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שָׁפַט H8199

H8199 is the Hebrew word שָׁפַט, transliterated shâphaṭ and said shaw-fat'. The King James Version most often renders it judge.

Word: שָׁפַטTransliteration: shâphaṭSaid: shaw-fat'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 174 verses

What it means

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).

Where it comes from

a primitive root.

How the King James Version translates it

Across 163 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

judge 78×judges 33×judged 24×plead 8×wilt thou judge 5×judging 4×judgeth 4×avenged 2×execute 2×needs 1×you and judge 1×or unto the judge 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: [phrase] avenge, [idiom] that condemn, contend, defend, execute (judgment), (be a) judge(-ment), [idiom] needs, plead, reason, rule.

Verses using שָׁפַט

The first 40 of 174 verses, quoted in full.

Genesis 18:25 · KJV

That be far from thee to do after this manner, to slay the righteous with the wicked: and that the righteous should be as the wicked, that be far from thee: Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right?

Genesis 19:9 · KJV

And they said, Stand back. And they said again, This one fellow came in to sojourn, and he will needs be a judge: now will we deal worse with thee, than with them. And they pressed sore upon the man, even Lot, and came near to break the door.

Genesis 31:53 · KJV

The God of Abraham, and the God of Nahor, the God of their father, judge betwixt us. And Jacob sware by the fear of his father Isaac.

Exodus 2:14 · KJV

And he said, Who made thee a prince and a judge over us? intendest thou to kill me, as thou killedst the Egyptian? And Moses feared, and said, Surely this thing is known.

Exodus 5:21 · KJV

And they said unto them, The LORD look upon you, and judge; because ye have made our savour to be abhorred in the eyes of Pharaoh, and in the eyes of his servants, to put a sword in their hand to slay us.

Exodus 18:13 · KJV

And it came to pass on the morrow, that Moses sat to judge the people: and the people stood by Moses from the morning unto the evening.

Exodus 18:16 · KJV

When they have a matter, they come unto me; and I judge between one and another, and I do make them know the statutes of God, and his laws.

Exodus 18:22 · KJV

And let them judge the people at all seasons: and it shall be, that every great matter they shall bring unto thee, but every small matter they shall judge: so shall it be easier for thyself, and they shall bear the burden with thee.

Exodus 18:26 · KJV

And they judged the people at all seasons: the hard causes they brought unto Moses, but every small matter they judged themselves.

Leviticus 19:15 · KJV

Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment: thou shalt not respect the person of the poor, nor honor the person of the mighty: but in righteousness shalt thou judge thy neighbour.

Numbers 25:5 · KJV

And Moses said unto the judges of Israel, Slay ye every one his men that were joined unto Baalpeor.

Numbers 35:24 · KJV

Then the congregation shall judge between the slayer and the revenger of blood according to these judgments:

Deuteronomy 1:16 · KJV

And I charged your judges at that time, saying, Hear the causes between your brethren, and judge righteously between every man and his brother, and the stranger that is with him.

Deuteronomy 16:18 · KJV

Judges and officers shalt thou make thee in all thy gates, which the LORD thy God giveth thee, throughout thy tribes: and they shall judge the people with just judgment.

Deuteronomy 17:9 · KJV

And thou shalt come unto the priests the Levites, and unto the judge that shall be in those days, and enquire; and they shall shew thee the sentence of judgment:

Deuteronomy 17:12 · KJV

And the man that will do presumptuously, and will not hearken unto the priest that standeth to minister there before the LORD thy God, or unto the judge, even that man shall die: and thou shalt put away the evil from Israel.

Deuteronomy 19:17 · KJV

Then both the men, between whom the controversy is, shall stand before the LORD, before the priests and the judges, which shall be in those days;

Deuteronomy 19:18 · KJV

And the judges shall make diligent inquisition: and, behold, if the witness be a false witness, and hath testified falsely against his brother;

Deuteronomy 21:2 · KJV

Then thy elders and thy judges shall come forth, and they shall measure unto the cities which are round about him that is slain:

Deuteronomy 25:1 · KJV

If there be a controversy between men, and they come unto judgment, that the judges may judge them; then they shall justify the righteous, and condemn the wicked.

