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שְׁפַל‏ adj. humble; low

humble BA^Dan, Qumran, Syr, LJLA. Dan4:14 : וּשְׁפַל אֲנָשִׁים יְקִים עליה‏ . GenApoc columnzero.7 : ומכיא ושפליא דאלין וזאעין‏ while the low and humble are aroused and frightened. TgProv16:19 : שפל רוחא וענוותא‏ .

Page refs. in other dictionaries: DJBA: 1172a; Jastrow: 1617;

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Derivatives:

šplh, špltˀ n.f. lowland

šplw, šplwtˀ (šap̄lū, šap̄lūṯā) n.f. humility