Shafelshafal (שָׁפֵל גם שָׁפָל) means low in Hebrew.
It can also mean shallow. It is an adjective, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
low, shallow
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Shafelshafal.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1לשון המקראנמוך.
וְרָאָה הַכֹּהֵן וְהִנֵּה מַרְאֶהָ שָׁפָל מִן הָעוֹר[...]וְהִנֵּה אֵין בָּהּ שֵׂעָר לָבָן וּשְׁפָלָה אֵינֶנָּה מִן הָעוֹר וְהִיא כֵהָה
- 2נמוך ברוח, בזוי.
וּנְקַלֹּתִי עוֹד מִזֹּאת וְהָיִתִי שָׁפָל בְּעֵינָי וְעִם הָאֲמָהוֹת אֲשֶׁר אָמַרְתְּ עִמָּם אִכָּבֵדָה
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Shafelshafal is an adjective.
- Written with vowel points
- שָׁפֵל גם שָׁפָל
- Written without vowel points
- שפל
- Said
- shafelshafal
- Root
- ש־פ־ל
- Pattern
- קָטֵל
- Feminine form
- שְׁפָלָה ר' שְׁפָלִים
- Inflections
- נ' שְׁפָלָה ר' שְׁפָלִים
- Gematria
- 410
This is how Shafelshafal is said in other languages.
- English
- low, shallow
These words mean nearly the same as Shafelshafal.
- נמוךshort
- עניוmodest
- בזוי
- מסכן
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words mean the opposite of Shafelshafal.
- גבוהhigh
- נישא
- חשוב
- גא
- בעל שםnotable
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Shafelshafal.
The word Shafelshafal is part of these phrases and sayings.
The word Shafelshafal comes from the root ש־פ־ל, like these words.
These words come before and after Shafelshafal in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Shafelshafal.
What does Shafelshafal (שָׁפֵל גם שָׁפָל) mean in Hebrew?
Shafelshafal (שָׁפֵל גם שָׁפָל) means low and shallow. It is said shafelshafal, with the stress on fel.
What is a synonym for Shafelshafal (שָׁפֵל גם שָׁפָל)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Shafelshafal (שָׁפֵל גם שָׁפָל) are נמוך, עניו, בזוי, and מסכן.
What is the opposite of Shafelshafal (שָׁפֵל גם שָׁפָל)?
Words that mean the opposite of Shafelshafal (שָׁפֵל גם שָׁפָל) are גבוה, נישא, חשוב, גא, and בעל שם.
What rhymes with Shafelshafal (שָׁפֵל גם שָׁפָל)?
Words that rhyme with Shafelshafal (שָׁפֵל גם שָׁפָל) include מאכל, קל, על, חלל, חשמל, and פעל.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry שפל of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.