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מִשְׁפָּט

mish.patH4941

justice: judgement

Used 422 times in the tagged text.

H4941G · מִשְׁפָּט · justice: judgement

What it means

  • judgment, justice, ordinance
Full dictionary entry (technical)
  • : judgement/punishment
  • 1) judgment, justice, ordinance
  • 1a) judgment
  • 1a1) act of deciding a case
  • 1a2) place, court, seat of judgment
  • 1a3) process, procedure, litigation (before judges)
  • 1a4) case, cause (presented for judgment)
  • 1a5) sentence, decision (of judgment)
  • 1a6) execution (of judgment)
  • 1a7) time (of judgment)
  • 1b) justice, right, rectitude (attributes of God or man)
  • 1c) ordinance
  • 1d) decision (in law)
  • 1e) right, privilege, due (legal)
  • 1f) proper, fitting, measure, fitness, custom, manner, plan

H4941H · מִשְׁפָּט · justice

What it means

  • judgment, justice, ordinance
Full dictionary entry (technical)
  • : justice/right/righteousness
  • 1) judgment, justice, ordinance
  • 1a) judgment
  • 1a1) act of deciding a case
  • 1a2) place, court, seat of judgment
  • 1a3) process, procedure, litigation (before judges)
  • 1a4) case, cause (presented for judgment)
  • 1a5) sentence, decision (of judgment)
  • 1a6) execution (of judgment)
  • 1a7) time (of judgment)
  • 1b) justice, right, rectitude (attributes of God or man)
  • 1c) ordinance
  • 1d) decision (in law)
  • 1e) right, privilege, due (legal)
  • 1f) proper, fitting, measure, fitness, custom, manner, plan

H4941I · מִשְׁפָּט · justice: rule

What it means

  • judgment, justice, ordinance
Full dictionary entry (technical)
  • : rule/prescription
  • 1) judgment, justice, ordinance
  • 1a) judgment
  • 1a1) act of deciding a case
  • 1a2) place, court, seat of judgment
  • 1a3) process, procedure, litigation (before judges)
  • 1a4) case, cause (presented for judgment)
  • 1a5) sentence, decision (of judgment)
  • 1a6) execution (of judgment)
  • 1a7) time (of judgment)
  • 1b) justice, right, rectitude (attributes of God or man)
  • 1c) ordinance
  • 1d) decision (in law)
  • 1e) right, privilege, due (legal)
  • 1f) proper, fitting, measure, fitness, custom, manner, plan

H4941J · מִשְׁפָּט · justice: custom

What it means

  • judgment, justice, ordinance
Full dictionary entry (technical)
  • : custom/manner
  • 1) judgment, justice, ordinance
  • 1a) judgment
  • 1a1) act of deciding a case
  • 1a2) place, court, seat of judgment
  • 1a3) process, procedure, litigation (before judges)
  • 1a4) case, cause (presented for judgment)
  • 1a5) sentence, decision (of judgment)
  • 1a6) execution (of judgment)
  • 1a7) time (of judgment)
  • 1b) justice, right, rectitude (attributes of God or man)
  • 1c) ordinance
  • 1d) decision (in law)
  • 1e) right, privilege, due (legal)
  • 1f) proper, fitting, measure, fitness, custom, manner, plan

H4941K · מִשְׁפָּט · (Hall of) Judgment

Full dictionary entry (technical)
  • Combined with u.lam (אוּלָם "Hall" H0197H)
  • This name means judgment, sentence

Same idea, other words · Righteousness and justice

The same word family carries both 'righteous' and 'just'. English splits them; the Bible often does not.

Where it appears

  • Genesis3
  • Exodus11
  • Leviticus14
  • Numbers19
  • Deuteronomy37
  • Joshua3
  • Judges3
  • 1 Samuel7
  • 2 Samuel5
  • 1 Kings18
  • 2 Kings11
  • 1 Chronicles9
  • 2 Chronicles13
  • Ezra2
  • Nehemiah5
  • Job23
  • Psalms65
  • Proverbs20
  • Ecclesiastes6
  • Isaiah42
  • Jeremiah32
  • Lamentations2
  • Ezekiel43
  • Daniel1
  • Hosea6
  • Amos4
  • Micah5
  • Habakkuk4
  • Zephaniah4
  • Zechariah2
  • Malachi3

Every use · 251–300 of 422 · BSB

  1. Proverbs 2:9וּמִשְׁפָּ֑טand justice

    Then you will discern righteousness and justice and equity—every good path.

