sha.phat H8199

שָׁפַט (sha.phat) means “to judge” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.

שָׁפַט Hebrew · H8199 202 tagged occurrences in 182 verses

Pronunciation guide: shaw-fat' Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESH · H8199

שָׁפַט · sha.phat · to judge

1) to judge, govern, vindicate, punish 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to act as law-giver or judge or governor (of God, man) 1a1a) to rule, govern, judge 1a2) to decide controversy (of God, man) 1a3) to execute judgment 1a3a) discriminating (of man) 1a3b) vindicating 1a3c) condemning and punishing 1a3d) at theophanic advent for final judgment 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to enter into controversy, plead, have controversy together 1b2) to be judged 1c) (Poel) judge, opponent-at-law (participle)

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Strong’s Hebrew dictionary

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)

KJV glosses: [phrase] avenge, [idiom] that condemn, contend, defend, execute (judgment), (be a) judge(-ment), [idiom] needs, plead, reason, rule.

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How translators render H8199

Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.

BSB rendering counts
Rendering	Count
judge	11
judges	9
the judge	7
to judge	7
and judges	6
i will judge	6
judged	6
vindicate me	4
who judges	4
and judge	3
he will judge	3
i will enter into judgment	3
i will judge you	3
judging	3
the judges	3
to judge us	3
will judge	3
a judge	2
and governed	2
as judges	2
defend	2
had judged	2
may you judge	2
then he will judge	2
to govern	2
will you judge	2
will you pass judgment	2
your judges	2
administer	1
and decide	1
and deliver me	1
and execute judgment	1
and he is already acting like a judge	1
and he judged	1
and i will judge	1
and i will judge them	1
and i will sentence you	1
and judge you	1
and samson judged	1
and the judge	1
and the rulers	1
and they judged	1
and they will punish you	1
be judged	1
brings judgment	1
but i will judge	1
decide	1
defend the cause	1
defended	1
do you judge	1
does he judge	1
from my judge	1
from the condemners	1
goes to court	1
had given	1
had governed	1
has avenged him	1
has avenged you	1
have these men judge	1
he judged	1
he renders judgment	1
he was to judge	1
her judges are	1
i could only beg my judge	1
i entered into judgment	1
i judge you	1
i judged them	1
i will execute judgment	1
ibzan judged	1
is able to govern	1
is judge	1
is our judge	1
its judges	1
let us argue the matter	1
may he vindicate	1
must judge	1
o judge	1
o judges	1
of judges	1
of the judge	1
of the judges	1
of the leaders	1
our rulers	1
pleads his case	1
ruled	1
rulers	1
so that i may confront	1
that judge	1
the ruler	1
the rulers	1
their judges	1
their rulers	1
they are to judge	1
they can judge	1
they were judges	1
they would judge	1
to be judged	1
to rule over	1
to the judges	1
to vindicate	1
tola judged	1
under judgment	1
vindicate	1
was executing judgment	1
was judging	1
when he is tried	1
when the judges	1
when their rulers	1
when you judge	1
while the judge	1
who govern	1
who judged	1
will bring justice	1
will execute judgment	1
will sentence	1
will you judge her	1
will you judge them	1
would judge	1
you are to judge	1
you judge	1
you to judge	1

KJV rendering counts
Rendering	Count
judge	14
to judge	11
judges	7
and he judged	6
i will judge	6
judged	6
the judge	5
wilt thou judge	5
and judge	4
judging	4
and he shall judge	3
and the judges	3
of the judges	3
shall judge	3
they shall judge	3
and for their judges	2
and i will judge	2
and judged	2
and judges	2
and thy judges	2
and will plead	2
execute	2
hath avenged	2
he shall judge	2
judgeth	2
may judge	2
shall he judge	2
that judged	2
against us and against our judges	1
all the judges	1
among them when i have judged	1
and a judge	1
and all judges	1
and deliver	1
and he had judged	1
and he shall not judge	1
and he will needs	1
and i will plead	1
and it came to pass when the judge	1
and let them judge	1
and maketh the judges	1
and the judge	1
and their judges	1
and there he judged	1
and there will i plead	1
and they judged	1
and they shall judge	1
and to the judges	1
and unto the judge	1
be a judge	1
be judge	1
be judged	1
behold i judge	1
came upon him and he judged	1
can he judge	1
contendeth	1
defend	1
do they not judge	1
do ye judge	1
for thou shalt judge	1
for thyself that thou mayest judge	1
for who can judge	1
for ye judge	1
from me behold i will plead	1
from my judge	1
from thee shall not the judge	1
from those that condemn	1
had judged	1
he judgeth	1
he will plead	1
her judges	1
him that i will judge	1
him when he is judged	1
how long will ye judge	1
i judged	1
in judgment	1
let us plead	1
like as i pleaded	1
of the judge	1
or unto the judge	1
our judge	1
plead	1
pleadeth	1
ruled	1
seeing he judgeth	1
shall they judge	1
shalt thou judge	1
she judged	1
so will i plead	1
that i may reason	1
that judgest	1
that judgeth	1
that the judge	1
the judges	1
their judges	1
them and they shall judge	1
them up judges	1
therefore i will judge	1
thereof judge	1
they judge	1
they judged	1
thy judges	1
thyself thou judge	1
to my judge	1
to the judges	1
unto me and i judge	1
unto the judges	1
unto their judges	1
upon thee and i will judge	1
upon thee and will judge	1
upon you and judge	1
was executing judgment	1
was with the judge	1
when he shall be judged	1
when the judges	1
when their judges	1
when thou judgest	1
where he might judge	1
will i judge	1
wilt thou not judge	1
ye judges	1
your judges	1

