מִשְׁפָּט
judgment
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Part of speech
- Noun
- A naming word — a person, place, thing, or idea.
Noun type
- Common
- A common noun — a general class of person, place, or thing (“king,” “city,” “water”), not a specific name.
State
- Absolute
- The independent form of a noun, not bound to a following word.
- Construct
- A noun bound to a following noun in a possessive / “of” relationship (the construct chain).
Gender
- Masculine
- Grammatically masculine.
Number
- Singular
- One.
- Plural
- More than one (in Hebrew, generally three or more).
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Genesis 3 verses
- Genesis 18:19 וּ/מִשְׁפָּ֑ט conj + n c ms For I have known him, to the end that he may command his children and his household after him, that they may keep the way of Yahweh, to do righteousness and justice; to the end that Yahweh may bring on Abraham that which he has spoken of him."
- Genesis 18:25 מִשְׁפָּֽט n c ms Be it far from you to do things like that, to kill the righteous with the wicked, that so the righteous should be as the wicked. May that be far from you. Shouldn't the Judge of all the earth do right?"
- Genesis 40:13 כַּ/מִּשְׁפָּט֙ prep det + n c ms Within three more days, Pharaoh will lift up your head, and restore you to your office. You will give Pharaoh's cup into his hand, the way you did when you were his cupbearer.
Exodus 7 verses
- Exodus 15:25 וּ/מִשְׁפָּ֖ט conj + n c ms Then he cried to Yahweh. Yahweh shown him a tree, and he threw it into the waters, and the waters were made sweet. There he made a statute and an ordinance for them, and there he tested them;
- Exodus 21:1 הַ/מִּשְׁפָּטִ֔ים ptcl def.art + n c mp "Now these are the ordinances which you shall set before them.
- Exodus 21:31 כַּ/מִּשְׁפָּ֥ט prep det + n c ms Whether it has gored a son or has gored a daughter, according to this judgment it shall be done to him.
- Exodus 24:3 הַ/מִּשְׁפָּטִ֑ים ptcl def.art + n c mp Moses came and told the people all the words of Yahweh, and all the ordinances; and all the people answered with one voice, and said, "All the words which Yahweh has spoken will we do."
- Exodus 28:15 מִשְׁפָּט֙ n c ms "You shall make a breastplate of judgment, the work of the skillful workman; like the work of the ephod you shall make it; of gold, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen, shall you make it.
- Exodus 28:29 הַ/מִּשְׁפָּ֛ט ptcl def.art + n c ms Aaron shall bear the names of the children of Israel in the breastplate of judgment on his heart, when he goes in to the holy place, for a memorial before Yahweh continually.
- Exodus 28:30 הַ/מִּשְׁפָּ֗ט מִשְׁפַּ֨ט ptcl def.art + n c ms n c ms cs You shall put in the breastplate of judgment the Urim and the Thummim; and they shall be on Aaron's heart, when he goes in before Yahweh: and Aaron shall bear the judgment of the children of Israel on his heart before Yahweh continually.
Leviticus 5 verses
- Leviticus 5:10 כַּ/מִּשְׁפָּ֑ט prep det + n c ms He shall offer the second for a burnt offering, according to the ordinance; and the priest shall make atonement for him concerning his sin which he has sinned, and he shall be forgiven.
- Leviticus 9:16 כַּ/מִּשְׁפָּֽט prep det + n c ms He presented the burnt offering, and offered it according to the ordinance.
- Leviticus 19:15 בַּ/מִּשְׁפָּ֔ט prep det + n c ms "'You shall do no injustice in judgment: you shall not be partial to the poor, nor show favoritism to the great; but in righteousness shall you judge your neighbor.
- Leviticus 19:35 בַּ/מִּשְׁפָּ֑ט prep det + n c ms "'You shall do no unrighteousness in judgment, in measures of length, of weight, or of quantity.
- Leviticus 26:46 וְ/הַ/מִּשְׁפָּטִים֮ conj + ptcl def.art + n c mp These are the statutes, ordinances and laws, which Yahweh made between him and the children of Israel in Mount Sinai by Moses.
Numbers 13 verses
- Numbers 15:16 וּ/מִשְׁפָּ֥ט conj + n c ms One law and one ordinance shall be for you, and for the stranger who lives as a foreigner with you.
- Numbers 15:24 כַּ/מִּשְׁפָּ֑ט prep det + n c ms then it shall be, if it be done unwittingly, without the knowledge of the congregation, that all the congregation shall offer one young bull for a burnt offering, for a sweet savor to Yahweh, with the meal-offering of it, and the drink-offering of it, according to the ordinance, and one male goat for a sin-offering.
- Numbers 27:11 מִשְׁפָּ֔ט n c ms If his father have no brothers, then you shall give his inheritance to his kinsman who is next to him of his family, and he shall possess it: and it shall be to the children of Israel a statute [and] ordinance, as Yahweh commanded Moses.
- Numbers 29:18 כַּ/מִּשְׁפָּֽט prep det + n c ms and their meal-offering and their drink-offerings for the bulls, for the rams, and for the lambs, according to their number, after the ordinance;
- Numbers 29:21 כַּ/מִּשְׁפָּֽט prep det + n c ms and their meal-offering and their drink-offerings for the bulls, for the rams, and for the lambs, according to their number, after the ordinance;
- Numbers 29:24 כַּ/מִּשְׁפָּֽט prep det + n c ms their meal-offering and their drink-offerings for the bulls, for the rams, and for the lambs, according to their number, after the ordinance;
- Numbers 29:27 כַּ/מִּשְׁפָּֽט prep det + n c ms and their meal-offering and their drink-offerings for the bulls, for the rams, and for the lambs, according to their number, after the ordinance;
- Numbers 29:30 כַּ/מִּשְׁפָּֽט prep det + n c ms and their meal-offering and their drink-offerings for the bulls, for the rams, and for the lambs, according to their number, after the ordinance;
- Numbers 29:37 כַּ/מִּשְׁפָּֽט prep det + n c ms their meal-offering and their drink-offerings for the bull, for the ram, and for the lambs, shall be according to their number, after the ordinance:
- Numbers 35:12 לַ/מִּשְׁפָּֽט prep det + n c ms The cities shall be to you for refuge from the avenger, that the manslayer not die, until he stands before the congregation for judgment.
- Numbers 35:24 הַ/מִּשְׁפָּטִ֖ים ptcl def.art + n c mp then the congregation shall judge between the striker and the avenger of blood according to these ordinances;
- Numbers 35:29 מִשְׁפָּ֖ט n c ms These things shall be for a statute [and] ordinance to you throughout your generations in all your dwellings.
- Numbers 36:13 וְ/הַ/מִּשְׁפָּטִ֗ים conj + ptcl def.art + n c mp These are the commandments and the ordinances which Yahweh commanded by Moses to the children of Israel in the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho.
Deuteronomy 22 verses
- Deuteronomy 1:17 בַּ/מִּשְׁפָּ֗ט הַ/מִּשְׁפָּ֖ט prep det + n c ms ptcl def.art + n c ms You shall not show partiality in judgment; you shall hear the small and the great alike; you shall not be afraid of the face of man; for the judgment is God's: and the cause that is too hard for you, you shall bring to me, and I will hear it.
- Deuteronomy 4:1 הַ/מִּשְׁפָּטִ֔ים ptcl def.art + n c mp Now, Israel, listen to the statutes and to the ordinances, which I teach you, to do them; that you may live, and go in and possess the land which Yahweh, the God of your fathers, gives you.
