The meaning of “דִּין”
Understanding dîyn reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
or (Job 19:29) דּוּן dûwn (deen); from דִּין cause, judgement, plea, strife. - judgement (the suit, justice, sentence or...
דִּין
or (Job 19:29) דּוּן dûwn (deen); from דִּין cause, judgement, plea, strife. - judgement (the suit, justice, sentence or tribunal) - by implication also strife 1) judgment 1a) judgment 1b) cause, plea 1c) condemnation, judgment 1d) dispute, legal suit, strife 1e) government
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Deuteronomy 17:8 | “If there arise a matter too hard for thee in judgment, between blood and blood, between plea and plea, and between stroke and stroke, being matters of controversy within thy gates: then shalt thou arise, and get thee up into the place which the Lord thy God shall choose;” Word: דִּין (dîyn) | |
| Esther 1:13 | “Then the king said to the wise men, which knew the times, (for so was the king’s manner toward all that knew law and judgment:” Word: דִּין (dîyn) | |
| Job 35:14 | “Although thou sayest thou shalt not see him, yet judgment is before him; therefore trust thou in him.” Word: דִּין (dîyn) | |
| Psalms 76:8 | “Thou didst cause judgment to be heard from heaven; the earth feared, and was still,” Word: דִּין (dîyn) | |
| Proverbs 29:7 | “The righteous considereth the cause of the poor: but the wicked regardeth not to know it.” Word: דִּין (dîyn) |
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