שָׁפַט185 H8199
to judge, adjudicate; judge (person, office-holder); to vindicate, do justice for; to enter into judgment, contend; to rule, govern; to be judged (passive)
5. to rule, govern — Qal forms where shaphat extends beyond judicial decision to the broader sense of ruling, governing, or leading a people — characteristic of the Judges period; Arabic qada with governance connotation, Korean daseurida (to rule), Swahili -tawala (to govern). 11×
AR["دَيَّانُ","قَاضٍ","لِ-أُحاكِمَ","لِ-يَدِينَ","لِ-يَقْضِيَنَا","لِيَحْكُمَ","وَ-يَقْضِينَا"]·ben["এবং-বিচার-করবেন-আমাদেরকে","বিচার-করতে","বিচার-করতে-আমাদেরকে","বিচারক"]·DE["richten","richtete","und-er-wird-richte-uns","zu-richte","zu-richte-uns","zu-richten","zu-richtete"]·EN["and-he-will-judge-us","judging","to-judge","to-judge-us","who-judges"]·FR["et-il-fera-juge-nous","juger","pour-il-a-jugé","à-juge","à-juge-nous","à-juger"]·heb["ו-שפטנו","ל-שופט","ל-שפֹּט","ל-שפוט","ל-שפטנו","שופט"]·HI["और-न्याय-करेगा-हमारा","के-लिए-न्याय-करने-हमारा","न्याय-करने","न्याय-करने-के-लिए","न्याय-करने-को","न्यायी"]·ID["Hakim","dan-akan-menghakimi-kami","untuk-menghakimi","untuk-menghakimi-kami","yang-menghakimi"]·IT["a-giudica","a-giudica-noi","a-giudice","e-egli-vorrà-giudica-noi","giudicare","giudico'"]·jav["ingkang-ngadili","kagem-ngadili","kangge-ngadili","kangge-ngadili-kita","kanggé-ngadili","lan-ngadili-kita","supados-ngadili"]·KO["그리고-다스릴-것이다-우리를","다스리게-하라-우리를","심판하는-자이시라","심판하시려고","에-심판하다","위하여-심판하기","재판하려고","재판하시며"]·PT["Juiz-de","e-julgará-nos","para-julgar","para-julgar-nos","um-que-julga"]·RU["и-будет-судить-нас","судить","судящий","чтобы-судить-нас"]·ES["a-juzgar","juez","juez-de","para-juzgar","para-juzgarnos","y-nos-juzgará"]·SW["kuhukumu","kutuhukumu","mhukumu","na-atutawale"]·TR["ve-yargılayacak-bizi","yargilayan","yargılamak-için","yargılamak-için-bizi","yargılayan"]·urd["اور-عدالت-کرے-گا","عدالت-کرنے","عدالت-کرنے-کو","فیصلہ-کرنے","فیصلہ-کرنے-والے","فیصلہ-کرنے-کو","منصف"]
Exod 18:13, 1 Sam 8:5, 1 Sam 8:6, 1 Sam 8:20, 1 Kgs 3:9, 1 Chr 16:33, Ps 96:13, Ps 98:9, Isa 16:5, Jer 11:20, Joel 3:12
▼ 5 more senses below
Senses
1. to judge, adjudicate — The basic Qal verbal action of judging, rendering a legal verdict, or administering justice — covering all finite Qal inflections (perfect, imperfect, imperative, consecutive, infinitive, infinitive absolute) where the sense is the general act of judicial decision-making; Arabic qada/hakama, Korean simpanhada/jaepanhada. 98×
