Mishpat

The NAS Old Testament Hebrew Lexicon

Strong's Number: 4941

Original Word	Word Origin
tpXm	from (08199)
Transliterated Word	TDNT Entry
Mishpat	TWOT - 2443c
Phonetic Spelling	Parts of Speech
mish-pawt'	Noun Masculine

Definition

judgment, justice, ordinance
1. judgment
  1. act of deciding a case
  2. place, court, seat of judgment
  3. process, procedure, litigation (before judges)
  4. case, cause (presented for judgment)
  5. sentence, decision (of judgment)
  6. execution (of judgment)
  7. time (of judgment)
2. justice, right, rectitude (attributes of God or man)
3. ordinance
4. decision (in law)
5. right, privilege, due (legal)
6. proper, fitting, measure, fitness, custom, manner, plan

NAS Word Usage - Total: 419

arrangements 1, case 5, case* 1, cause 7, charge 1, claim 1, court 2, crimes 1, custom 11, customs 2, decide 1, decision 2, decisions 1, deserving 1, destruction 1, due 1, injustice* 2, judge 1, judged 1, judgment 62, judgments 40, just 4, justice 118, justly 3, kind 1, manner 3, matters of justice 1, mode of life 1, order 1, ordinance 29, ordinances 79, plan 1, plans 1, practice 1, procedure 4, properly 2, regulation 1, right 8, rightful place 1, rights 2, rule 1, sentence 2, sentenced 1, standard 1, trial 1, unjustly* 1, verdict 1, way prescribed 2, what is right 2, worthy 1

NAS Verse Count
Genesis	3
Exodus	10
Leviticus	14
Numbers	19
Deuteronomy	36
Joshua	3
Judges	3
1 Samuel	7
2 Samuel	5
1 Kings	16
2 Kings	8
1 Chronicles	9
2 Chronicles	13
Ezra	2
Nehemiah	5
Job	23
Psalms	64
Proverbs	20
Ecclesiastes	6
Isaiah	40
Jeremiah	30
Lamentations	2
Ezekiel	37
Daniel	1
Hosea	6
Amos	4
Micah	5
Habakkuk	3
Zephaniah	4
Zechariah	2
Malachi	3

Total	403

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.

Bibliography Information

Brown, Driver, Briggs and Gesenius. "Hebrew Lexicon entry for Mishpat". "The NAS Old Testament Hebrew Lexicon". .

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