- Deuteronomy 4:5 וּ/מִשְׁפָּטִ֔ים conj + n c mp Behold, I have taught you statutes and ordinances, even as Yahweh my God commanded me, that you should do so in the midst of the land where you go in to possess it.
- Deuteronomy 4:8 וּ/מִשְׁפָּטִ֖ים conj + n c mp What great nation is there, that has statutes and ordinances so righteous as all this law, which I set before you this day?
- Deuteronomy 4:14 וּ/מִשְׁפָּטִ֑ים conj + n c mp Yahweh commanded me at that time to teach you statutes and ordinances, that you might do them in the land where you go over to possess it.
- Deuteronomy 4:45 וְ/הַ/מִּשְׁפָּטִ֑ים conj + ptcl def.art + n c mp these are the testimonies, and the statutes, and the ordinances, which Moses spoke to the children of Israel, when they came forth out of Egypt,
- Deuteronomy 5:1 הַ/מִּשְׁפָּטִ֔ים ptcl def.art + n c mp Moses called to all Israel, and said to them, Hear, Israel, the statutes and the ordinances which I speak in your ears this day, that you may learn them, and observe to do them.
- Deuteronomy 5:31 וְ/הַ/מִּשְׁפָּטִ֖ים conj + ptcl def.art + n c mp But as for you, stand you here by me, and I will speak to you all the commandment, and the statutes, and the ordinances, which you shall teach them, that they may do them in the land which I give them to possess it.
- Deuteronomy 6:1 וְ/הַ/מִּשְׁפָּטִ֔ים conj + ptcl def.art + n c mp Now this is the commandment, the statutes, and the ordinances, which Yahweh your God commanded to teach you, that you might do them in the land where you go over to possess it;
- Deuteronomy 6:20 וְ/הַ/מִּשְׁפָּטִ֔ים conj + ptcl def.art + n c mp When your son asks you in time to come, saying, What mean the testimonies, and the statutes, and the ordinances, which Yahweh our God has commanded you?
- Deuteronomy 7:11 הַ/מִּשְׁפָּטִ֗ים ptcl def.art + n c mp You shall therefore keep the commandment, and the statutes, and the ordinances, which I command you this day, to do them.
- Deuteronomy 7:12 הַ/מִּשְׁפָּטִים֙ ptcl def.art + n c mp It shall happen, because you listen to these ordinances, and keep and do them, that Yahweh your God will keep with you the covenant and the loving kindness which he swore to your fathers:
- Deuteronomy 11:32 הַ/מִּשְׁפָּטִ֑ים ptcl def.art + n c mp You shall observe to do all the statutes and the ordinances which I set before you this day.
- Deuteronomy 12:1 וְ/הַ/מִּשְׁפָּטִים֮ conj + ptcl def.art + n c mp These are the statutes and the ordinances which you shall observe to do in the land which Yahweh, the God of your fathers, has given you to possess it, all the days that you live on the earth.
- Deuteronomy 16:19 מִשְׁפָּ֔ט n c ms You shall not wrest justice: you shall not respect persons; neither shall you take a bribe; for a bribe does blind the eyes of the wise, and pervert the words of the righteous.
- Deuteronomy 17:8 לַ/מִּשְׁפָּ֗ט prep det + n c ms If there arise a matter too hard for you in judgment, between blood and blood, between plea and plea, and between stroke and stroke, being matters of controversy within your gates; then shall you arise, and go up to the place which Yahweh your God shall choose;
- Deuteronomy 17:9 הַ/מִּשְׁפָּֽט ptcl def.art + n c ms and you shall come to the priests the Levites, and to the judge who shall be in those days: and you shall inquire; and they shall show you the sentence of judgment.
- Deuteronomy 17:11 הַ/מִּשְׁפָּ֛ט ptcl def.art + n c ms according to the tenor of the law which they shall teach you, and according to the judgment which they shall tell you, you shall do; you shall not turn aside from the sentence which they shall show you, to the right hand, nor to the left.
- Deuteronomy 25:1 הַ/מִּשְׁפָּ֖ט ptcl def.art + n c ms If there be a controversy between men, and they come to judgment, and [the judges] judge them; then they shall justify the righteous, and condemn the wicked;
- Deuteronomy 26:16 הַ/מִּשְׁפָּטִ֑ים ptcl def.art + n c mp This day Yahweh your God commands you to do these statutes and ordinances: you shall therefore keep and do them with all your heart, and with all your soul.
- Deuteronomy 32:4 מִשְׁפָּ֑ט n c ms The Rock, his work is perfect; For all his ways are justice: A God of faithfulness and without iniquity, Just and right is he.
- Deuteronomy 32:41 בְּ/מִשְׁפָּ֖ט prep + n c ms If I whet my glittering sword, My hand take hold on judgment; I will render vengeance to my adversaries, Will recompense those who hate me.
Joshua 3 verses
- Joshua 6:15 כַּ/מִּשְׁפָּ֥ט prep det + n c ms It happened on the seventh day, that they rose early at the dawning of the day, and compassed the city after the same manner seven times: only on the day they compassed the city seven times.
- Joshua 20:6 לַ/מִּשְׁפָּ֔ט prep det + n c ms He shall dwell in that city, until he stand before the congregation for judgment, until the death of the high priest that shall be in those days: then shall the manslayer return, and come to his own city, and to his own house, to the city from whence he fled.
- Joshua 24:25 וּ/מִשְׁפָּ֖ט conj + n c ms So Joshua made a covenant with the people that day, and set them a statute and an ordinance in Shechem.
Judges 1 verse
1 Samuel 2 verses
2 Samuel 4 verses
- 2 Samuel 8:15 מִשְׁפָּ֥ט n c ms David reigned over all Israel; and David executed justice and righteousness to all his people.
- 2 Samuel 15:2 לַ/מִּשְׁפָּ֗ט prep det + n c ms Absalom rose up early, and stood beside the way of the gate: and it was so, that when any man had a suit which should come to the king for judgment, then Absalom called to him, and said, Of what city are you? He said, Your servant is of one of the tribes of Israel.
- 2 Samuel 15:4 וּ/מִשְׁפָּ֖ט conj + n c ms Absalom said moreover, Oh that I were made judge in the land, that every man who has any suit or cause might come to me, and I would do him justice!
- 2 Samuel 15:6 לַ/מִּשְׁפָּ֖ט prep det + n c ms In this manner Absalom did to all Israel who came to the king for judgment: so Absalom stole the hearts of the men of Israel.
1 Kings 4 verses
- 1 Kings 3:11 מִשְׁפָּֽט n c ms God said to him, Because you have asked this thing, and have not asked for yourself long life, neither have asked riches for yourself, nor have asked the life of your enemies, but have asked for yourself understanding to discern justice;
- 1 Kings 3:28 הַ/מִּשְׁפָּט֙ מִשְׁפָּֽט ptcl def.art + n c ms n c ms All Israel heard of the judgment which the king had judged; and they feared the king: for they saw that the wisdom of God was in him, to do justice.
- 1 Kings 7:7 הַ/מִּשְׁפָּ֖ט ptcl def.art + n c ms He made the porch of the throne where he was to judge, even the porch of judgment: and it was covered with cedar from floor to floor.
