Psalms 119:120

סָמַ֣ר מִפַּחְדְּךָ֣ בְשָׂרִ֑י וּֽמִמִּשְׁפָּטֶ֥יךָ יָרֵֽאתִי

My flesh trembleth for fear of thee; and I am afraid of thy judgments.

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שָׁמַעְתִּי׀ וַתִּרְגַּז בִּטְנִי לְקוֹל צָלֲלוּ שְׂפָתַי יָבוֹא רָקָב בַּעֲצָמַי וְתַחְתַּי אֶרְגָּז אֲשֶׁר אָנוּחַ לְיוֹם צָרָה לַעֲלוֹת לְעַם יְגוּדֶֽנּוּ׃

When I heard, my belly trembled; my lips quivered at the voice: rottenness entered into my bones, and I trembled in myself, that I might rest in the day of trouble: when he cometh up unto the people, he will invade troops. them with his

Daniel 10:8

וַאֲנִי נִשְׁאַרְתִּי לְבַדִּי וָֽאֶרְאֶה אֶת-הַמַּרְאָה הַגְּדֹלָה הַזֹּאת וְלֹא נִשְׁאַר-בִּי כֹּח וְהוֹדִי נֶהְפַּךְ עָלַי לְמַשְׁחִית וְלֹא עָצַרְתִּי כֹּֽחַ׃

Therefore I was left alone, and saw this great vision, and there remained no strength in me: for my comeliness was turned in me into corruption, and I retained no strength.

Hebrews 12:28

Διὸ βασιλείαν ἀσάλευτον παραλαμβάνοντες ἔχωμεν χάριν δι' ἧς λατρεύωμεν εὐαρέστως τῷ θεῷ μετὰ αἰδοῦς καὶ εὐλαβείας

Wherefore we receiving a kingdom which cannot be moved, let us have grace, whereby we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear:

Hebrews 12:21

καί οὕτως φοβερὸν ἦν τὸ φανταζόμενον Μωσῆς εἶπεν Ἔκφοβός εἰμι καὶ ἔντρομος

And so terrible was the sight, that Moses said, I exceedingly fear and quake:)

Philippians 2:12

Ὥστε ἀγαπητοί μου καθὼς πάντοτε ὑπηκούσατε μὴ ὡς ἐν τῇ παρουσίᾳ μου μόνον ἀλλὰ νῦν πολλῷ μᾶλλον ἐν τῇ ἀπουσίᾳ μου μετὰ φόβου καὶ τρόμου τὴν ἑαυτῶν σωτηρίαν κατεργάζεσθε·

Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.

Isaiah 66:2

וְאֶת-כָּל-אֵלֶּה יָדִי עָשָׂתָה וַיִּהְיוּ כָל-אֵלֶּה נְאֻם-יְהוָה וְאֶל-זֶה אַבִּיט אֶל-עָנִי וּנְכֵה-רוּחַ וְחָרֵד עַל-דְּבָרִֽי׃

For all those things hath mine hand made, and all those things have been, saith the LORD: but to this man will I look, even to him that is poor and of a contrite spirit, and trembleth at my word.

Leviticus 10:1

וַיִּקְחוּ בְנֵֽי-אַהֲרֹן נָדָב וַֽאֲבִיהוּא אִישׁ מַחְתָּתוֹ וַיִּתְּנוּ בָהֵן אֵשׁ וַיָּשִׂימוּ עָלֶיהָ קְטֹרֶת וַיַּקְרִיבוּ לִפְנֵי יְהוָה אֵשׁ זָרָה אֲשֶׁר לֹא צִוָּה אֹתָֽם׃

And Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, took either of them his censer, and put fire therein, and put incense thereon, and offered strange fire before the LORD, which he commanded them not.

