The meaning of “שְׁפֵלָה”
Understanding shᵉphêlâh reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
low country, (low) plain, vale(-ley). - Lowland, i.e. (with the article) the maritime slope of Palestine 1) lowland, val...
שְׁפֵלָה
low country, (low) plain, vale(-ley). - Lowland, i.e. (with the article) the maritime slope of Palestine 1) lowland, valley 1a) lowland 1a1) strip west of Judean mountains (technical term) 1a1a) the Shephelah 1a2) strip near coast north of Carmel
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Deuteronomy 1:7 | “Turn you, and take your journey, and go to the mount of the Amorites, and unto all the places nigh thereunto, in the plain, in the hills, and in the vale, and in the south, and by the sea side, to the land of the Canaanites, and unto Lebanon, unto the great river, the river Euphrates.” Word: שְׁפֵלָה (shᵉphêlâh) | |
| Joshua 11:16 | “So Joshua took all that land, the hills, and all the south country, and all the land of Goshen, and the valley, and the plain, and the mountain of Israel, and the valley of the same;” Word: שְׁפֵלָה (shᵉphêlâh) | |
| Judges 1:9 | “And afterward the children of Judah went down to fight against the Canaanites, that dwelt in the mountain, and in the south, and in the valley.” Word: שְׁפֵלָה (shᵉphêlâh) | |
| 1 Kings 10:27 | “And the king made silver to be in Jerusalem as stones, and cedars made he to be as the sycomore trees that are in the vale, for abundance.” Word: שְׁפֵלָה (shᵉphêlâh) | |
| 1 Chronicles 27:28 | “And over the olive trees and the sycomore trees that were in the low plains was Baal–hanan the Gederite: and over the cellars of oil was Joash:” Word: שְׁפֵלָה (shᵉphêlâh) |
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