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Lexicon :: Strong's H1777 - dîn

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דִּין
Transliteration
dîn
Pronunciation
deen
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root [comp. אָדוֹן (H113)]
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 426

Variant Spellings

Variant spellings for this word: דין (Strongs and Gesenius) דון (Strongs)

Strong’s Definitions

דִּין dîyn, deen; or (Genesis 6:3) דּוּן dûwn; a primitive root; to rule; by implication to judge (as umpire); also to strive (as at law):—contend contend execute (judgment) judge minister judgment plead (the cause) at strife strive.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 24x

The KJV translates Strong's H1777 in the following manner: judge (18x), plead the cause (2x), contend (1x), execute (1x), plead (1x), strife (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 24x
The KJV translates Strong's H1777 in the following manner: judge (18x), plead the cause (2x), contend (1x), execute (1x), plead (1x), strife (1x).

  1. to judge, contend, plead

    1. (Qal)

      1. to act as judge, minister judgment

      2. to plead a cause

      3. to execute judgment, requite, vindicate

      4. to govern

      5. to contend, strive

    2. (Niphal) to be at strife, quarrel

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
דִּין dîyn, deen; or (Genesis 6:3) דּוּן dûwn; a primitive root; to rule; by implication to judge (as umpire); also to strive (as at law):—contend contend execute (judgment) judge minister judgment plead (the cause) at strife strive.
STRONGS H1777: Abbreviations
† דִּין verb judge (compare Arabic دَانَ intransitive to be obedient, submissive, transitive requite, compensate, rule, govern, دِينً obedience, abasement, recompense, دَيَّانً requiter, governor, مَدِينةً city; Assyrian dânu, Imperfect idin, judge AsrbAnn. x. 120 DlHA 49; Aramaic דִּין, NvxD judge, exercise judgment, punish, דַּיָּינָא, axnxyfD, judge, דִּינָא, NyD judgment, aXtncydm city; — on √ עי֞ see NöZMG 1883, 533), synonym שָׁפַט —
Qal Perfect דָּן Jeremiah 22:16 etc.; Imperfect יָדִין Genesis 49:16 + 9 times, יָדוֺן Genesis 6:3 compare below, etc.; Imperative דִּין Proverbs 31:9; Job 35:14; דִּינוּ Jeremiah 21:12; Infinitive לָדִין Psalm 50:4 + 2 times; Participle דָּן Genesis 15:14; Jeremiah 30:13; —
1. act as judge, minister judgment, of God ידין עמוֺ Deuteronomy 32:36 (poetry = Psalm 135:14) Psalm 50:4; דין עמים Psalm 7:9; Psalm 96:10; Isaiah 3:13; יָדִין לְאֻמִּים בְּמֵישָׁרִים Psalm 9:9; Messianic king Psalm 72:2.
2. plead the cause,
a. of men, usually with accusative of congnate meaning with verb, אֵיןדָּֿן דִּינֵךְ there is none to plead thy cause Jeremiah 30:13; דִּין יָתוֺם ד׳ plead cause of orphan Jeremiah 5:28; דין עני ואביון ד׳ Jeremiah 22:16; also, accusative of congnate meaning with verb omitted, Proverbs 31:9.
b. of God, דָּנַנִּי אֱלֹהִים God has pled my cause Genesis 30:6 (E).
3. execute judgment, vindicate, in battle against enemies, דָּן יָדִין עַמּוֺ Dan will judge (vindicate as a warrior) his people (see Di) Genesis 49:16 (poetry); the Messianic king בגוים Psalm 110:6; God, בִּגְבוּרָֽתְךָ תְדִינֵנִי in thy might judge me (vindicate me) Psalm 54:3.
4. execute judgment, requite, of man, מִשְׁפָּט לַבֹּקֶר דִּינוּ execute judgment every morning Jeremiah 21:12; of God, upon Egypt Genesis 15:14 (E); עמים by means of powers of nature Job 36:31; אפסי ארץ 1 Samuel 2:10 (poetry)
5. govern, אַתָּה תָּדִין אֶתבֵּֿיתִי thou shalt govern my house Zechariah 3:7.
6. לֹאיֿוּכַל לָדִין עִם he cannot contend with one mightier than he Ecclesiastes 6:10.
Niph. Participle וַיְהִי כָלהָֿעָם נָדוֺן בְּכָלשִֿׁבְטֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל and all the people were at strife throughout all the tribes of Israel 2 Samuel 19:10 (reciprocal, compare Dr.)
Note. — לֹאיָֿדוֺן רוּחִי בָֽאָדָם לְעֹלָם Genesis 6:3 compare perhaps bdb112201 continue, do something continually, in modern Egyptian Arabic (SoSK lxvii {1894}, 211 f.).
(1) Greek Version of the LXX Vulgate Syriac Version Onk read ידיר or (Kue) ילון abide in, dwell, — My spirit will not abide in man for ever; this best suits the context, but ידור, as Aramaism, is dubious
(2) Kn De Schr RVm render rule in, supported by Zechariah 3:7 only.
(3) Thes Ew Di render be humbled in, sustained by Arabic usage, but not by Hebrew
(4) strive with of AV RV (compare 6 above) is hardly justified.

