מִשְׁפָּט
mish.patNoun (Masculine)H4941
justice: judgement
From: from H8199 (שָׁפַט);
Short Definition
properly, a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (participant's) divine law, individual or collective), including the act, the place, the suit, the crime, and the penalty; abstractly, justice, including a participant's right or privilege (statutory or customary), or even a style
Full Lexicon Entry
judgement/punishment 1) judgment, justice, ordinance 1a) judgment 1a1) act of deciding a case 1a2) place, court, seat of judgment 1a3) process, procedure, litigation (before judges) 1a4) case, cause (presented for judgment) 1a5) sentence, decision (of judgment) 1a6) execution (of judgment) 1a7) time (of judgment) 1b) justice, right, rectitude (attributes of God or man) 1c) ordinance 1d) decision (in law) 1e) right, privilege, due (legal) 1f) proper, fitting, measure, fitness, custom, manner, plan
Grammar
Part of Speech Noun (Masculine)
Morphology H:N-M
DescriptionH:N-M
Occurrences
383 timesAppears 383 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:
Psalms
51
Isaiah
39
Deuteronomy
36
Ezk
36
Jeremiah
31
Key Passages
- 1 Chronicles 15:13
- Deuteronomy 24:17
- Genesis 18:25
- Jeremiah 5:5
- Numbers 9:3
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