- 1 Kings 10:9 מִשְׁפָּ֖ט n c ms Blessed be Yahweh your God, who delighted in you, to set you on the throne of Israel: because Yahweh loved Israel forever, therefore made he you king, to do justice and righteousness.
2 Kings 4 verses
- 2 Kings 11:14 כַּ/מִּשְׁפָּ֗ט prep det + n c ms and she looked, and, behold, the king stood by the pillar, as the manner was, and the captains and the trumpets by the king; and all the people of the land rejoiced, and blew trumpets. Then Athaliah tore her clothes, and cried, Treason! treason!
- 2 Kings 17:34 כַּ/מִּשְׁפָּטִ֖ים וּ/כְ/מִשְׁפָּטָ֔/ם prep det + n c mp conj + prep + n c ms cs + sfx pers 3mp To this day they do after the former manner: they don't fear Yahweh, neither do they after their statutes, or after their ordinances, or after the law or after the commandment which Yahweh commanded the children of Jacob, whom he named Israel;
- 2 Kings 17:37 הַ/מִּשְׁפָּטִ֜ים ptcl def.art + n c mp and the statutes and the ordinances, and the law and the commandment, which he wrote for you, you shall observe to do forevermore; and you shall not fear other gods:
- 2 Kings 25:6 מִשְׁפָּֽט n c ms Then they took the king, and carried him up to the king of Babylon to Riblah; and they gave judgment on him.
1 Chronicles 4 verses
- 1 Chronicles 15:13 כַּ/מִּשְׁפָּֽט prep det + n c ms For because you didn't carry it at the first, Yahweh our God made a breach on us, because we didn't seek him according to the ordinance.
- 1 Chronicles 18:14 מִשְׁפָּ֥ט n c ms David reigned over all Israel; and he executed justice and righteousness to all his people.
- 1 Chronicles 22:13 הַ/מִּשְׁפָּטִ֔ים ptcl def.art + n c mp Then shall you prosper, if you observe to do the statutes and the ordinances which Yahweh gave Moses concerning Israel. Be strong, and of good courage. Don't be afraid, neither be dismayed.
- 1 Chronicles 23:31 כְּ/מִשְׁפָּ֧ט prep + n c ms and to offer all burnt offerings to Yahweh, on the Sabbaths, on the new moons, and on the set feasts, in number according to the ordinance concerning them, continually before Yahweh;
2 Chronicles 6 verses
- 2 Chronicles 4:20 כַּ/מִּשְׁפָּ֛ט prep det + n c ms and the lampstands with their lamps, to burn according to the ordinance before the oracle, of pure gold;
- 2 Chronicles 9:8 מִשְׁפָּ֥ט n c ms Blessed be Yahweh your God, who delighted in you, to set you on his throne, to be king for Yahweh your God: because your God loved Israel, to establish them forever, therefore made he you king over them, to do justice and righteousness.
- 2 Chronicles 19:6 מִשְׁפָּֽט n c ms and said to the judges, Consider what you do: for you don't judge for man, but for Yahweh; and [he is] with you in the judgment.
- 2 Chronicles 19:10 וּ/לְ/מִשְׁפָּטִים֒ conj + prep + n c mp Whenever any controversy shall come to you from your brothers who dwell in their cities, between blood and blood, between law and commandment, statutes and ordinances, you shall warn them, that they not be guilty towards Yahweh, and so wrath come on you and on your brothers: this do, and you shall not be guilty.
- 2 Chronicles 33:8 וְ/הַ/מִּשְׁפָּטִ֖ים conj + ptcl def.art + n c mp neither will I any more remove the foot of Israel from off the land which I have appointed for your fathers, if only they will observe to do all that I have commanded them, even all the law and the statutes and the ordinances [given] by Moses.
- 2 Chronicles 35:13 כַּ/מִּשְׁפָּ֑ט prep det + n c ms They roasted the Passover with fire according to the ordinance: and the holy offerings boiled they in pots, and in caldrons, and in pans, and carried them quickly to all the children of the people.
Ezra 1 verse
Nehemiah 3 verses
- Nehemiah 1:7 הַ/מִּשְׁפָּטִ֔ים ptcl def.art + n c mp we have dealt very corruptly against you, and have not kept the commandments, nor the statutes, nor the ordinances, which you commanded your servant Moses.
- Nehemiah 8:18 כַּ/מִּשְׁפָּֽט prep det + n c ms Also day by day, from the first day to the last day, he read in the book of the law of God. They kept the feast seven days; and on the eighth day was a solemn assembly, according to the ordinance.
- Nehemiah 9:13 מִשְׁפָּטִ֤ים n c mp You came down also on Mount Sinai, and spoke with them from heaven, and gave them right ordinances and true laws, good statutes and commandments,
Job 16 verses
- Job 8:3 מִשְׁפָּ֑ט n c ms Does God pervert justice? Or does the Almighty pervert righteousness?
- Job 9:19 לְ֝/מִשְׁפָּ֗ט prep + n c ms If it is a matter of strength, behold, he is mighty! If of justice, 'Who,' says he, 'will summon me?'
- Job 9:32 בַּ/מִּשְׁפָּֽט prep det + n c ms For he is not a man, as I am, that I should answer him, That we should come together in judgment.
- Job 13:18 מִשְׁפָּ֑ט n c ms See now, I have set my cause in order. I know that I am righteous.
- Job 14:3 בְ/מִשְׁפָּ֣ט prep + n c ms Do you open your eyes on such a one, And bring me into judgment with you?
- Job 19:7 מִשְׁפָּֽט n c ms "Behold, I cry out of wrong, but I am not heard: I cry for help, but there is no justice.
- Job 22:4 בַּ/מִּשְׁפָּֽט prep det + n c ms Is it for your piety that he reproves you, That he enters with you into judgment?
- Job 23:4 מִשְׁפָּ֑ט n c ms I would set my cause in order before him, And fill my mouth with arguments.
- Job 32:9 מִשְׁפָּֽט n c ms It is not the great who are wise, Nor the aged who understand justice.
- Job 34:4 מִשְׁפָּ֥ט n c ms Let us choose for us that which is right. Let us know among ourselves what is good.
- Job 34:12 מִשְׁפָּֽט n c ms Yes surely, God will not do wickedly, Neither will the Almighty pervert justice.
- Job 34:17 מִשְׁפָּ֣ט n c ms Shall even one who hates justice govern? Will you condemn him who is righteous and mighty?--
- Job 34:23 בַּ/מִּשְׁפָּֽט prep det + n c ms For he doesn't need to consider a man further, That he should go before God in judgment.
- Job 35:2 לְ/מִשְׁפָּ֑ט prep + n c ms "Do you think this to be your right, Or do you say, 'My righteousness is more than God's,'
- Job 36:17 וּ/מִשְׁפָּ֣ט conj + n c ms "But you are full of the judgment of the wicked. Judgment and justice take hold of you.
- Job 37:23 וּ/מִשְׁפָּ֥ט conj + n c ms We can't reach the Almighty, He is exalted in power; In justice and great righteousness he will not oppress.
Psalms 28 verses
- Psalms 1:5 בַּ/מִּשְׁפָּ֑ט prep det + n c ms Therefore the wicked shall not stand in the judgment, Nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous.
- Psalms 7:6 מִשְׁפָּ֥ט n c ms Arise, Yahweh, in your anger. Lift up yourself against the rage of my adversaries. Awake for me. You have commanded judgment.
- Psalms 9:7 לַ/מִּשְׁפָּ֣ט prep det + n c ms But Yahweh reigns forever. He has prepared his throne for judgment.
