Shfal ru'akh (שפל רוח) means humble in Hebrew.
It is an adjective, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
humble
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Shfal ru'akh.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1אדם שאינו מרגיש במעלותיו אינו מחזיק טובה לעצמו וסבלן לכולם.
גַּאֲוַת אָדָם תַּשְׁפִּילֶנּוּ וּשְׁפַל רוּחַ יִתְמֹךְ כָּבוֹד
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Shfal ru'akh is an adjective.
- Written with vowel points
- שְׁפַל רוּחַ
- Written without vowel points
- שפל רוח
- Said
- shfal ru'akh
- Gematria
- 624
This is how Shfal ru'akh is said in other languages.
- English
- humble
- Arabic
- مُتَوَاضِع
These words mean nearly the same as Shfal ru'akh.
These words mean the opposite of Shfal ru'akh.
- גבה רוח
- מחזיק טובה לעצמו
- מתנשא
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These words come before and after Shfal ru'akh in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Shfal ru'akh.
What does Shfal ru'akh (שפל רוח) mean in Hebrew?
Shfal ru'akh (שפל רוח) means humble. It is said shfal ru'akh, with the stress on ru'.
What is a synonym for Shfal ru'akh (שפל רוח)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Shfal ru'akh (שפל רוח) are דכא and עניו.
What is the opposite of Shfal ru'akh (שפל רוח)?
Words that mean the opposite of Shfal ru'akh (שפל רוח) are גבה רוח, מחזיק טובה לעצמו, and מתנשא.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry שפל רוח of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.