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Lexicon :: Strong's H8199 - šāp̄aṭ

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שָׁפַט
Transliteration
šāp̄aṭ
Pronunciation
shaw-fat'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
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TWOT Reference: 2443

Strong’s Definitions

שָׁפַט shâphaṭ, shaw-fat'; a primitive root; 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):— avenge, × that condemn, contend, defend, execute (judgment), (be a) judge(-ment), × needs, plead, reason, rule.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 203x

The KJV translates Strong's H8199 in the following manner: judge (v) (119x), judge (n) (60x), plead (11x), avenged (2x), condemn (2x), execute (2x), judgment (2x), defend (1x), deliver (1x), miscellaneous (3x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 203x
The KJV translates Strong's H8199 in the following manner: judge (v) (119x), judge (n) (60x), plead (11x), avenged (2x), condemn (2x), execute (2x), judgment (2x), defend (1x), deliver (1x), miscellaneous (3x).

  1. to judge, govern, vindicate, punish

    1. (Qal)

      1. to act as law-giver or judge or governor (of God, man)

        1. to rule, govern, judge

      2. to decide controversy (of God, man)

      3. to execute judgment

        1. discriminating (of man)

        2. vindicating

        3. condemning and punishing

        4. at theophanic advent for final judgment

    2. (Niphal)