- Psalms 9:16 מִשְׁפָּ֪ט n c ms Yahweh has made himself known. He has executed judgment. The wicked is snared by the work of his own hands. Meditation. Selah.
- Psalms 25:9 בַּ/מִּשְׁפָּ֑ט prep det + n c ms He will guide the humble in justice. He will teach the humble his way.
- Psalms 33:5 וּ/מִשְׁפָּ֑ט conj + n c ms He loves righteousness and justice. The earth is full of the loving kindness of Yahweh.
- Psalms 37:28 מִשְׁפָּ֗ט n c ms For Yahweh loves justice, And doesn't forsake his saints. They are preserved forever, But the children of the wicked shall be cut off.
- Psalms 37:30 מִשְׁפָּֽט n c ms The mouth of the righteous talks of wisdom. His tongue speaks justice.
- Psalms 72:2 בְ/מִשְׁפָּֽט prep + n c ms He will judge your people with righteousness, And your poor with justice.
- Psalms 76:9 לַ/מִּשְׁפָּ֥ט prep det + n c ms When God arose to judgment, To save all the afflicted ones of the earth. Selah.
- Psalms 81:4 מִ֝שְׁפָּ֗ט n c ms For it is a statute for Israel, An ordinance of the God of Jacob.
- Psalms 89:14 וּ֭/מִשְׁפָּט conj + n c ms Righteousness and justice are the foundation of your throne. Loving kindness and truth go before your face.
- Psalms 94:15 מִשְׁפָּ֑ט n c ms For judgment will return to righteousness. All the upright in heart shall follow it.
- Psalms 97:2 וּ֝/מִשְׁפָּ֗ט conj + n c ms Clouds and darkness are around him. Righteousness and justice are the foundation of his throne.
- Psalms 99:4 מִשְׁפָּ֪ט מִשְׁפָּ֥ט n c ms n c ms The King's strength also loves justice. You do establish equity. You execute justice and righteousness in Jacob.
- Psalms 101:1 וּ/מִשְׁפָּ֥ט conj + n c ms I will sing of loving kindness and justice. To you, Yahweh, I will sing praises.
- Psalms 103:6 וּ֝/מִשְׁפָּטִ֗ים conj + n c mp Yahweh executes righteous acts, And justice for all who are oppressed.
- Psalms 106:3 מִשְׁפָּ֑ט n c ms Blessed are those who keep justice. Blessed is one who does what is right at all times.
- Psalms 111:7 וּ/מִשְׁפָּ֑ט conj + n c ms The works of his hands are truth and justice. All his precepts are sure.
- Psalms 112:5 בְּ/מִשְׁפָּֽט prep + n c ms It is well with the man who deals graciously and lends. He will maintain his cause in judgment.
- Psalms 119:84 מִשְׁפָּֽט n c ms How many are the days of your servant? When will you execute judgment on those who persecute me?
- Psalms 119:121 מִשְׁפָּ֣ט n c ms I have done what is just and righteous. Don't leave me to my oppressors.
- Psalms 119:132 כְּ֝/מִשְׁפָּ֗ט prep + n c ms Turn to me, and have mercy on me, As you always do to those who love your name.
- Psalms 122:5 לְ/מִשְׁפָּ֑ט prep + n c ms For there are set thrones for judgment, The thrones of David's house.
- Psalms 143:2 בְ֭/מִשְׁפָּט prep + n c ms Don't enter into judgment with your servant, For in your sight no man living is righteous.
- Psalms 146:7 מִשְׁפָּ֨ט n c ms Who executes justice for the oppressed; Who gives food to the hungry. Yahweh frees the prisoners.
- Psalms 147:20 וּ/מִשְׁפָּטִ֥ים conj + n c mp He has not done this for just any nation. They don't know his ordinances. Praise Yah!
- Psalms 149:9 מִשְׁפָּ֬ט n c ms To execute on them the written judgment. All his saints have this honor. Praise Yah!
Proverbs 18 verses
- Proverbs 1:3 וּ֝/מִשְׁפָּ֗ט conj + n c ms To receive instruction in wise dealing, In righteousness, justice, and equity;
- Proverbs 2:8 מִשְׁפָּ֑ט n c ms That he may guard the paths of justice, And preserve the way of his saints.
- Proverbs 2:9 וּ/מִשְׁפָּ֑ט conj + n c ms Then you will understand righteousness and justice, Equity and every good path.
- Proverbs 8:20 מִשְׁפָּֽט n c ms I walk in the way of righteousness, In the midst of the paths of justice;
- Proverbs 12:5 מִשְׁפָּ֑ט n c ms The thoughts of the righteous are just, But the advice of the wicked is deceitful.
- Proverbs 13:23 מִשְׁפָּֽט n c ms An abundance of food is in poor people's fields, But injustice sweeps it away.
- Proverbs 16:8 מִשְׁפָּֽט n c ms Better is a little with righteousness, Than great revenues with injustice.
- Proverbs 16:10 בְּ֝/מִשְׁפָּ֗ט prep + n c ms Inspired judgments are on the lips of the king. He shall not betray his mouth.
- Proverbs 16:11 מִ֭שְׁפָּט n c ms Honest balances and scales are Yahweh's; All the weights in the bag are his work.
- Proverbs 17:23 מִשְׁפָּֽט n c ms A wicked man receives a bribe in secret, To pervert the ways of justice.
- Proverbs 18:5 בַּ/מִּשְׁפָּֽט prep det + n c ms To be partial to the faces of the wicked is not good, Nor to deprive the innocent of justice.
- Proverbs 19:28 מִשְׁפָּ֑ט n c ms A corrupt witness mocks justice, And the mouth of the wicked gulps down iniquity.
- Proverbs 21:3 וּ/מִשְׁפָּ֑ט conj + n c ms To do righteousness and justice Is more acceptable to Yahweh than sacrifice.
- Proverbs 21:7 מִשְׁפָּֽט n c ms The violence of the wicked will drive them away, Because they refuse to do what is right.
- Proverbs 21:15 מִשְׁפָּ֑ט n c ms It is joy to the righteous to do justice; But it is a destruction to the workers of iniquity.
- Proverbs 24:23 בְּ/מִשְׁפָּ֣ט prep + n c ms These also are sayings of the wise. To show partiality in judgment is not good.
- Proverbs 28:5 מִשְׁפָּ֑ט n c ms Evil men don't understand justice; But those who seek Yahweh understand it fully.
- Proverbs 29:4 בְּ֭/מִשְׁפָּט prep + n c ms The king by justice makes the land stable, But he who takes bribes tears it down.
Ecclesiastes 6 verses
- Ecclesiastes 3:16 הַ/מִּשְׁפָּט֙ ptcl def.art + n c ms Moreover I saw under the sun, in the place of justice, that wickedness was there; and in the place of righteousness, that wickedness was there.
- Ecclesiastes 5:8 מִשְׁפָּ֤ט n c ms If you see the oppression of the poor, and the violent taking away of justice and righteousness in a district, don't marvel at the matter: for one official is eyed by a higher one; and there are officials over them.
- Ecclesiastes 8:5 וּ/מִשְׁפָּ֔ט conj + n c ms Whoever keeps the commandment shall not come to harm, and his wise heart will know the time and procedure.
- Ecclesiastes 8:6 וּ/מִשְׁפָּ֑ט conj + n c ms For there is a time and procedure for every purpose, although the misery of man is heavy on him.
