עֵץ שָׁפָל | hig-baḥ-tî ʿêṣ šā-p̄āl}, hovashti etz lach {הוֹבַשְׁתִּי עֵץ לָח | hô-ḇaš-tî ʿêṣ laḥ}, vehifr achti etz yavesh {וְהִפְרַחְתִּי עֵץ יָבֵשׁ | wə-hif-raḥ-tî ʿêṣ yā-wêš}—highlights divine reversals.
Root and etymology
š-p-lshin–pe–lamed
“low”
In context — Ezekiel 17:24
And all the trees of the field will know that I, the LORD , have brought down the high tree, have raised up the low tree , have dried up the moist tree, and have made the dry tree flourish. I, the LORD, have spoken and I have done it.
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 17:24:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Ezekiel 17:24, so the Hebrew word שָׁפָ֔ל (shafal) 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.17.24.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.17.24.W12.S1) and character.