Hashpala (השפלה) means humiliation in Hebrew.
It can also mean degrading. It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
humiliation, degrading
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Hashpala.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1רמיסת כבודו של אדם על ידי פגיעה פיזית או נפשית באופן המוריד מכבודו, לבד או בציבור. בדרך כלל נעשית ההשפלה בפניו של אותו אדם ולא מאחורי גבו.
The word Hashpala is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- הַשְׁפָּלָה
- Written without vowel points
- השפלה
- Said
- hashpala
- Pattern
- הַקְטָלָה
- Plural
- הַשְׁפָּלוֹת
- Inflections
- ר' הַשְׁפָּלוֹת; הַשְׁפָּלַת־, ר' הַשְׁפָּלוֹת־
- Gematria
- 420
This is how Hashpala is said in other languages.
- English
- humiliation, degrading
- Arabic
- استكانة, ضراعة
These words mean nearly the same as Hashpala.
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words mean the opposite of Hashpala.
- כיבוד
- שיבוח
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Hashpala.
These words come before and after Hashpala in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Hashpala.
What does Hashpala (השפלה) mean in Hebrew?
Hashpala (השפלה) means humiliation and degrading. It is said hashpala, with the stress on la.
What is a synonym for Hashpala (השפלה)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Hashpala (השפלה) are ביזוי, בושת, עלבון, and בשנה.
What is the opposite of Hashpala (השפלה)?
Words that mean the opposite of Hashpala (השפלה) are כיבוד and שיבוח.
What rhymes with Hashpala (השפלה)?
Words that rhyme with Hashpala (השפלה) include מחלה, פעולה, מילה, מעלה, מילה, and תפילה.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry השפלה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.