Deuteronomy 25:2 · KJV

And it shall be, if the wicked man be worthy to be beaten, that the judge shall cause him to lie down, and to be beaten before his face, according to his fault, by a certain number.

Joshua 8:33 · KJV

And all Israel, and their elders, and officers, and their judges, stood on this side the ark and on that side before the priests the Levites, which bare the ark of the covenant of the LORD, as well the stranger, as he that was born among them; half of them over against mount Gerizim, and half of them over against mount Ebal; as Moses the servant of the LORD had commanded before, that they should bless the people of Israel.

Joshua 23:2 · KJV

And Joshua called for all Israel, and for their elders, and for their heads, and for their judges, and for their officers, and said unto them, I am old and stricken in age:

Joshua 24:1 · KJV

And Joshua gathered all the tribes of Israel to Shechem, and called for the elders of Israel, and for their heads, and for their judges, and for their officers; and they presented themselves before God.

Judges 2:16 · KJV

Nevertheless the LORD raised up judges, which delivered them out of the hand of those that spoiled them.

Judges 2:17 · KJV

And yet they would not hearken unto their judges, but they went a whoring after other gods, and bowed themselves unto them: they turned quickly out of the way which their fathers walked in, obeying the commandments of the LORD; but they did not so.

Judges 2:18 · KJV

And when the LORD raised them up judges, then the LORD was with the judge, and delivered them out of the hand of their enemies all the days of the judge: for it repented the LORD because of their groanings by reason of them that oppressed them and vexed them.

Judges 2:19 · KJV

And it came to pass, when the judge was dead, that they returned, and corrupted themselves more than their fathers, in following other gods to serve them, and to bow down unto them; they ceased not from their own doings, nor from their stubborn way.

Judges 3:10 · KJV

And the Spirit of the LORD came upon him, and he judged Israel, and went out to war: and the LORD delivered Chushanrishathaim king of Mesopotamia into his hand; and his hand prevailed against Chushanrishathaim.

Judges 4:4 · KJV

And Deborah, a prophetess, the wife of Lapidoth, she judged Israel at that time.

Judges 10:2 · KJV

And he judged Israel twenty and three years, and died, and was buried in Shamir.

Judges 10:3 · KJV

And after him arose Jair, a Gileadite, and judged Israel twenty and two years.

Judges 11:27 · KJV

Wherefore I have not sinned against thee, but thou doest me wrong to war against me: the LORD the Judge be judge this day between the children of Israel and the children of Ammon.

Judges 12:7 · KJV

And Jephthah judged Israel six years. Then died Jephthah the Gileadite, and was buried in one of the cities of Gilead.

Judges 12:8 · KJV

And after him Ibzan of Bethlehem judged Israel.

Judges 12:9 · KJV

And he had thirty sons, and thirty daughters, whom he sent abroad, and took in thirty daughters from abroad for his sons. And he judged Israel seven years.

Judges 12:11 · KJV

And after him Elon, a Zebulonite, judged Israel; and he judged Israel ten years.

Judges 12:13 · KJV

And after him Abdon the son of Hillel, a Pirathonite, judged Israel.

Judges 12:14 · KJV

And he had forty sons and thirty nephews, that rode on threescore and ten ass colts: and he judged Israel eight years.

Judges 15:20 · KJV

And he judged Israel in the days of the Philistines twenty years.

Common questions

What does Strong's H8199 mean?

H8199 is the Hebrew word שָׁפַט (shâphaṭ), meaning 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 King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it judge (78 times), judges (33 times), judged (24 times), plead (8 times), wilt thou judge (5 times), among others.

How many times does H8199 appear in the Bible?

שָׁפַט (shâphaṭ) is tagged in 174 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H8199 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: a primitive root.

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