Strong's Lexicon

H8201

H8201 — שֶׁפֶט

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

Hebrewshephetnoun mascOccurrences: 16TWOT: 2443a

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:H8201
Word:שֶׁפֶט
Part of Speech:noun masc
Etymology:from H8199
Language:Hebrew
Occurrences:16
Transliteration:shephet
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:sheh'-fet
Meaning:1. a sentence, i.e. infliction
KJV Renderings:judgment.

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced

BDB8956

[שֶׁ֫פֶט] noun masculine Exod 6:6 judgement; — plural שְׁפָטִים Exod 6:6 +, suffix שְׁפָטַי Ezek 14:21 — acts of judgment (compare משׁפטים), בשׁפטים גדלים by great acts of judgment Exod 6:6; Exod 7:4 ( P ); with בְּ, עשׂה שׁפטים Exod 12:12; Num 33:4 ( P ), Ezek 5:10 ; Ezek 5:15 ; Ezek 11:9; Ezek 16:41; Ezek 25:11; Ezek 28:22; Ezek 28:26; Ezek 30:14; Ezek 30:19 (all of God); men Ezek 16:41 with את, 2Chr 24:24 (Syrians against Joash); שׁפטים of God (four: sword, famine, wild beasts, pestilence) Ezek 14:21 ללצים ׳ נכונו שׁ Prov 19:29 judgments are prepared for scorners ( ᵐ5 שְׁבָטִים rods, so PerlesAnal. 69 [or שׁוֺטִים], Toy).


Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke

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