      1. to enter into controversy, plead, have controversy together

      2. to be judged

    3. (Poel) judge, opponent-at-law (participle)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
שָׁפַט shâphaṭ, shaw-fat'; a primitive root; 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):— avenge, × that condemn, contend, defend, execute (judgment), (be a) judge(-ment), × needs, plead, reason, rule.
STRONGS H8199: Abbreviations
שָׁפַט 185 verb judge, govern (Late Hebrew in derivatives; Phoenician שפט = שֹׁפֵט, also in proper name; Punic sufet Lzb381; Biblical Aramaic שָֽׁפְטִין; Assyrian šapâtu (t = ת), synonym dânu (דִּין), judge DlWB 684, šipṭu (ט), probably judgment [and šapiṭu, captain?] JenZA iv (1889), 278 f.; on possible connection with Arabic bdb104701 see NöZMG xi (1886), 724; on usage of verb See FergusonJBL viii (1888), 130 ff.); —
Qal Perfect 3rd person masculine singular שׁ׳ Judges 16:31 +, etc.; Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular יִשְׁפֹּט Genesis 16:5, יִשְׁפּוֹט Isaiah 11:3; 3rd person masculine plural יִשְׁפְּטוּ Genesis 31:53 +, יִשְׁפּ֫וּטוּ Exodus 18:26 (Ki יִשְׁפּוּט֫וּ; compare Ges§ 47g), etc.; Infinitive absolute שָׁפוֺט Genesis 19:9; construct שְׁפֹט Ruth 1:1, לִשְׁפֹּט Exodus 8:13 +, etc.; Imperative שְׁפָטֿ Proverbs 31:9, שָׁפְטָה Psalm 82:8; Lamentations 3:59, שִׁפְטוּ Isaiah 1:17 +, שְׁפֹ֑טוּ Zechariah 7:9, etc.; Participle שֹׁפֵט 1 Samuel 3:13 +, etc.; —
1. act as law-giver, judge, governor (giving law, deciding controversies and executing law, civil, religious, political, social; both early and late):
a. of God only, שֹׁפֵט כל הארץ Genesis 18:25 (J), || מֶלֶךְ,מְחֹקֵק Isaiah 33:22.
b. of man, Genesis 19:9 (twice in verse) (J), Moses deciding cases Exodus 18:13 (E), making known statutes Exodus 18:16 (E); so his assistants Exodus 18:22; Exodus 18:22; Exodus 18:26; Exodus 18:26 (E), || Deuteronomy 1:16; of שׁפטי ישׂראל Numbers 25:5 (executioners); י׳ set שֹׁפְטִים over Israel Judges 2:16, 18; 2 Samuel 7:11 = 1 Chronicles 17:10, to deliver Israel, שׁפט ישׂדאל Judges 3:10; Judges 4:4; Judges 10:2,39 times Judges; 1 Samuel 4:18; 1 Samuel 7:15, 16, 17; 2 Kings 23:22, compare 1 Samuel 7:6; Participle שֹׁפֵט as substantive also Judges 2:17, 18, 19; 1 Samuel 8:1, 2; 2 Kings 23:22; שֹׁפְטֵי יִשׂ׳ 1 Chronicles 17:6 (|| 2 Samuel 7:7 שִׂבְטֵי), בִּימֵי שְׁפֹט הַשֹּׁפְטִים Ruth 1:1 (twice in verse) (compare מוֺשִׁיעִים Obadiah 21); שׁפט, || מֶלֶךְ 1 Samuel 8:5, 6, 20; Hosea 7:7; Hosea 13:10; שֹׁפֵט ישׂראל Micah 4:14 [Micah 5:1] (= king); king judges people 1 Kings 3:9 (twice in verse) = 2 Chronicles 1:10; 1 Kings 15:5 2 Chronicles 26:21; 1:11; absolute 1 Kings 7:7; Isaiah 16:5; || שׂרים Exodus 2:14 (E) Amos 2:3; Zephaniah 3:3; || יוֺעַץ Isaiah 1:26; Job 12:17, compare Isaiah 3:2; שֹׁפְטֵי אָרֶץ Isaiah 40:23 (|| רוֺזְנִים), Proverbs 8:16 (|| שׂרים), Psalm 2:10; Psalm 148:11 (|| מלכים); שׁפטינו אשׁר שׁפטונו Daniel 9:12 (twice in verse).
2. specifically decide controversy, discriminate between persons, in civil, political, domestic and religious questions:
a. of God Psalm 82:1: וּבֵין ֗֗֗ שׁ׳ Genesis 16:5 (J; domestic), Judges 11:27 (twice in verse); 1 Samuel 24:13; 1 Samuel 24:16 (all of war), Ezekiel 34:20 (relig.); with לְ ֗֗֗ בֵּין Ezekiel 34:17, 22 (religious); with בֵּנֵינוּ Genesis 31:53 (E; domestic), Isaiah 2:4 = Micah 4:3 (of war); with בְּ 2 Chronicles 20:12 (war); with accusative 1 Kings 8:32 2 Chronicles 6:23; Ecclesiastes 3:17, condemning wicked and justifying righteous Job 21:22 (|| ידע), Job 23:7; absolute Exodus 5:21 (J) Job 22:13; צֶדֶק שׁ׳ Jeremiah 11:20; Psalm 9:5; י׳ is שׁוֺפֵט צַדִּיק Psalm 7:12.