- Ecclesiastes 11:9 בַּ/מִּשְׁפָּֽט prep det + n c ms Rejoice, young man, in your youth, And let your heart cheer you in the days of your youth, And walk in the ways of your heart, And in the sight of your eyes; But know that for all these things God will bring you into judgment.
- Ecclesiastes 12:14 בְ/מִשְׁפָּ֖ט prep + n c ms For God will bring every work into judgment, with every hidden thing, whether it is good, or whether it is evil.
Isaiah 32 verses
- Isaiah 1:17 מִשְׁפָּ֖ט n c ms Learn to do well. Seek justice, Relieve the oppressed, Judge the fatherless, Plead for the widow."
- Isaiah 1:21 מִשְׁפָּ֗ט n c ms How the faithful city has become a prostitute! She was full of justice; righteousness lodged in her, But now murderers.
- Isaiah 1:27 בְּ/מִשְׁפָּ֣ט prep + n c ms Zion shall be redeemed with justice, And her converts with righteousness.
- Isaiah 3:14 בְּ/מִשְׁפָּ֣ט prep + n c ms Yahweh will enter into judgment with the elders of his people, And their leaders: "It is you who have eaten up the vineyard. The spoil of the poor is in your houses.
- Isaiah 4:4 מִשְׁפָּ֖ט n c ms when the Lord shall have washed away the filth of the daughters of Zion, and shall have purged the blood of Jerusalem from its midst, by the spirit of justice, and by the spirit of burning.
- Isaiah 5:7 לְ/מִשְׁפָּט֙ prep + n c ms For the vineyard of Yahweh of Hosts is the house of Israel, And the men of Judah his pleasant plant: And he looked for justice, but, behold, oppression; For righteousness, but, behold, a cry of distress.
- Isaiah 5:16 בַּ/מִּשְׁפָּ֑ט prep det + n c ms But Yahweh of Hosts is exalted in justice, And God the Holy One is sanctified in righteousness.
- Isaiah 9:7 בְּ/מִשְׁפָּ֖ט prep + n c ms Of the increase of his government and of peace there shall be no end, on the throne of David, and on his kingdom, to establish it, and to uphold it with justice and with righteousness from henceforth even forever. The zeal of Yahweh of Hosts will perform this.
- Isaiah 16:5 מִשְׁפָּ֖ט n c ms A throne shall be established in loving kindness; and one shall sit thereon in truth, in the tent of David, judging, and seeking justice, and swift to do righteousness.
- Isaiah 28:6 מִשְׁפָּ֑ט הַ/מִּשְׁפָּ֔ט n c ms ptcl def.art + n c ms and a spirit of justice to him who sits in judgment, and strength to those who turn back the battle at the gate.
- Isaiah 28:17 מִשְׁפָּט֙ n c ms I will make justice the line, and righteousness the plummet; and the hail shall sweep away the refuge of lies, and the waters shall overflow the hiding-place.
- Isaiah 28:26 לַ/מִּשְׁפָּ֖ט prep det + n c ms For his God does instruct him aright, [and] does teach him.
- Isaiah 30:18 מִשְׁפָּט֙ n c ms Therefore will Yahweh wait, that he may be gracious to you; and therefore will he be exalted, that he may have mercy on you: for Yahweh is a God of justice; blessed are all those who wait for him.
- Isaiah 32:1 לְ/מִשְׁפָּ֥ט prep + n c ms Behold, a king shall reign in righteousness, and princes shall rule in justice.
- Isaiah 32:7 מִשְׁפָּֽט n c ms The instruments of the churl are evil: he devises wicked devices to destroy the humble with lying words, even when the needy speaks right.
- Isaiah 32:16 מִשְׁפָּ֑ט n c ms Then justice shall dwell in the wilderness; and righteousness shall abide in the fruitful field.
- Isaiah 33:5 מִשְׁפָּ֖ט n c ms Yahweh is exalted; for he dwells on high: he has filled Zion with justice and righteousness.
- Isaiah 34:5 לְ/מִשְׁפָּֽט prep + n c ms For my sword has drunk its fill in the sky: behold, it shall come down on Edom, and on the people of my curse, to judgment.
- Isaiah 40:14 מִשְׁפָּ֑ט n c ms With whom took he counsel, and who instructed him, and taught him in the path of justice, and taught him knowledge, and shown to him the way of understanding?
- Isaiah 41:1 לַ/מִּשְׁפָּ֥ט prep det + n c ms Keep silence before me, islands; and let the peoples renew their strength: let them come near; then let them speak; let us come near together to judgment.
- Isaiah 42:1 מִשְׁפָּ֖ט n c ms Behold, my servant, whom I uphold; my chosen, in whom my soul delights: I have put my Spirit on him; he will bring forth justice to the Gentiles.
- Isaiah 42:3 מִשְׁפָּֽט n c ms A bruised reed will he not break, and a dimly burning wick will he not quench: he will bring forth justice in truth.
- Isaiah 42:4 מִשְׁפָּ֑ט n c ms He will not fail nor be discouraged, until he have set justice in the earth; and the isles shall wait for his law.
- Isaiah 53:8 וּ/מִ/מִּשְׁפָּט֙ conj + prep + n c ms By oppression and judgment he was taken away; and as for his generation, who [among them] considered that he was cut off out of the land of the living for the disobedience of my people to whom the stroke [was due]?
- Isaiah 54:17 לַ/מִּשְׁפָּ֖ט prep det + n c ms No weapon that is formed against you shall prosper; and every tongue that shall rise against you in judgment you shall condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of Yahweh, and their righteousness which is of me, says Yahweh.
- Isaiah 56:1 מִשְׁפָּ֖ט n c ms Thus says Yahweh, Keep you justice, and do righteousness; for my salvation is near to come, and my righteousness to be revealed.
- Isaiah 59:8 מִשְׁפָּ֖ט n c ms The way of peace they don't know; and there is no justice in their goings: they have made them crooked paths; whoever goes therein does not know peace.
- Isaiah 59:9 מִשְׁפָּט֙ n c ms Therefore is justice far from us, neither does righteousness overtake us: we look for light, but, behold, darkness; for brightness, but we walk in obscurity.
- Isaiah 59:11 לַ/מִּשְׁפָּט֙ prep det + n c ms We roar all like bears, and moan sore like doves: we look for justice, but there is none; for salvation, but it is far off from us.
- Isaiah 59:14 מִשְׁפָּ֔ט n c ms Justice is turned away backward, and righteousness stands afar off; for truth is fallen in the street, and uprightness can't enter.
- Isaiah 59:15 מִשְׁפָּֽט n c ms Yes, truth is lacking; and he who departs from evil makes himself a prey. Yahweh saw it, and it displeased him who there was no justice.
- Isaiah 61:8 מִשְׁפָּ֔ט n c ms For I, Yahweh, love justice, I hate robbery with iniquity; and I will give them their recompense in truth, and I will make an everlasting covenant with them.
Jeremiah 19 verses
- Jeremiah 4:2 בְּ/מִשְׁפָּ֣ט prep + n c ms and you shall swear, As Yahweh lives, in truth, in justice, and in righteousness; and the nations shall bless themselves in him, and in him shall they glory.
- Jeremiah 4:12 מִשְׁפָּטִ֖ים n c mp a full wind from these shall come for me: now will I also utter judgments against them.
