Leviticus 14:37:12Lev.14.37.W12TAB
שָׁפָ֖ל
shafal
“lower”
- Transliteration
- sha-FAL
- Extended
- shah-FAAL
- IPA
- /ʃaˈfaːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- lower
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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Word in context
- word
sha-FAL
- phraseyour reading level
oo-mar-eh-HEN sha-FAL
- clause
oo-mar-eh-HEN sha-FAL min-ha-KIR
- sentence
ve-ra-AH et-ha-NE-ga ve-hin-NEH ha-NE-ga be-ki-ROT ha-BA-yit she-ka-a-ru-ROT ye-rak-rak-OT O a-dam-dam-OT oo-mar-eh-HEN sha-FAL min-ha-KIR
Exegesis
The comparative phrase umareihen shafal min-hakir {וּמַרְאֵיהֶן שָׁפָל מִן־הַקִּיר | u-mar-ʾē-hen šā-p̄al min ha-qîr} ‘and their appearance is lower than the wall’ expresses depth relative to the surface. The Hebrew employs repetition (hannega) for emphasis and construct chains for precision, which the translation preserves by mirroring sequence and technical vocabulary.
Root and etymology
ש־פ־ל
“to sink, be low”
In context — Leviticus 14:37
And he shall examine the affliction , and behold, if the affliction is on the walls of the house in hollow places of greenish or reddish hue, and their appearance is lower than the wall.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 14:37:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Leviticus 14:37, so the Hebrew word שָׁפָ֖ל (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 Lev.14.37.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.14.37.W12.S1) and character.