Case, cause

H4941
Hebrew
UBS
מִשְׁפָּט
mishpâṭmish-pawt'
Noun Masculine

Definition

= a situation where one party has a dispute with another party, and is looking for a legal ruling in which they receive what they consider to be rightfully theirs

Semantic Domains

Conflict
Judge
Chastise
Extraordinary
Laws
Right
Design
Objects
Happen
Space

Etymology

from H8199 (שָׁפַט);

KJV Translations

[phrase] adversary, ceremony, charge, crime, custom, desert, determination, discretion, disposing, due, fashion, form, to be judged, judgment, just(-ice, -ly), (manner of) law(-ful), manner, measure, (due) order, ordinance, right, sentence, usest, worthy, [phrase] wrong

Occurrences406
Frequency Rank#80

Verse Usage

This word appears 406 times in the Bible. Verse examples coming soon.