  2. Proverbs 8:20מִשְׁפָּֽטjustice

    I walk in the way of righteousness, along the paths of justice,

  3. Proverbs 12:5מִשְׁפָּ֑ט[are] justice

    The plans of the righteous are just, but the counsel of the wicked leads to deceit.

  4. Proverbs 13:23מִשְׁפָּֽטjustice

    Abundant food is in the fallow ground of the poor, but without justice it is swept away.

  5. Proverbs 16:8מִשְׁפָּֽטjustice

    Better a little with righteousness than great gain with injustice.

  6. Proverbs 16:10בְּ֝מִשְׁפָּ֗טin judgment

    A divine verdict is on the lips of a king; his mouth must not betray justice.

  7. Proverbs 16:11מִ֭שְׁפָּטjustice

    Honest scales and balances are from the LORD; all the weights in the bag are His concern.

  8. Proverbs 16:33מִשְׁפָּטֽוֹdecision its

    The lot is cast into the lap, but its every decision is from the LORD.

  9. Proverbs 17:23מִשְׁפָּֽטjustice

    A wicked man takes a covert bribe to subvert the course of justice.

  10. Proverbs 18:5בַּמִּשְׁפָּֽטin <the> judgment

    Showing partiality to the wicked is not good, nor is depriving the innocent of justice.

  11. Proverbs 19:28מִשְׁפָּ֑טjustice

    A corrupt witness mocks justice, and a wicked mouth swallows iniquity.

  12. Proverbs 21:3וּמִשְׁפָּ֑טand justice

    To do righteousness and justice is more desirable to the LORD than sacrifice.

  13. Proverbs 21:7מִשְׁפָּֽטjustice

    The violence of the wicked will sweep them away because they refuse to do what is just.

  14. Proverbs 21:15מִשְׁפָּ֑טjustice

    Justice executed is a joy to the righteous, but a terror to the workers of iniquity.

  15. Proverbs 24:23בְּמִשְׁפָּ֣טin judgment

    These also are sayings of the wise: To show partiality in judgment is not good.

  16. Proverbs 28:5מִשְׁפָּ֑טjustice

    Evil men do not understand justice, but those who seek the LORD comprehend fully.

  17. Proverbs 29:4בְּ֭מִשְׁפָּטby justice

    By justice a king brings stability to the land, but a man who exacts tribute demolishes it.

  18. Proverbs 29:26מִשְׁפַּט־justice of

    Many seek the ruler’s favor, but a man receives justice from the LORD.

  19. Ecclesiastes 3:16הַמִּשְׁפָּט֙<the> justice

    Furthermore, I saw under the sun that in the place of judgment there is wickedness, and in the place of righteousness there is wickedness.

  20. Ecclesiastes 5:8מִשְׁפָּ֤טjustice

    If you see the oppression of the poor and the denial of justice and righteousness in the province, do not be astonished at the matter; for one official is watched by a superior, and others higher still are over them.

  21. Ecclesiastes 8:5וּמִשְׁפָּ֔טand custom

    Whoever keeps his command will come to no harm, and a wise heart knows the right time and procedure.

  22. Ecclesiastes 8:6וּמִשְׁפָּ֑טand a custom

    For there is a right time and procedure to every purpose, though a man’s misery weighs heavily upon him.

  23. Ecclesiastes 11:9בַּמִּשְׁפָּֽטin <the> judgment

    Rejoice, O young man, while you are young, and let your heart be glad in the days of your youth. Walk in the ways of your heart and in the sight of your eyes, but know that for all these things God will bring you to judgment.

  24. Ecclesiastes 12:14בְמִשְׁפָּ֖טin judgment

    For God will bring every deed into judgment, along with every hidden thing, whether good or evil.

  25. Isaiah 1:17מִשְׁפָּ֖טjustice

    Learn to do right; seek justice and correct the oppressor. Defend the fatherless and plead the case of the widow.”

  26. Isaiah 1:21מִשְׁפָּ֗טjustice

    See how the faithful city has become a harlot! She once was full of justice; righteousness resided within her, but now only murderers!

  27. Isaiah 1:27בְּמִשְׁפָּ֣טwith justice

    Zion will be redeemed with justice, her repentant ones with righteousness.

  28. Isaiah 3:14בְּמִשְׁפָּ֣טin judgment

    The LORD brings this charge against the elders and leaders of His people: “You have devoured the vineyard; the plunder of the poor is in your houses.