2 Chronicles 34:21

לְכוּ דִרְשׁוּ אֶת-יְהוָה בַּֽעֲדִי וּבְעַד הַנִּשְׁאָר בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל וּבִֽיהוּדָה עַל-דִּבְרֵי הַסֵּפֶר אֲשֶׁר נִמְצָא כִּֽי-גְדוֹלָה חֲמַת-יְהוָה אֲשֶׁר נִתְּכָה בָנוּ עַל אֲשֶׁר לֹֽא-שָׁמְרוּ אֲבוֹתֵינוּ אֶת-דְּבַר יְהוָה לַֽעֲשׂוֹת כְּכָל-הַכָּתוּב עַל-הַסֵּפֶר הַזֶּֽה׃

Go, inquire of the LORD for me, and for them that are left in Israel and in Judah, concerning the words of the book that is found: for great is the wrath of the LORD that is poured out upon us, because our fathers have not kept the word of the LORD, to do after all that is written in this book.

Psalms 119:53

זַלְעָפָה אֲחָזַתְנִי מֵרְשָׁעִים עֹזְבֵי תּוֹרָתֶֽךָ׃

Horror hath taken hold upon me because of the wicked that forsake thy law.

2 Chronicles 34:27

יַעַן רַךְ-לְבָבְךָ וַתִּכָּנַע׀ מִלִּפְנֵי אֱלֹהִים בְּשָׁמְעֲךָ אֶת-דְּבָרָיו עַל-הַמָּקוֹם הַזֶּה וְעַל-יֹשְׁבָיו וַתִּכָּנַע לְפָנַי וַתִּקְרַע אֶת-בְּגָדֶיךָ וַתֵּבְךְּ לְפָנָי וְגַם-אֲנִי שָׁמַעְתִּי נְאֻם-יְהוָֽה׃

Because thine heart was tender, and thou didst humble thyself before God, when thou heardest his words against this place, and against the inhabitants thereof, and humbledst thyself before me, and didst rend thy clothes, and weep before me; I have even heard thee also, saith the LORD.

2 Samuel 6:8

וַיִּחַר לְדָוִד עַל אֲשֶׁר פָּרַץ יְהוָה פֶּרֶץ בְּעֻזָּה וַיִּקְרָא לַמָּקוֹם הַהוּא פֶּרֶץ עֻזָּה עַד הַיּוֹם הַזֶּֽה׃

And David was displeased, because the LORD had made a breach upon Uzzah: and he called the name of the place Perez-uzzah to this day.

Revelation 1:17

Καὶ ὅτε εἶδον αὐτόν ἔπεσα πρὸς τοὺς πόδας αὐτοῦ ὡς νεκρός καὶ ἐπέθηκεν τὴν δεξιὰν αὐτοῦ χεῖρα ἐπ' ἐμὲ λέγων μοι Μὴ φοβοῦ· ἐγώ εἰμι ὁ πρῶτος καὶ ὁ ἔσχατος

And when I saw him, I fell at his feet as dead. And he laid his right hand upon me, saying unto me, Fear not; I am the first and the last:

1 Samuel 6:20

וַיֹּֽאמְרוּ אַנְשֵׁי בֵֽית-שֶׁמֶשׁ מִי יוּכַל לַֽעֲמֹד לִפְנֵי יְהוָה הָֽאֱלֹהִים הַקָּדוֹשׁ הַזֶּה וְאֶל-מִי יַֽעֲלֶה מֵֽעָלֵֽינוּ׃

And the men of Beth-shemesh said, Who is able to stand before this holy LORD God? and to whom shall he go up from us?

1 Chronicles 24:16

לִֽפְתַחְיָה תִּשְׁעָה עָשָׂר לִֽיחֶזְקֵאל הָֽעֶשְׂרִֽים׃

The nineteenth to Pethahiah, the twentieth to Jehezekel,

1 Chronicles 24:30

וּבְנֵי מוּשִׁי מַחְלִי וְעֵדֶר וִֽירִימוֹת אֵלֶּה בְּנֵי הַלְוִיִּם לְבֵית אֲבֹֽתֵיהֶֽם׃

The sons also of Mushi; Mahli, and Eder, and Jerimoth. These were the sons of the Levites after the house of their fathers.