- Jeremiah 5:1 מִשְׁפָּ֖ט n c ms Run you back and forth through the streets of Jerusalem, and see now, and know, and seek in the broad places of it, if you can find a man, if there are any who does justly, who seeks truth; and I will pardon her.
- Jeremiah 7:5 מִשְׁפָּ֔ט n c ms For if you thoroughly amend your ways and your doings; if you thoroughly execute justice between a man and his neighbor;
- Jeremiah 9:24 מִשְׁפָּ֥ט n c ms but let him who glories glory in this, that he has understanding, and knows me, that I am Yahweh who exercises loving kindness, justice, and righteousness, in the earth: for in these things I delight, says Yahweh.
- Jeremiah 10:24 בְּ/מִשְׁפָּ֑ט prep + n c ms Yahweh, correct me, but in measure: not in your anger, lest you bring me to nothing.
- Jeremiah 12:1 מִשְׁפָּטִים֙ n c mp Righteous are you, Yahweh, when I contend with you; yet would I reason the cause with you: why does the way of the wicked prosper? why are all they at ease who deal very treacherously?
- Jeremiah 17:11 בְ/מִשְׁפָּ֑ט prep + n c ms As the partridge that sits on [eggs] which she has not laid, so is he who gets riches, and not by right; in the midst of his days they shall leave him, and at his end he shall be a fool.
- Jeremiah 21:12 מִשְׁפָּ֔ט n c ms House of David, thus says Yahweh, Execute justice in the morning, and deliver him who is robbed out of the hand of the oppressor, lest my wrath go forth like fire, and burn so that none can quench it, because of the evil of your doings.
- Jeremiah 22:3 מִשְׁפָּט֙ n c ms Thus says Yahweh: Execute you justice and righteousness, and deliver him who is robbed out of the hand of the oppressor: and do no wrong, do no violence, to the foreigner, the fatherless, nor the widow; neither shed innocent blood in this place.
- Jeremiah 22:13 מִשְׁפָּ֑ט n c ms Woe to him who builds his house by unrighteousness, and his chambers by injustice; who uses his neighbor's service without wages, and doesn't give him his hire;
- Jeremiah 22:15 מִשְׁפָּט֙ n c ms Shall you reign, because you strive to excel in cedar? Didn't your father eat and drink, and do justice and righteousness? then it was well with him.
- Jeremiah 23:5 מִשְׁפָּ֥ט n c ms Behold, the days come, says Yahweh, that I will raise to David a righteous Branch, and he shall reign as king and deal wisely, and shall execute justice and righteousness in the land.
- Jeremiah 30:11 לַ/מִּשְׁפָּ֔ט prep det + n c ms For I am with you, says Yahweh, to save you: for I will make a full end of all the nations where I have scattered you, but I will not make a full end of you; but I will correct you in measure, and will in no way leave you unpunished.
- Jeremiah 33:15 מִשְׁפָּ֥ט n c ms In those days, and at that time, will I cause a Branch of righteousness to grow up to David; and he shall execute justice and righteousness in the land.
- Jeremiah 39:5 מִשְׁפָּטִֽים n c mp But the army of the Chaldeans pursued after them, and overtook Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho: and when they had taken him, they brought him up to Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon to Riblah in the land of Hamath; and he gave judgment on him.
- Jeremiah 46:28 לַ/מִּשְׁפָּ֔ט prep det + n c ms Don't be afraid you, O Jacob my servant, says Yahweh; for I am with you: for I will make a full end of all the nations where I have driven you; but I will not make a full end of you, but I will correct you in measure, and will in no way leave you unpunished.
- Jeremiah 48:21 וּ/מִשְׁפָּ֥ט conj + n c ms Judgment is come on the plain country, on Holon, and on Jahzah, and on Mephaath,
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“judgment” is the headline sense of the Hebrew noun משפט (mishpâṭ). Older and newer Bibles part ways — “judgment” in the King James Version, “justice” (Berean Standard Bible) in modern versions. See the renderings breakdown. It appears 406 verses across 31 books of the Hebrew Bible, among its common vocabulary. Scripture first uses it in Genesis 18:19. Not a single-sense word: its full sense range also takes in “justice” and “ordinance”. See the sense tree, 406-verse concordance, and the renderings breakdown below.
Gloss history
Strong's 1890 vs modern scholarship
About this word
Strong's H4941 catalogs a Hebrew word from the Hebrew Old Testament.
These counts are not copied from any lexicon or concordance. They are computed here, from the morphology-tagged Hebrew Old Testament. What Lemma adds →
- 406
- distinct verses
- The word appears in 406 distinct verses.
- 31 / 39
- OT books
- The word appears in 31 of 39 Old Testament books.
- #115
- by frequency
- Top 250 most frequent Hebrew words (rank 115 of 8,640 Hebrew words by occurrence).
View all 406 occurrences in the concordance →
By section of the Old Testament
By traditional corpus
Conventional, traditional groupings — biblical authorship is debated, so this is a traditional corpus grouping, not an authorship claim. Each share is this word’s portion of its verses in that division of the Hebrew canon. Each figure is a share of the word’s 406 distinct verses.
- Prophets (Nevi'im) 179 verses · 44%
- Writings (Ketuvim) 145 verses · 36%
- Torah (Pentateuch) 82 verses · 20%
How translations render this word
Counts come from each version’s own published word-to-Strong’s tagging or interlinear alignment — an approximate guide to how each version renders this word, not a word-level alignment the data otherwise carries. Because each total is that version’s own tagged count, the per-version totals vary from one another and need not match the appearance or distinct-verse counts above. These counts may also differ from a printed concordance because Lemma counts each distinctly tagged rendering and does not collapse phrase taggings into a single head-word total. This is a fixed set of word-tagged versions (KJV, ASV, BSB, ULT) and does not change with the reading translation you choose elsewhere. Each version’s license is shown beside its name below (and on Sources).
- King James Version: Judgment 166×, Judgments 91×, After the manner 14×
- American Standard Version: Justice 77×, Ordinances 72×, Judgment 56×
- Berean Standard Bible: Justice 109×, Ordinances 69×, Judgment 40×
- unfoldingWord Literal Text: Justice 125×, Judgment 67×, Judgments 54×
King James Version Public Domain
Renders H4941 across 419 tagged occurrences — most commonly:
Plus other, less common renderings. Plus 77 renderings that appear only once — usually multi-word phrases or single function words the recovered tagging swept in, not distinct renderings. Not rendered by a distinct English word in 2 further occurrences.
American Standard Version Public Domain
Renders H4941 across 413 tagged occurrences — most commonly:
Plus other, less common renderings. Plus 101 renderings that appear only once — usually multi-word phrases or single function words the recovered tagging swept in, not distinct renderings.
Berean Standard Bible Public Domain
Renders H4941 across 406 tagged occurrences — most commonly:
Plus other, less common renderings. Plus 59 renderings that appear only once — usually multi-word phrases or single function words the recovered tagging swept in, not distinct renderings. Not rendered by a distinct English word in 4 further occurrences.
unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Renders H4941 across 435 tagged occurrences — most commonly:
Plus other, less common renderings. Plus 53 renderings that appear only once — usually multi-word phrases or single function words the recovered tagging swept in, not distinct renderings.
18 senses and sub-senses in the full BDB
What do BDB’s symbols mean?
