מִשְׁפָּט

Strong's H4941

mishpâṭ

/mish-pawt'/

properly, a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (participant's) divine law, individual or collective), including the act, the place, the suit, the crime, and the penalty; abstractly, justice, including a participant's right or privilege (statutory or customary), or even a style

Quick Facts

Strong's Number
H4941
Hebrew
מִשְׁפָּט
Transliteration
mishpâṭ
Pronunciation
/mish-pawt'/
KJV Translations
26 distinct renderings
Language
Biblical Hebrew

Definition & Etymology

Full Definition

properly, a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (participant's) divine law, individual or collective), including the act, the place, the suit, the crime, and the penalty; abstractly, justice, including a participant's right or privilege (statutory or customary), or even a style

Derivation

from H8199 (שָׁפַט);H8199 (shâphaṭ)

KJV Translation Breakdown

This Hebrew word is translated as the following in the King James Version:

[phrase] adversaryceremonychargecrimecustomdesertdeterminationdiscretiondisposingduefashionformto be judgedjudgmentjust(-ice-ly)(manner of) law(-ful)mannermeasure(due) orderordinancerightsentenceusestworthy[phrase] wrong

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