  29. Isaiah 4:4מִשְׁפָּ֖טjudgment

    when the Lord has washed away the filth of the daughters of Zion and cleansed the bloodstains from the heart of Jerusalem by a spirit of judgment and a spirit of fire.

  30. Isaiah 5:7לְמִשְׁפָּט֙for justice

    For the vineyard of the LORD of Hosts is the house of Israel, and the men of Judah are the plant of His delight. He looked for justice, but saw bloodshed; for righteousness, but heard a cry of distress.

  31. Isaiah 5:16בַּמִּשְׁפָּ֑טby <the> judgment

    But the LORD of Hosts will be exalted by His justice, and the holy God will show Himself holy in righteousness.

  32. Isaiah 9:7בְּמִשְׁפָּ֖טin justice

    Of the increase of His government and peace there will be no end. He will reign on the throne of David and over his kingdom, to establish and sustain it with justice and righteousness from that time and forevermore. The zeal of the LORD of Hosts will accomplish this.

  33. Isaiah 10:2מִשְׁפַּ֖ט[the] justice of

    to deprive the poor of fair treatment and withhold justice from the oppressed of My people, to make widows their prey and orphans their plunder.

  34. Isaiah 16:5מִשְׁפָּ֖טjustice

    in loving devotion a throne will be established in the tent of David. A judge seeking justice and hastening righteousness will sit on it in faithfulness.

  35. Isaiah 26:8מִשְׁפָּטֶ֛יךָjudgments your

    Yes, we wait for You, O LORD; we walk in the path of Your judgments. Your name and renown are the desire of our souls.

  36. Isaiah 26:9מִשְׁפָּטֶ֙יךָ֙judgments your

    My soul longs for You in the night; indeed, my spirit seeks You at dawn. For when Your judgments come upon the earth, the people of the world learn righteousness.

  37. Isaiah 28:6מִשְׁפָּ֑טjustice

    a spirit of justice to him who sits in judgment, and a strength to those who repel the onslaught at the gate.

  38. Isaiah 28:6הַמִּשְׁפָּ֔ט<the> judgment

    a spirit of justice to him who sits in judgment, and a strength to those who repel the onslaught at the gate.

  39. Isaiah 28:17מִשְׁפָּט֙justice

    I will make justice the measuring line and righteousness the level. Hail will sweep away your refuge of lies, and water will flood your hiding place.

  40. Isaiah 28:26לַמִּשְׁפָּ֖טto <the> judgment

    For his God instructs and teaches him properly.

  41. Isaiah 30:18מִשְׁפָּט֙justice

    Therefore the LORD longs to be gracious to you; therefore He rises to show you compassion, for the LORD is a just God. Blessed are all who wait for Him.

  42. Isaiah 32:1לְמִשְׁפָּ֥טfor justice

    Behold, a king will reign in righteousness, and princes will rule with justice.

  43. Isaiah 32:7מִשְׁפָּֽטjustice

    The weapons of the scoundrel are destructive; he hatches plots to destroy the poor with lies, even when the plea of the needy is just.

  44. Isaiah 32:16מִשְׁפָּ֑טjustice

    Then justice will inhabit the wilderness, and righteousness will dwell in the fertile field.

  45. Isaiah 33:5מִשְׁפָּ֖טjustice

    The LORD is exalted, for He dwells on high; He has filled Zion with justice and righteousness.

  46. Isaiah 34:5לְמִשְׁפָּֽטfor judgment

    When My sword has drunk its fill in the heavens, then it will come down upon Edom, upon the people I have devoted to destruction.

  47. Isaiah 40:14מִשְׁפָּ֑טjustice

    Whom did He consult to enlighten Him, and who taught Him the paths of justice? Who imparted knowledge to Him and showed Him the way of understanding?

  48. Isaiah 40:27מִשְׁפָּטִ֥יjustice my

    Why do you say, O Jacob, and why do you assert, O Israel, “My way is hidden from the LORD, and my claim is ignored by my God”?

  49. Isaiah 41:1לַמִּשְׁפָּ֥טfor <the> judgment

    “Be silent before Me, O islands, and let the peoples renew their strength. Let them come forward and testify; let us together draw near for judgment.

  50. Isaiah 42:1מִשְׁפָּ֖טjustice

    “Here is My Servant, whom I uphold, My Chosen One, in whom My soul delights. I will put My Spirit on Him, and He will bring justice to the nations.

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