BDB uses these scholarly abbreviations:
| Symbol | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 𝔊 | the Septuagint (the ancient Greek translation, LXX) |
| 𝔙 | the Vulgate (the Latin translation) |
| 𝔖 | the Syriac version (the Peshitta) |
| 𝔗 | the Targum (the Aramaic translation) |
| ψ | the Psalms |
| √ | root (the underlying root or stem) |
| ‖ | parallel passage (a synonymous or contrasted parallel) |
| † | the dagger: every passage where the word occurs is cited |
The 18 senses and sub-senses the full Brown-Driver-Briggs lexicon distinguishes for this word, in lexicon order (not ranked by frequency), with BDB’s own verbatim wording and sub-sense lettering. Shown in Hebrew script with BDB’s own scholarly abbreviations. The condensed entry is in the Lexicon Entry tab. See also the Forms in the corpus table below.
- 1. judgment:
- a. act of deciding a case: מ׳ belongeth to God Dt 1:17, is from him Pr 16:33; 29:26; אֱלֹהֵי הַמּ׳ Mal 2:17; חשֶׁן מ׳ Ex 28:15 the pouch of judgment, so v 29, 30 (P); worn on heart of Aaron v 30 (P); מ׳ צֶדֶק Dt 16:18; הֵבִין מ׳ Jb 32:9; שׁפט מ׳ 1 K 3:28; עשׂה מ׳ 1 K 3:28; דְּבַר (ה)מ׳ Dt 17:9; 2 Ch 19:6; רוח מ׳ Is 28:6; במשׁפט Lv 19:15, 35 (H) Dt 1:17; Pr 16:10; 24:23; במ׳ האורים Nu 27:21 (P); למשׁפט 35:12 Jos 20:6 (P) Dt 17:8; Ju 4:5; 2 S 15:2, 6; 2 Ch 19:8; Is 34:5; 41:1; 54:17; 59:11; Hb 1:12; Mal 3:5 ψ 9:8; 35:23; 76:10; 122:5; Jb 9:19 (Ez 44:24 v. supr.). e.g. Deuteronomy 1:17
- b. place, court, seat of judgment Dt 25:1; 1 K 7:7; Is 28:6; Ec 3:16. e.g. Deuteronomy 25:1
- c. process, procedure, litigation before judges: הֵבִיא במ׳ Jb 14:3; Ec 11:9; 12:14; בא במ׳, c. עם Is 3:14; Jb 22:4, c. את ψ 143:2, c. יחדו Jb 9:32, הלך במ׳ Jb 34:23, cf. Ez 34:16 ψ 112:5; pl. דבּר משׁפטים, c. את litigate with Je 1:16; 4:12; 12:1; 39:5 = 52:9, sg. מִשְׁפָּט in ‖ 2 K 25:6, by error. e.g. Job 14:3
- d. case or cause presented for judgment: בעל מ׳ Is 50:8; ערךְ מ׳ Jb 13:18; 23:4; שׁמע מ׳ 1 K 3:11; שׁפט מ׳ La 3:59, cf. Nu 27:5 (P) 2 S 15:4. e.g. Isaiah 50:8
- e. sentence, decision of judgment: כן משׁפטךָ 1 K 20:40 thus is thy sentence; עת ומ׳ Ec 8:5, 6 time and sentence; על מ׳ Dt 17:11 according to the sentence; מ׳ מָוֶת 19:6; 21:22; Je 26:11, 16; מ׳ דמים Ez 7:23, cf. Hb 1:4(×2) ψ 7:7; 17:2; Ez 23:45; pl. only Ez 16:38 משׁפטֵי נאפות; Ho 6:5 read sg. מִשְׁפָּטִי כָאוֹר for מִשְׁפָּטֶיךָ אוֹר after 𝔊 𝔖 𝔗 Ew Hi Che; cf. Hos 5:1. e.g. 1 Kings 20:40
- f. execution of judgment, in gen., עשׂה מ׳, c. בֵּין Je 7:5; Ez 18:8, cf. Dt 32:41; Zp 3:8; c. בְּ against ψ 119:84; 149:9; ב om. 9:17; Ez 39:21, מ׳ בא אל Je 48:21, ברוח מ׳ Is 4:4, מ׳ מואב Je 48:47, cf. Is 53:8; Je 51:9; Ho 5:1, 11; 10:4; Jb 36:17; pl. Is 26:8, 9; Ez 5:8; Zp 3:15 ψ 10:5; in favour of, עשׂה משׁפטִי Mi 7:9 ψ 9:5; מ׳ לעשׁוקים 146:7; דין מ׳ והציל Je 21:12, cf. Zc 7:9; 8:16; pl. ψ 48:12 = 97:8; 103:6; 105:5, 7 = 1 Ch 16:12, 14. e.g. Jeremiah 7:5
- g. time of judgment, לא יקומו במ׳ ψ 1:5 (late; prob. judgment of the resurrection). e.g. Psalms 1:5
- 2. attribute of the שֹׁפֵט, justice, right, rectitude:
- a. of God, אלהי מ׳ Is 30:18; הֲשֹׁפֵט כָּל־הָאָרֶץ לֹא יַעֲשֶׂה מ׳ Gn 18:25 (J), cf. Jb 40:8; Dt 32:4 ψ 111:7; he loves it 33:5; 37:28; 99:4; צדק ומ׳ Ho 2:21 ψ 89:15 = 97:2; will not pervert it Jb 8:3; 34:12, cf. 37:23; כמשׁפטךָ ψ 119:149 (‖חסדךָ); מִשְׁפָּֽטְךָ תְּהוֹם רַבָּה 36:7 (read sg.). e.g. Isaiah 30:18
- b. of man: אַשְׁרֵי שֹׁמְרֵי מ׳ ψ 106:3 (‖צדקה); the tongue of the wise speaketh מ׳ 37:30; so of thoughts מ׳ Pr 12:5; put on מ׳ as robe Jb 29:14, chosen 34:4; עשׂה מ׳: God requires that man should do it Mi 6:8; Is 1:17; 56:1, cf. 61:8; it is the joy of the righteous Pr 21:15; rulers should know it Mi 3:1, cf. Pr 29:4; wicked ruler שׂוֹנֵא מ׳ Jb 34:17; abhors it Mi 3:9, cf. Pr 19:28; 21:7; 28:5. e.g. Psalms 106:3
- 3. ordinance promulgated by שֹׁפֵט: 1 S 8:9, 11; 10:25 (law of king); Levit. ordinances Lv 5:10; 9:16 + 13 times P, 1 Ch 15:13; 24:19 2 Ch 4:7, 20; 8:14; 35:13; Ne 8:18; חק ומ׳ Ex 15:25; Jos 24:25 (E) 1 S 30:25, cf. ψ 81:5; חקת מ׳ Nu 27:11; 35:29 (P); divine law in gen. מ׳ יהוה Je 8:7; מ׳ אלהים Is 58:2; Je 5:4, 5 (‖ דֶּרֶךְ), cf. ψ 25:9; ‖ תורה Is 42:4; 51:4; Ezr 7:10; cf. Zp 2:3 ψ 119:43, 160; pl. of particular ordinances Dt 33:10, 21 (poem), Is 58:2; Ez 44:24 ψ 19:10; 119:7 + 16 times, 147:20. e.g. 1 Samuel 8:9
- 4. decision of the שֹׁפֵט in a case of law (v. BrHex. 252 sq.): sg. of particular decision of a case Ex 21:31 (E); pl. of series of decisions 21:1; 24:3 (JE) Dt 7:12 (D2); in covt. code and D, collection of pentades in conditional or temp. cl., c. כּי or אם in D, and subj. in combination, חקים ומשׁפטים 4:1, 5, 8, 14, 45 +; in code of H and after, in combin. חקות ומשׁפטים, Lv 18:4, 5, 26; 19:37 +; (the specific type of these laws in H is אִישׁ כִּי, over against נפשׁ כי or אדם כי in code of P, v. BrHex. 254 f.); other combin., redactional and later, Lv 26:16; Nu 36:13; Dt 30:16; 2 K 17:37; 2 Ch 33:8; Ne 9:13 ψ 18:23; 89:31; 147:19. e.g. Exodus 21:31
- 5. one’s (legal) right, privilege, due: מ׳ הַכֹּהֲנִים Dt 18:3 due of the priests, מ׳ הַבְּכֹרָה 21:17; מ׳ הַגְּאֻלָּה Je 32:7 right of redemption; מ׳ הַיְרֻשָּׁה v 8; הִטָּה מ׳ Ex 23:6 (E) wrest right, so Dt 16:19; 23:6; 24:17; 27:19; 1 S 8:3; La 3:35, cf. Pr 18:5; מ׳ יְתוֹם Dt 10:18; מ׳ אביון Ex 23:6 (E) Je 5:28 ψ 140:13; מ׳ עניים Is 10:2; Jb 36:6; הסיר מ׳ 27:2; 34:5, cf. Is 40:27; 49:4. e.g. Deuteronomy 18:3
- 6.
