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דִּין H1779

H1779 is the Hebrew word דִּין, transliterated dîyn and said deen. The King James Version most often renders it cause.

Word: דִּיןTransliteration: dîynSaid: deenLanguage: HebrewIn the KJV: 16 verses

What it means

judgement (the suit, justice, sentence or tribunal); by implication also strife.

Where it comes from

or (Job 19:29) דּוּן; from H1777 (דִּין).

How the King James Version translates it

Across 18 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

cause 7×judgment 6×between plea 1×plea 1×yet judgment 1×didst cause judgment 1×yea strife 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: cause, judgement, plea, strife.

Verses using דִּין

All 16 verses, quoted in full.

Deuteronomy 17:8 · KJV

If there arise a matter too hard for thee in judgment, between blood and blood, between plea and plea, and between stroke and stroke, being matters of controversy within thy gates: then shalt thou arise, and get thee up into the place which the LORD thy God shall choose;

Job 19:29 · KJV

Be ye afraid of the sword: for wrath bringeth the punishments of the sword, that ye may know there is a judgment.

Job 35:14 · KJV

Although thou sayest thou shalt not see him, yet judgment is before him; therefore trust thou in him.

Job 36:17 · KJV

But thou hast fulfilled the judgment of the wicked: judgment and justice take hold on thee.

Psalm 9:4 · KJV

For thou hast maintained my right and my cause; thou satest in the throne judging right.

Psalm 76:8 · KJV

Thou didst cause judgment to be heard from heaven; the earth feared, and was still,

Psalm 140:12 · KJV

I know that the LORD will maintain the cause of the afflicted, and the right of the poor.

Proverbs 20:8 · KJV

A king that sitteth in the throne of judgment scattereth away all evil with his eyes.

Proverbs 22:10 · KJV

Cast out the scorner, and contention shall go out; yea, strife and reproach shall cease.

Proverbs 29:7 · KJV

The righteous considereth the cause of the poor: but the wicked regardeth not to know it.

Proverbs 31:5 · KJV

Lest they drink, and forget the law, and pervert the judgment of any of the afflicted.

Proverbs 31:8 · KJV

Open thy mouth for the dumb in the cause of all such as are appointed to destruction.

Isaiah 10:2 · KJV

To turn aside the needy from judgment, and to take away the right from the poor of my people, that widows may be their prey, and that they may rob the fatherless!

Jeremiah 5:28 · KJV

They are waxen fat, they shine: yea, they overpass the deeds of the wicked: they judge not the cause, the cause of the fatherless, yet they prosper; and the right of the needy do they not judge.

Jeremiah 22:16 · KJV

He judged the cause of the poor and needy; then it was well with him: was not this to know me? saith the LORD.

Jeremiah 30:13 · KJV

There is none to plead thy cause, that thou mayest be bound up: thou hast no healing medicines.

Common questions

What does Strong's H1779 mean?

H1779 is the Hebrew word דִּין (dîyn), meaning judgement (the suit, justice, sentence or tribunal); by implication also strife.

How is H1779 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it cause (7 times), judgment (6 times), between plea (1 time), plea (1 time), yet judgment (1 time), among others.

How many times does H1779 appear in the Bible?

דִּין (dîyn) is tagged in 16 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H1779 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: or (Job 19:29) דּוּן; from H1777 (דִּין).

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