[דון] verb dubious; only in יָדוֺן Genesis 6:3, see דין.

See related Aramaic BDB entry H1778.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

6:3; 6:3; 6:3; 15:14; 15:14; 30:6; 49:16; 49:16

Deuteronomy

32:36

1 Samuel

2:10

2 Samuel

19:10

Job

35:14; 36:31

Psalms

7:9; 9:9; 50:4; 50:4; 54:3; 72:2; 96:10; 110:6; 135:14

Proverbs

31:9; 31:9

Ecclesiastes

6:10

Isaiah

3:13

Jeremiah

5:28; 21:12; 21:12; 22:16; 22:16; 30:13; 30:13

Zechariah

3:7; 3:7

H1777

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Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H1777 matches the Hebrew דִּין (dîn),
which occurs 24 times in 24 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 6:3

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 6:3 - And Jehovah said, My Spirit shall not strive with man for ever, for that he also is flesh: yet shall his days be a hundred and twenty years.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 15:14

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 15:14 - and also that nation, whom they shall serve, will I judge: and afterward shall they come out with great substance.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 30:6

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 30:6 - And Rachel said, God hath judged me, and hath also heard my voice, and hath given me a son: therefore called she his name Dan.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 49:16

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 49:16 -
Dan shall judge his people,
As one of the tribes of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 32:36

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 32:36 -
For Jehovah will judge his people,
And repent himself for his servants;
When he seeth that their power is gone,
And there is none remaining, shut up or left at large.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 2:10 -
They that strive with Jehovah shall be broken to pieces;
Against them will he thunder in heaven:
Jehovah will judge the ends of the earth;
And he will give strength unto his king,
And exalt the horn of his anointed.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 19:9 - And all the people were at strife throughout all the tribes of Israel, saying, The king delivered us out of the hand of our enemies, and he saved us out of the hand of the Philistines; and now he is fled out of the land from Absalom.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 36:31

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 36:31 -
For by these he judgeth the peoples;
He giveth food in abundance.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 7:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 7:8 -
Jehovah ministereth judgment to the peoples:
Judge me, O Jehovah, according to my righteousness, and to mine integrity that is in me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 9:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 9:8 -
And he will judge the world in righteousness,
He will minister judgment to the peoples in uprightness.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 50:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 50:4 -
He calleth to the heavens above,
And to the earth, that he may judge his people:

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 54:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 54:1 -
For the Chief Musician; on stringed instruments. Maschil of David; when the Ziphites came and said to Saul, Doth not David hide himself with us?
Save me, O God, by thy name,
And judge me in thy might.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 72:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 72:2 -
He will judge thy people with righteousness,
And thy poor with justice.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 96:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 96:10 -
Say among the nations, Jehovah reigneth:
The world also is established that it cannot be moved:
He will judge the peoples with equity.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 110:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 110:6 -
He will judge among the nations,
He will fill the places with dead bodies;
He will strike through the head in many countries.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 135:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 135:14 -
For Jehovah will judge his people,
And repent himself concerning his servants.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 31:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 31:9 -
Open thy mouth, judge righteously,
And minister justice to the poor and needy.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 6:10

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 6:10 - Whatsoever hath been, the name thereof was given long ago; and it is known what man is; neither can he contend with him that is mightier than he.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 3:13

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 3:13 - Jehovah standeth up to contend, and standeth to judge the peoples.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 5:28

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 5:28 - They are waxed fat, they shine: yea, they overpass in deeds of wickedness; they plead not the cause, the cause of the fatherless, that they may prosper; and the right of the needy do they not judge.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 21:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 21:12 - O house of David, thus saith Jehovah, Execute justice in the morning, and deliver him that 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.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 22:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 22:16 - He judged the cause of the poor and needy; then it was well. Was not this to know me? saith Jehovah.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 30:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 30:13 - There is none to plead thy cause, that thou mayest be bound up: thou hast no healing medicines.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 3:7

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 3:7 - Thus saith Jehovah of hosts: If thou wilt walk in my ways, and if thou wilt keep my charge, then thou also shalt judge my house, and shalt also keep my courts, and I will give thee a place of access among these that stand by.
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