Shaphat

shaw-fat'
Parts of Speech Verb

Shaphat Definition

  1. to judge, govern, vindicate, punish
    1. (Qal)
      1. to act as law-giver or judge or governor (of God, man) 1a
    2. to rule, govern, judge
      1. to decide controversy (of God, man)
      2. to execute judgment 1a
    3. discriminating (of man) 1a
    4. vindicating 1a
    5. condemning and punishing 1a
    6. at theophanic advent for final judgment
    7. (Niphal)
      1. to enter into controversy, plead, have controversy together
      2. to be judged
    8. (Poel) judge, opponent-at-law (participle)
Audio Pronunciation
Original Language
tpX
Origin
a primitive root
Strong's Number
08199
TDNT Entry
TWOT - 2443

KJV Word Usage

judge (v)
119
judge (n)
60
plead
11
avenged
2
condemn
2
execute
2
judgment
2
defend
1
deliver
1
miscellaneous
3
Total
203

The Hebrew lexicon is Brown, Driver, Briggs, Gesenius Lexicon; this is keyed to the "Theological Word Book of the Old Testament." These files are considered public domain.

Brown, Driver, Briggs and Gesenius. "Hebrew Lexicon entry for Shaphat". "The KJV Old Testament Hebrew Lexicon". . .