b. of man, וּבֵין ֗֗֗ בֵּין שׁ׳ Exodus 18:16 (E) Numbers 35:24 (P) Deuteronomy 1:16 (all civil), Isaiah 5:3 (relig.); with accusative Leviticus 19:15 (H) Deuteronomy 25:1 (all civil), Ezekiel 20:4 (twice in verse); Ezekiel 22:2 (twice in verse); Ezekiel 23:36; מִשְׁפָּט שׁ׳ Deuteronomy 16:18; 1 Kings 3:28 (Solomon); במשׁפטים Ezekiel 44:24, with ל 2 Chronicles 19:6; absolute Ezekiel 44:24; Isaiah 11:3 (king); influenced by bribes Micah 3:11; Micah 7:3; Job 9:24; Absalom desires to decide cases as שֹׁפֵט 2 Samuel 15:4 (implying lack of such in his time); according to 2 Chronicles 19:5. 6 Jehoshaphat set up שׁפטים, apparently for the first as judges in this specific sense; code of Deuteronomy recognizes them: הַשֹּׁפֵט declares הַמִּשְׁפָּט דְּבַר Deuteronomy 17:9, 12; Deuteronomy 25:2; שׁפטים + שֹׁטְרִים Deuteronomy 16:18; 1 Chronicles 23:4; 1 Chronicles 26:29; Joshua 8:33 (+ זְקֵנִים), Joshua 23:2; Joshua 24:1 (D; both + זקנים, רָאשִׁים), + זקנים only Deuteronomy 21:2; Ezra 10:14, + כֹּהֲנִים Deuteronomy 19:17, 18, שׂרים 2 Chronicles 1:2.
3. execute judgment:
a. discriminating, of man only, משׁפט אמת Zechariah 7:9, מֵישָׁרִים שׁ׳ Psalm 58:2 judge uprightly; משׁפט שׁלום Zechariah 8:16, צֶדֶק Proverbs 31:9, עָוֶל Psalm 82:2.
b. vindicating, with accusative:
(1) subject God, יתום Psalm 10:18, accusative of person Psalm 26:1; Psalm 43:1; Psalm 58:12 (read שֹׁפְטָם for שׁפטים), משׁפט שׁ׳ Lamentations 3:59; מִיַּד vindicate by delivering from hand of 1 Samuel 24:16; 2 Samuel 18:19, 31; שָׁפְטֵנִי כְּ צִדְקִי י׳ Psalm 7:9; שָׁפְטֵנִי כְּ צִדְקְךָ Psalm 35:24.
(2) subject man, with accusative יתום Isaiah 1:17, 23; דל(יםׅ Isaiah 11:4; Proverbs 29:14; Psalm 82:3; עניי עם Psalm 72:4; משׁפט אביונים Jeremiah 5:28.
c. condemning and punishing,
(1) God כְּדַרְכֵי פ׳ according to ways of Ezekiel 7:3, 8; Ezekiel 18:30; Ezekiel 24:14; Ezekiel 33:20; Ezekiel 36:19; במשׁפטים Ezekiel 7:27; Ezekiel 23:24; משׁפטי נאפות Ezekiel 16:38 (= Ezekiel 23:45 of human judges); with accusative 1 Samuel 3:13; Psalm 51:5; Ezekiel 11:10, 11; Ezekiel 21:35; Ezekiel 35:11.
(2) of man, only שֹׁפְטֵי נַפְשׁוֺ Psalm 109:31 and Ezekiel 23:45 above, probably also Psalm 141:6 (corrupt).
d. at theophanic advent for final judgment: God is שֹׁפֵט Psalm 50:6; Psalm 75:8; שׁפט הארץ Psalm 94:2, with accusative בא לשׁפט הארץ Psalm 96:13 = 1 Chronicles 16:33; Psalm 98:9; הארץ שׁ׳ Psalm 82:8; כל הנוים Joel 4:12; עמים Psalm 67:5; תבל Psalm 9:9; Psalm 96:13 = Psalm 98:9; מישׁרים שׁ׳ Psalm 75:3.
Niph. Perfect 1st person singular נִשְׁפַּטְתִּי Ezekiel 20:36 + 4 times; Imperfect 1st person singular אִשָּׁפֵט Ezekiel 20:36; אִשָּֽׁפְטָה 1 Samuel 12:7, etc.; Infinitive construct חִשָּׁפֵט 2 Chronicles 22:8; suffix הִשָּֽׁפְטוֺ Psalm 37:33; Psalm 109:7; Participle נִשְׁפָּט Isaiah 59:4 + 4 times; —
1. reciprocal, (Ges§ 51 d), enter into controversy, plead: with אֵת with, of God Jeremiah 2:35; Ezekiel 17:20; Ezekiel 20:35, 36 (twice in verse); Ezekiel 38:22; of man 1 Samuel 12:7 (+ וְאַגִּידָה לָכֶם Greek Version of the LXX We Dr BuHpt Now), Proverbs 29:9; with עִם, of God Joel 4:2, of man 2 Chronicles 22:8; with ל, of God Jeremiah 25:31; יחד נשׁ׳ Isaiah 43:26 have controversy together; באשׁ by fire (of God) Isaiah 66:16; באמונה Isaiah 59:4.
2. passive be judged, Psalm 9:20; Psalm 37:33; Psalm 109:7.
Pô`el Participle suffix מְשֹׁפְטִי (dubious; Hi Bu מִשְׁפָּטִי), = my apponent-at-law (Ges§ 55 b) Job 9:15; + Zf Job 3:15; Psalm 109:31 We and others.