AR["أَدِينُ","أَدِينُكُمْ","أَدِينُكِ","أَقْضي","وَ-قَضى","وَ-قَضَى"]·ben["আমি-বিচার-করব","এবং-বিচার-করতেন","এবং-বিচার-করল","এবং-বিচার-করলেন","বিচার-করব","বিচার-করব-আমি"]·DE["richten","richtete","und-er-richtete","und-richtete"]·EN["I-shall-judge","I-will-judge","and-he-judged","and-judged","will-judge"]·FR["et-il-jugea","et-jugea","juger"]·heb["אשפוט","ו-ישפוט","ו-שפט"]·HI["एश्पोत","और-न्याय-किया","न्याय-करूँगा","न्याय-करूँगा-मैं","हमारी-राह"]·ID["Aku-akan-menghakimi","Dan-menghakimi","dan-dia-menghakimi","dan-memimpin","dan-memimpinlah","dan-menghakimi","dan-menghakimilah-ia","menghakimi"]·IT["e-egli-giudicò","e-giudicò","giudicare","giudico'"]·jav["Aku-badhé-ngadili","Ingsun-badhé-ngadili","Kawula-ngadili","Kula-badhé-ngadili","Lan-ngadili","Lan-piyambakipun-ngadili","kawula-badhé-ngadili","lan-ngadili"]·KO["그리고-그가-재판했다","그리고-다스렸다","그리고-사사했다","그리고-심판했다","그리고-재판했다","내가-심판하리라","심판하리라","심판하리이다"]·PT["E-julgou","e-julgava","e-julgou","julgarei","te-julgarei"]·RU["И-судил","буду-судить","и-судил"]·ES["Y-juzgó","juzgaré","te-juzgaré","y-juzgaba","y-juzgó"]·SW["na-akahukumu","na-akawaamua","nitahukumu","nitakuhukumu","nitawahukumu"]·TR["Ve-yargıladı","ve-hükm-etti","ve-yargıladı","ve-yargılardı","ve-yargıçlık-yaptı","yargılayacağım","İsrail'in"]·urd["اور-عدالت-کرتا-تھا","اور-عدالت-کی","اور-فیصلہ-کیا","عدالت-کروں-گا"]
Judg 3:10, Judg 10:2, Judg 10:3, Judg 12:7, Judg 12:8, Judg 12:9, Judg 12:11, Judg 12:11, Judg 12:13, Judg 12:14, Judg 15:20, Judg 16:31 (+38 more)
2. judge (person, office-holder) — The Qal active participle used as a substantive noun designating a person who holds the office of judge (shofet/shoftim), including singular, plural, and construct forms with possessive suffixes; Arabic qadin/qudat, Korean jaepangwan, Swahili hakimu/mwamuzi. 61×
AR["القاضيَ","القَاضِيَ","القُضَاةِ","الْقاضي","الْقَاضِي","الْقُضَاةُ","الْقُضَاةِ","قاضِياً","قُضاةً","قُضَاةً","قُضَاةَ"]·ben["আদেশ-দিয়েছিলাম","বিচারক","বিচারককে","বিচারকদের","বিচারকর্তা","বিচারকর্তাদের","বিচারকের-","সেই-বিচারকদের","সেই-বিচারকের","সেই-বিচারকেরা"]·DE["Gerichte","Richter","der-Richter","der-richtet","ein-richte","richten","richtet","richtete"]·EN["a-judge","judge","judges","the-judge","the-judges"]·FR["juger","juges","le-juge","le-juger","le-juges","les-juges","un-juge"]·heb["ה-שופט","ה-שופטים","שׁוֹפט","שופט","שופטי","שופטים"]·HI["न्यायाधीश","न्यायाधीशों","न्यायाधीशों-को","न्यायाधीशोंको","न्यायियों-का","न्यायियों-को","न्यायी","न्यायी-की","न्यायी-के","ह-शोफ़तीम-के"]·ID["hakim","hakim-hakim","hakim-itu","para-hakim","sebagai-hakim-hakim"]·IT["giudica","giudicare","il-giudica","il-giudicare","il-giudice","il-judges","un-giudica"]·jav["hakim","hakim-punika","kang-hakim","para-hakim"]·KO["그-사사","그-사사들이","그-사사의","그-재판관이","사사관들의","사사들을","재판관","재판관과","재판관들-을","재판관들로","재판관들을","재판관들이","재판관으로","재판관을"]·PT["juiz","juízes","juízes-de","o-juiz","os-juízes"]·RU["-судье","-судьи","-судья","судей","судьи","судью","судьям","судьями","судьёй"]·ES["a-jueces","el-juez","jueces","juez","los-jueces"]·SW["hakimu","mwamuzi","waamuzi"]·TR["-yargıçların","de-yargıcın","de-yargıç","hakim","hakimler","hâkimi","hâkimlerin","yargic","yargiclari","yargıca","yargıç","yargıçlar","yargıçları"]·urd["حاکم-کو","قاضی","قاضی-کے","قاضیوں","قاضیوں-کو","قاضیوں-کی"]
