שָׁפַט
shâphaṭ(shaw-fat')
“to judge, i.e. pronounce sentence (for or against); by implication, to vindicate or punish; by extenssion, to govern; passively, to litigate (literally or figuratively)”
203 occurrencesOld TestamentCommon word
Definition
Strong’s Definition
to judge, i.e. pronounce sentence (for or against); by implication, to vindicate or punish; by extenssion, to govern; passively, to litigate (literally or figuratively)
Translated in KJV as
[phrase] avenge[idiom] that condemncontenddefendexecute (judgment)(be a) judge(-ment)[idiom] needspleadreasonrule.
Etymology
a primitive root;
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“That be far from thee to do after this manner, to slay the righteous with the wicked: and that the righteous should be as the wicked, that be far from thee: Shall not the Judge of all the earth do rig…”