שָׁפַט (shâphaṭ) — Avenge
Hebrew word study: שָׁפַט (shâphaṭ), Strong's H8199. to judge, i.e. pronounce sentence (for or against); by implication, to vindicate or punish; by extenssion, to govern; passively, to litigate
Approximate — computer-generated, not a recording of historical speech.
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)
KJV translation words: [phrase] avenge, [idiom] that condemn, contend, defend, execute (judgment), (be a) judge(-ment), [idiom] needs, plead, reason, rule.
Strong's H8199 is tagged on 202 words in 182 verses across 31 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Genesis 16:5 and last appears in Zechariah 8:16.
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Books where it appears most
Verses (first 25 of 182)
- Genesis 16:5 — יִשְׁפֹּט — may he judge
- Genesis 18:25 — הֲשֹׁפֵט — ¿ the judge of
- Genesis 19:9 — וַיִּשְׁפֹּט — and he has judged
- Genesis 31:53 — יִשְׁפְּטוּ — may they judge
- Exodus 2:14 — וְשֹׁפֵט — and a judge
- Exodus 5:21 — וְיִשְׁפֹּט — and may he judge
- Exodus 18:13 — לִשְׁפֹּט — to judge
- Exodus 18:16 — וְשָׁפַטְתִּי — and I judge
- Exodus 18:22 — וְשָׁפְטוּ — and they will judge
- Exodus 18:26 — וְשָׁפְטוּ — and they judged
- Leviticus 19:15 — תִּשְׁפֹּט — you will judge
- Numbers 25:5 — שֹׁפְטֵי — the judges of
- Numbers 35:24 — וְשָׁפְטוּ — and they will judge
- Deuteronomy 1:16 — שֹׁפְטֵיכֶם — judges your
- Deuteronomy 16:18 — שֹׁפְטִים — judges
- Deuteronomy 17:9 — הַשֹּׁפֵט — the judge
- Deuteronomy 17:12 — הַשֹּׁפֵט — the judge
- Deuteronomy 19:17 — וְהַשֹּׁפְטִים — and the judges
- Deuteronomy 19:18 — הַשֹּׁפְטִים — the judges
- Deuteronomy 21:2 — וְשֹׁפְטֶיךָ — and judges your
- Deuteronomy 25:1 — וּשְׁפָטוּם — and they will judge them
- Deuteronomy 25:2 — הַשֹּׁפֵט — the judge
- Joshua 8:33 — וְשֹׁפְטָיו — and judges its
- Joshua 23:2 — וּלְשֹׁפְטָיו — and to judges its
- Joshua 24:1 — וּלְשֹׁפְטָיו — and to judges its
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Related entries
Entries whose derivation names this word: H478 אֱלִישָׁפָט (ʼĔlîyshâphâṭ), H3092 יְהוֹשָׁפָט (Yᵉhôwshâphâṭ), H4941 מִשְׁפָּט (mishpâṭ), H8196 שְׁפוֹט (shᵉphôwṭ), H8200 שְׁפַט (shᵉphaṭ), H8201 שֶׁפֶט (shepheṭ), H8202 שָׁפָט (Shâphâṭ), H8203 שְׁפַטְיָה (Shᵉphaṭyâh), H8204 שִׁפְטָן (Shiphṭân), H8614 תִּפְתַּי (tiphtay).
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What does shâphaṭ (H8199) mean?
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).
How is H8199 translated in the KJV?
The KJV translates H8199 as: [phrase] avenge, [idiom] that condemn, contend, defend, execute (judgment), (be a) judge(-ment), [idiom] needs, plead, reason, rule..
How often does שָׁפַט (shâphaṭ) appear?
Strong's H8199 is tagged on 202 words in 182 verses across 31 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Genesis 16:5 and last appears in Zechariah 8:16.
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