Verses containing H8199

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Ezekiel 18:30 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Therefore, O house of Israel, I will judge you, each according to his ways, declares the Lord GOD. Repent and turn from all your transgressions, so that your iniquity will not become your downfall.
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Ezekiel 20:4 · BSB · 2 occurrences
Will you judge them, will you judge them, son of man? Confront them with the abominations of their fathers
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Ezekiel 20:35 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And I will bring you into the wilderness of the nations, where I will enter into judgment with you face to face.
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Ezekiel 20:36 · BSB · 2 occurrences
Just as I entered into judgment with your fathers in the wilderness of the land of Egypt, so I will enter into judgment with you, declares the Lord GOD.
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Ezekiel 21:30 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Return the sword to its sheath! In the place where you were created, in the land of your origin, I will judge you.
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Source alternate reference: 21.35
Ezekiel 22:2 · BSB · 2 occurrences
“As for you, son of man, will you judge her? Will you pass judgment on the city of bloodshed? Then confront her with all her abominations
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Ezekiel 23:24 · BSB · 1 occurrence
They will come against you with a host of peoples, with weapons, chariots, and wagons. They will array themselves against you on every side with buckler and shield and helmet. I will delegate judgment to them, and they will punish you according to their own standards.
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Ezekiel 23:36 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then the LORD said to me: “Son of man, will you pass judgment against Oholah and Oholibah? Then declare to them their abominations.
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Ezekiel 23:45 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But righteous men will sentence them to the punishment of those who commit adultery and bloodshed, because they are adulteresses with blood on their hands.
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Ezekiel 24:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence
I, the LORD, have spoken; the time is coming, and I will act. I will not refrain or show pity, nor will I relent. I will judge you according to your ways and deeds,’ declares the Lord GOD.”
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Ezekiel 33:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Yet you say, ‘The way of the Lord is not just.’ But I will judge each of you according to his ways, O house of Israel.”
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Ezekiel 34:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence
This is what the Lord GOD says to you, My flock: ‘I will judge between one sheep and another, between the rams and the goats.
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Ezekiel 34:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says to them: ‘Behold, I Myself will judge between the fat sheep and the lean sheep.
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Ezekiel 34:22 · BSB · 1 occurrence
I will save My flock, and they will no longer be prey. I will judge between one sheep and another.
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Ezekiel 35:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence
therefore as surely as I live, declares the Lord GOD, I will treat you according to the anger and jealousy you showed in your hatred against them, and I will make Myself known among them when I judge you.
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Ezekiel 36:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence
I dispersed them among the nations, and they were scattered throughout the lands. I judged them according to their ways and deeds.
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Ezekiel 38:22 · BSB · 1 occurrence
I will execute judgment upon him with plague and bloodshed. I will pour out torrents of rain, hailstones, fire, and sulfur on him and on his troops and on the many nations with him.
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Ezekiel 44:24 · BSB · 1 occurrence
In any dispute, they shall officiate as judges and judge according to My ordinances. They must keep My laws and statutes regarding all My appointed feasts, and they must keep My Sabbaths holy.
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Daniel 9:12 · BSB · 2 occurrences
You have carried out the words spoken against us and against our rulers by bringing upon us a great disaster. For under all of heaven, nothing has ever been done like what has been done to Jerusalem.
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Hosea 7:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence
All of them are hot as an oven, and they devour their rulers. All their kings fall; not one of them calls upon Me.
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Hosea 13:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Where is your king now to save you in all your cities, and the rulers to whom you said, “Give me a king and princes”?
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Joel 3:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence
I will gather all the nations and bring them down to the Valley of Jehoshaphat. There I will enter into judgment against them concerning My people, My inheritance, Israel, whom they have scattered among the nations as they divided up My land.
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Source alternate reference: 4.2
Joel 3:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Let the nations be roused and advance to the Valley of Jehoshaphat, for there I will sit down to judge all the nations on every side.
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Source alternate reference: 4.12
Amos 2:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence
I will cut off the ruler of Moab and kill all the officials with him,” says the LORD.
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Obadiah 1:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The deliverers will ascend Mount Zion to rule over the mountains of Esau. And the kingdom will belong to the LORD.
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Micah 3:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Her leaders judge for a bribe, her priests teach for a price, and her prophets practice divination for money. Yet they lean upon the LORD, saying, “Is not the LORD among us? No disaster can come upon us.”
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Micah 4:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then He will judge between many peoples and arbitrate for strong nations far and wide. Then they will beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks. Nation will no longer take up the sword against nation, nor will they train anymore for war.
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Micah 5:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Now, O daughter of troops, mobilize your troops; for a siege is laid against us! With a rod they will strike the cheek of the judge of Israel.
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Source alternate reference: 4.14
Micah 7:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Both hands are skilled at evil; the prince and the judge demand a bribe. When the powerful utters his evil desire, they all conspire together.
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Zephaniah 3:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Her princes are roaring lions; her judges are evening wolves, leaving nothing for the morning.
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Zechariah 7:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“This is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘Administer true justice. Show loving devotion and compassion to one another.
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Zechariah 8:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence
These are the things you must do: Speak truth to one another, render true and sound judgments in your gates,
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