Gen 18:25, Num 25:5, Deut 16:18, Deut 17:9, Deut 17:12, Deut 19:18, Deut 21:2, Deut 25:2, Josh 8:33, Josh 23:2, Josh 24:1, Judg 2:16 (+38 more)
3. to vindicate, do justice for — Qal forms where judging carries a benefactive or vindicatory sense — judging on someone's behalf, defending the cause of the oppressed, or executing justice for a party; Arabic ihkum li (judge for me), Korean byeonhohada (to defend). 16×
AR["أَحْكُمُ","احْكُمْ","احْكُمْ-","احْكُمْ-لي","احْكُمْ-لِي","احْكُمْنِي","ادِنِ","اِقضُوا-لِلـ","لِتَحْكُمَ","وَيَقضي-لي","يَحكُمُ","يَحْكُمُ","يَقضُونَ-لَهُ","يَقْضي-"]·ben["আমার-বিচার-করুন","এবং-ন্যায়-করবেন-আমাকে","বিচার-কর","বিচার-কর-আমাকে","বিচার-করছি","বিচার-করতে","বিচার-করুন","বিচার-করে","বিচার-করো","বিচার-করো-","বিচার-করো-আমাকে","বিচারক","বিচারকারী","যে-বিচার-করে","সে-বিচার-করবে"]·DE["richten","richtet","richtete","und-moege-er-vindicate-mich","zu-richtete"]·EN["and-may-he-vindicate-me","do-justice-for","judge","judge-me","judging","may-he-vindicate","they-do-justice-for","to-do-justice-for","vindicate-me","who-judges"]·FR["et-peut-il-vindicate-moi","il-a-jugé","il-jugera","juge-moi","juger","à-juger"]·heb["ו-ישפט-ני","ישפוט","ישפטו","ל-שפוט","שופט","שופטים","שפוט-","שפוט-אותי","שפטה","שפטו","שפטני"]·HI["और-न्याय-करेगा-मुझे","देखो-मैं","न्याय-कर","न्याय-कर-","न्याय-कर-मेरा","न्याय-करने-को","न्याय-करने-वाला","न्याय-करनेवाला","न्याय-करो","न्यायकर्ता","वह-न्याय-करेगा","वे-न्याय-करते"]·ID["Ia-akan-menghakimi","Untuk-mengadili","berilah-keadilan","dan-biarlah-menghakimiku","hakimilah","hakimilah-aku","mengadili","menghakimi","mereka-bela","yang-menghakimi"]·IT["e-possa-egli-vindicate-me","giudicami","giudicare","giudicate","giudico'"]·jav["Adilanana-kula","Adili","Kanggé-ngadili","Mugi-ngadili-kula","Ngadilana","Piyambakipun-badhé-ngadili","adilanana-kula","ing-rah","kang-ngadili","lan-mugi-ngadili-kawula","mugi-ngadili","ngadili","ngukumi","piyambakipun-ngadili"]·KO["그리고-심판하시기를","변호하고","변호하라","심판하는","심판하는-자다","심판하라","심판하소서","심판하소서-나-를","심판하시는","심판하시려고","재판하는","재판하소서","판단하소서","판단하시리이다"]·PT["Julga-me","Julgai","Julgue","Para-fazer-justiça","e-julgue-me","julga","julga-","julga-me","julgam","julgando","que-julga"]·RU["да-судит","и-рассудит-меня","рассуди-меня","суди","суди-","суди-меня","судил","судите","судят","судящий","сужу","чтобы-судить"]·ES["Juzgará","Júzgame","Para-juzgar","defended","hacen-justicia","juzga","juzga-","juzgando","júzgame","que-juzga","y-me-hará-justicia"]·SW["Atawahukumu","Kuhukumu","Nihukumu","ahukumuye","akiwahukumu","hakimuni","hawahukumu","hukumu","hukumu-","na-anihukumie","nihukumu","ninahukumu"]·TR["Yargıla-beni","hukmedin","hukum-verirler","ve-yargılasın-beni","yargıla","yargıla-","yargıla-beni","yargılamak-için-","yargılasın","yargılayan","yargılıyorum"]·urd["-انصاف-کرنے-کو","انصاف-دلواؤ","انصاف-کر","انصاف-کر-میرا","انصاف-کرنے-والا","اور-فیصلہ-کرے-گا-مجھے","عدالت-کر","عدالت-کر-میری","فیصلہ-کر","فیصلہ-کرتا-تھا","فیصلہ-کرنے-والا-ہوں","فیصلہ-کَرنے-والا","میرا-انصاف-کر","وہ-انصاف-کرتے","وہ-عدالت-کرے-گا"]
1 Sam 24:15, 2 Chr 26:21, Ps 7:8, Ps 10:18, Ps 26:1, Ps 35:24, Ps 43:1, Ps 58:11, Ps 72:4, Ps 82:8, Prov 29:14, Prov 31:9 (+4 more)
4. to enter into judgment, contend — Niphal and related forms expressing reciprocal or intensive judicial action — entering into a lawsuit, contending at law, or litigating; Arabic haakama (form III, to litigate), mutahaakim (one contending), Korean sosong-hada (to litigate). 13×
AR["أُحَاكِمُ","حَاكَمْتُ","لِقاضيَّ","لِنَتَحَاكَمَ","مُتَحَاكِمٌ","وَ-أُحاكِمُهُمْ","وَ-أُحَاكِمُكُمْ","وَأُحَاكِمُكُمْ","وَأُحَاكِمُهُ","يُحاكِمُ","يُحَاكِمُ"]·ben["-আমার-বিচারকের-কাছে","আর-আমি-বিচার-করব","আর-বিচার-করব","এবং-আমি-বিচার-করব","এবং-বিচার-করব-আমি","কেউ-বিচার-করে","তোমাদের-সাথে","বিচার-করছি","বিচার-করছেন","বিচার-করে","বিচার-করেছিলাম-আমি","বিচার-হই"]·DE["richten","richtete","und-ich-wird-richte","und-richten","und-richtete","zu-Rechte-von"]·EN["I-judged","I-will-judge","am-entering-into-judgment","and-I-will-enter-into-judgment","and-I-will-judge","contending","judging","let-us-argue-together","one-judging","to-my-Judge"]·FR["et-je-fera-juge","et-juger","juger","à-juger-moi"]·heb["אשפוט","ו-אשפטה","ו-נשפטתי","ל-שופטי","נישפט","נישפטה","נשפט","נשפטתי"]·HI["अपने-न्यायाधीश-से","और-न्याय-करूँगा","और-न्याय-करूँगा-मैं","और-मैं-न्याय-करूंगा","न्याय-करता","न्याय-करता-हूं","न्याय-करता-है","न्याय-करूँगा-मैं","न्याय-करें-हम","न्याय-किया-मैंने","न्याय-पानेवाला"]·ID["Aku-akan-berperkara","Aku-berperkara","berperkara","dan-Aku-akan-berperkara","dan-Aku-akan-menghakimi","dan-aku-akan-menghakimi","kepada-hakimku","mari-kita-berperkara","mengadili","menghakimi"]·IT["e-giudicare","e-io-vorrà-giudica","giudicare","per-giudicare-mio"]·jav["Aku-badhé-ngadili","Aku-ngadili","dhumateng-hakim-kawula","ingkang-dipunadili","lan-Aku-badhé-ngadili","lan-Ingsun-ngadili","lan-Kawula-badhé-ngadili","lan-kawula-badhe-ngadili","ngadili","ngruket","sumangga-kita-ngadili"]·KO["그리고-내가-심판하리라","그리고-심판하겠다","그리고-심판하리라","그리고-재판하겠다-나는","나의-재판관-에게","소송하다","심판하는-것이다","심판하리라","심판했다","재판하는-자가","재판하자"]·PT["E-julgarei","a-meu-juiz","e-entrarei-em-juízo","e-julgarei","e-julgarei-me","entrarei-em-juízo","entrei-em-juízo","julgando","julguemos","pleiteando","é-julgado"]·RU["Судью-моему","будем-судиться","и-буду-судить","и-буду-судиться","с-вами","судился","судится","судящего","судящий","судящийся"]·ES["Y-me-juzgaré","a-mi-juez","entraré-en-juicio","entremos-en-juicio","juzgando","litigaré","litigué","que-juzga","quien-juzgue","y-juzgaré","y-litigaré"]·SW["Nitamhukumu","akishindana","anahukumu","anayeshitaki","hakimu-wangu","na-nitahukumu","na-nitamhukumu","na-nitawahukumu","nilivyowahukumu","ninahukumu","nitawahukumu","tuhukumiwe"]·TR["Babel'e","davalı-olursa","ve-yargılayacağım","yargilanalim","yargilayan","yargıcıma","yargıladım","yargılayacağım","yargılıyor"]·urd["اور-عدالت-کروں-گا","اور-عدالت-کروں-گا-میں","اور-مَیں-عدالت-کروں-گا","اور-میں-عدالت-کروں-گا","اپنے-منصف-سے","عدالت-میں","عدالت-کرتا-ہے","عدالت-کروں-گا","عدالت-کی","فیصلہ-کرنے-والا","مقدمہ-کریں","مقدمہ-کرے"]
1 Sam 12:7, Job 9:15, Prov 29:9, Isa 43:26, Isa 59:4, Jer 2:35, Jer 25:31, Ezek 17:20, Ezek 20:35, Ezek 20:36, Ezek 20:36, Ezek 38:22 (+1 more)
6. to be judged (passive) — Niphal passive forms where the subject receives or undergoes judgment rather than administering it; Arabic yudaan (to be condemned), Swahili -hukumiwa (to be judged), Korean simpan-batda (to receive judgment). 5×
AR["عِندَما-يُدان","عِنْدَ-مُحاكَمَتِهِ","عِنْدَ-مُحَاكَمَةِ","لِيُدَانُوا","يَدِينُونَكِ"]·ben["বিচার-করবে-তারা-তোমাকে","বিচারিত-হোক","বিচারের-সময়ে-তার","যখন-সে-বিচারিত-হয়","যেহূর-বিচার-করার-সময়ে"]·DE["lass-sein-richtete","richten","richtete"]·EN["let-be-judged","they-shall-judge-you","when-he-is-judged","when-judging"]·FR["dans-juger","juger"]·heb["ב-הישפט-ו","ב-השפטו","יישפטו","כ-שופט","שפטוך"]·HI["जब-न्याय-हो","न्याय-हों","न्यायकरतेसमय-","में-न्याय-होने-पर-उसके"]·ID["biarlah-dihakimi","ketika-dihakimi","ketika-menghakimi","mereka-akan-menghakimimu"]·IT["giudicare","giudico'"]·jav["Menawi-dipunadili","dipun-adili","nalika-dipun-adili","nalika-ngukumi","sami-ngadili-panjenengan"]·KO["-심판-받을-때","심판-받을-때에","심판받게-하소서","심판하리라-너를","심판할-때에"]·PT["Quando-for-julgado","quando-for-julgado","quando-julgou","sejam-julgadas","te-julgarão"]·RU["Когда-будут-судить-его","да-будут-судимы","и-по-делам","когда-судился","когда-судят-его"]·ES["Cuando-sea-juzgado","cuando-juzgaba","cuando-sea-juzgado","sean-juzgadas","te-juzgarán"]·SW["Yehu-alipohukumu","anapohukumiwa","atakapohukumiwa","wahukumiwe","watakuhukumu"]·TR["yargılandığında","yargılansınlar","yargılarken","yargılayacaklar-seni"]·urd["جب-عدالت-ہو","جب-فیصلہ-کر-رہا-تھا","عدالت-میں","عدالت-کریں-گے-تیری","عدالت-ہو"]
BDB / Lexicon Reference
שָׁפַט185 vb. judge, govern (NH in deriv.; Ph. שפט = שֹׁפֵט, also in n.pr.; Pun. sufet Lzb381; Biblical Aramaic שָֽׁפְטִין; Assyrian šapâtu (t = ת), syn. dânu (דִּין), judge DlWB 684, šipṭu (ט), prob. judgment [and šapiṭu, captain?] JenZA iv (1889), 278 f.; on poss. connexion with Arabic سفط v. NöZMG xi (1886), 724; on usage of vb. see FergusonJBL viii (1888), 130 ff.);— Qal Pf. 3 ms. שׁ׳ Ju…