- a. proper, fitting, measure 1 K 5:8; fitness Is 28:26; 40:14 (of fitness in the order of nature; cf. Di). e.g. 1 Kings 5:8
- b. custom, manner: מ׳ הכהנים 1 S 2:13 custom of the priests (rightful due, according to Th We Dr and most); מִשְׁפָּטוֹ 27:11 his (David’s) custom; מ׳ הגוים 2 K 17:33 manner of the nations, cf. 2 K 17:26, 27 (RSSem. 1, 24, 2nd ed. 23); כמ׳ after the manner, custom, fashion (of) Gn 40:13; Ex 21:9 (E) Ju 18:7; 1 K 18:28; 2 K 11:14; 17:34; 1 Ch 6:17; Ez 42:11 ψ 119:132. e.g. 1 Samuel 2:13
- c. מה משׁפט Ju 13:12 what manner of a boy, cf. 2 K 1:7. e.g. Judges 13:12
- d. . plan … of the tabernacle Ex 26:30 (P); temple 1 K 6:38; palace Je 30:18. e.g. Exodus 26:30
Senses from the full Brown-Driver-Briggs lexicon (Brown, Driver, Briggs; Oxford 1906 — public domain), digitized via Sefaria, supplemented by the OpenScriptures HebrewLexicon (CC BY 4.0). Full attribution on Sources.
Word origin
n.m. Gn 40:13 judgment;—abs. מִשְׁפָּט Ex 21:31 + 203 times, + לְ ִ֯שְׁפָּט Ez 44:24 (but read Kt לִשְׁפֹּט with 𝔊 𝔗 𝔖 Co al.); cstr. מִשְׁפַּט Ex 23:6 + 50 times; sf. מִשְׁפָּטִי Is 40:27 +; מִשְׁפָּטָם Je 49:12 +; מִשְׁפָּטָן Nu 27:5; pl. מִשְׁפָּטִים Je 4:12 + 34 times; sf. מִשְׁפָּטֶיךָ Dt 33:10 +, etc.;—
— Brown-Driver-Briggs (Oxford 1906, public domain), digitized via Sefaria, supplemented by the OpenScriptures HebrewLexicon (CC BY 4.0). See Sources.
Derived from שפט (shâphaṭ) (H8199) — to judge.
Jastrow Dictionary
A second Hebrew/Aramaic lexicon for comparison, covering Aramaic and post-biblical (Talmudic, Targumic, Midrashic) usage that the biblical-Hebrew BDB does not. Matched by lemma rather than by Strong’s number, so a lemma may carry more than one Jastrow headword (shown separately below), and the entries cover usage well beyond the Bible.
מִשְׁפָּט
- sentence, judgment; justice, law. Meg. 21ᵃ top; Snh. 11ᵇ מה מ׳ ביום וכ׳ as sentence can be passed in day-time only &c. Eduy. II, 10 מִשְׁפַּט רשעים וכ׳ the judgment (punishment) of the wicked in Gehenna lasts twelve months. Tanḥ. Mishp. 1 בעל זרוע אינו רוצה לעשות דבריו במ׳ אלא מעביר על המ׳ a man of might does not care to act according to law, but ignores the law; a. fr.—Pl. מִשְׁפָּטִים. Ex. R. s. 30 על ידי המ׳ שנתת להם וכ׳ through the laws which thou hast given to them, they, having a dispute with one another, go to law and make peace. Ib. בבקר ניתנה התורה … נתנו המ׳ in the morning the Law (religious principles) was given, and in the evening the civil law (Ex. XXI, sq.). Midr. Till. to Ps. XXXVI אין קצבה למ׳ וכ׳ there is no limit to the judgments for the wicked; a. fr.—Mishpatim, name of a Scriptural lesson of a week (Ex. XXI, 1 to XXIV, 18). e.g. Exodus 21:1
A Dictionary of the Targumim, the Talmud Babli and Yerushalmi, and the Midrashic Literature (Marcus Jastrow; London, Luzac, 1903) — Public Domain. Digitized via Sefaria. Digitized via Sefaria. Full attribution on Sources.
Forms in the corpus
The 205 distinct written forms H4941 takes in the Hebrew Bible, most frequent first — each parse links to that state’s occurrences in the concordance. Hebrew forms include their vowel points and cantillation, so a single lemma takes many written forms.
The 60 most common forms are shown; 145 rarer forms follow in the full concordance.
Same root — word family
Other BDB entries built from the same root as H4941, grouped by Strong’s listed origin. These share a root / origin per the lexicon — not necessarily a shared meaning. Each links to that word’s own entry.
Derives from
Shares the same root
- שפוט shᵉphôwṭ H8196 judgment
- שפט shᵉphaṭ H8200 to judge
- שפט shepheṭ H8201 judgment
- תפתי tiphtay H8614 magistrate
Proper names from this root
People and places named from this root — a name, not an additional meaning of the word.
Compare all same-root words → Showing 4 of 9 — not the complete family. 3 of the same-root words are proper names (people or places). They share a root, not necessarily a meaning.
Septuagint verse parallels
This word appears in 360 verses that also exist in the Greek Old Testament (Septuagint), out of the 406 Hebrew verses it occurs in. You can read those verses in Greek by switching the Old Testament edition to the Septuagint.
Read these verses in the Septuagint
- Genesis 18:19
- Exodus 15:25
- Leviticus 5:10
- Numbers 9:3
- Deuteronomy 1:17
- Joshua 6:15
- Judges 4:5
- 1 Samuel 2:13
- 2 Samuel 8:15
- 1 Kings 2:3
- 2 Kings 1:7
- 1 Chronicles 6:32
This is a verse-level parallel only — the same verses exist in both the Hebrew and Greek Old Testaments. No word-level Hebrew↔Greek correspondence is claimed: the data carries no such alignment, so no Greek word is shown as this Hebrew word’s translation. Coverage is not total — the Septuagint omits the deuterocanon and renumbers the Psalms, so some Hebrew verses have no direct Greek parallel.