See related Aramaic BDB entry H8200.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

16:5; 16:5; 18:25; 19:9; 19:9; 31:53; 31:53

Exodus

2:14; 5:21; 8:13; 18:13; 18:16; 18:16; 18:22; 18:22; 18:26; 18:26; 18:26

Leviticus

19:15

Numbers

25:5; 35:24

Deuteronomy

1:16; 1:16; 16:18; 16:18; 17:9; 17:12; 19:17; 19:18; 21:2; 25:1; 25:2

Joshua

8:33; 23:2; 24:1

Judges

2:16; 2:17; 2:18; 2:18; 2:19; 3:10; 4:4; 10:2; 11:27; 16:31

Ruth

1:1; 1:1

1 Samuel

3:13; 3:13; 4:18; 7:6; 7:15; 7:16; 7:17; 8:1; 8:2; 8:5; 8:6; 8:20; 12:7; 12:7; 24:13; 24:16; 24:16

2 Samuel

7:7; 7:11; 15:4; 18:19; 18:31

1 Kings

3:9; 3:28; 7:7; 8:32; 15:5

2 Kings

23:22; 23:22

1 Chronicles

16:33; 17:6; 17:10; 23:4; 26:29

2 Chronicles

1:2; 1:10; 1:11; 6:23; 19:5; 19:6; 19:6; 20:12; 22:8; 22:8; 26:21

Ezra

10:14

Job

3:15; 9:15; 9:24; 12:17; 21:22; 22:13; 23:7

Psalms

2:10; 7:9; 7:12; 9:5; 9:9; 9:20; 10:18; 26:1; 35:24; 37:33; 37:33; 43:1; 50:6; 51:5; 58:2; 67:5; 72:4; 75:3; 75:8; 82:1; 82:2; 82:3; 82:8; 82:8; 94:2; 96:13; 96:13; 98:9; 98:9; 109:7; 109:7; 109:31; 109:31; 141:6; 148:11

Proverbs

8:16; 29:9; 29:14; 31:9; 31:9

Ecclesiastes

3:17

Isaiah

1:17; 1:17; 1:23; 1:26; 2:4; 3:2; 5:3; 11:3; 11:3; 11:4; 16:5; 33:22; 40:23; 43:26; 59:4; 59:4; 66:16

Jeremiah

2:35; 5:28; 11:20; 25:31

Lamentations

3:59; 3:59

Ezekiel

7:3; 7:8; 7:27; 11:10; 11:11; 16:38; 17:20; 18:30; 20:4; 20:35; 20:36; 20:36; 20:36; 22:2; 23:24; 23:36; 23:45; 23:45; 24:14; 33:20; 34:17; 34:20; 34:22; 35:11; 36:19; 38:22; 44:24; 44:24

Daniel

9:12

Hosea

7:7; 13:10

Amos

2:3

Obadiah

1:21

Micah

3:11; 4:3; 5:1; 7:3

Zephaniah

3:3

Zechariah

7:9; 7:9; 8:16

H8199

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Strong's Number H8199 matches the Hebrew שָׁפַט (šāp̄aṭ),
which occurs 15 times in 14 verses in '1Sa' in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 3:13

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 3:13 - For I have declared to him that I will judge his house for ever, for the iniquity which he hath known: because his sons made themselves vile, and he restrained them not.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 4:18

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 4:18 - And it came to pass, when he mentioned the ark of God, that he fell from off the seat backward by the side of the gate, and his neck broke, and he died; for the man was old, and heavy. And he had judged Israel forty years.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 7:6

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 7:6 - And they gathered together to Mizpah, and drew water, and poured it out before Jehovah, and fasted on that day, and said there, We have sinned against Jehovah. And Samuel judged the children of Israel in Mizpah.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 7:15

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 7:15 - And Samuel judged Israel all the days of his life.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 7:16

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 7:16 - And he went from year to year in circuit to Bethel, and Gilgal, and Mizpah, and judged Israel in all those places.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 7:17

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 7:17 - And his return was to Ramah; for there was his house, and there he judged Israel; and there he built an altar to Jehovah.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 8:1

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 8:1 - And it came to pass when Samuel was old, that he made his sons judges over Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 8:2

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 8:2 - And the name of his firstborn was Joel; and the name of his second, Abijah; they judged in Beer-sheba.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 8:5

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 8:5 - and said to him, Behold, thou art become old, and thy sons walk not in thy ways: now appoint us a king to judge us, like all the nations.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 8:6

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 8:6 - And the thing displeased Samuel, when they said, Give us a king to judge us. And Samuel prayed to Jehovah.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 8:20

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 8:20 - that we also may be like all the nations; and our king shall judge us, and go out before us, and conduct our wars.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 12:7

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 12:7 - And now stand still, that I may plead with you before Jehovah of all the righteous acts of Jehovah which he did to you and to your fathers.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 24:12

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 24:12 - Jehovah judge between me and thee, and Jehovah avenge me of thee; but my hand shall not be upon thee.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 24:15

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 24:15 - Jehovah therefore shall be judge, and judge between me and thee, and see, and plead my cause, and do me justice in delivering me out of thy hand.
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