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Psalms 119:120

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סָמַ֣ר

Root word trembleth, up

Dictionary form: סָמַר · saw-MAHR

Vowels & Accents

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar Vqp3ms

Verb — Qal, Perfect (Qatal), third person masculine singular simple action — "he did" completed action — try "he ___ed" or "he has ___ed" the built-in subject is "he (or it)"

סָמַר

Speech Verb Stem Qal Type Perfect (Qatal) Person Third Person Gender Masculine Number Singular

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In English

In the KJV here: trembleth

stood up ×1 trembleth ×1

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bristle — Most precise: hair/skin standing on end in fear

stand on end — Vivid image; works well for hair raising

shudder — Emphasizes full-body trembling response

quiver — Lighter trembling; suits awe more than terror

tremble — General fear/reverence; broader than the Hebrew

recoil — Highlights instinctive, physical shrinking back

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB5638 H5568

סָמַר verb bristle up (Lag^{BN 106} compare Arabic contract; in that case ׳ס for ׳שׂ); —

Qal Perfect 3 masculine singular מִפַּחְדְּךָ בְשָׂרִי ׳ס Ps 119:20 from fear of thee did my flesh bristle up, 'creep.' Pi`el Imperfect תְּסַמֵּר שַׂעֲרַת בְּשָׂרִי Job 4:15.

Strong's Definition H5568

trembleth, up

sāmar

to be erect, i.e., bristle as hair

to bristle up, shiver, stand up

(Qal) to bristle up, shiver

Variations 2 forms of this word

Translations 2 English renderings

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מִ פַּחְדְּ ךָ֣

מִ

Prefix — preposition from, out of

פַּחְדְּ

Root word fear, dread, great, terror, greatly, …

ךָ֣

Suffix — pronoun your / you (one man)

Dictionary form: פַּחַד · pa-HAHD

Vowels & Accents

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar R/Ncmsc/Sp2ms

Noun — Common, masculine singular, construct state "___ of …" — bound to the next word

מִ	Speech Preposition
פַּחְדְּ	Speech Noun Type Common Gender Masculine Number Singular State Construct
ךָ	Speech Suffix Type Pronominal Person Second Person Gender Masculine Number Singular

In English

In the KJV here: for fear

fear ×12 the fear ×7 and the fear ×4 from fear ×3 were they in great ×2 when your fear ×2 a dreadful ×1 a fear ×1

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dread — Strong, visceral fear; preferred for intense or overwhelming terror.

terror — Highlights the effect on others; good for hostile or awe-inspiring contexts.

fear — General-purpose; use when the emotion is broad or unspecified.

awe — Softer register; suits reverence-tinged fear, e.g. of God.

dread-inducing presence — Noun phrase capturing the 'terror one causes' sense.

alarm — Milder; fits sudden, startled fear rather than deep-seated dread.

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB6576 H6343

I. פַּ֫חַד₄₉ noun masculine^{1Sam 11:7} dread; — ׳פ absolute Gen 31:42 +, construct 1Sam 11:7 +, suffix פַּחְדְּךָ Deut 2:25; Ps 119:120, פַּחְדּוֺ Job 13:11; 1Chr 14:17, etc.; plural פְּחָדִים Job 15:21: —

1. dread, ׳י׳פ, i.e. before ׳י, often (not always) terrifying, unfitting for action, Isa 2:10; Isa 2:19; Isa 2:21; 1Sam 11:7; 2Chr 14:13; 2Chr 17:10, so אֱהִֹים ׳פ 2Chr 20:29, with suffix Job 13:11; Ps 119:120 trembleth for dread of thee; with genitive object Israel, Deut 2:25 (|| יִרְאָה), Deut 11:25 (|| מוֺרָא), Ps 105:38; Esth 8:17; Esth 9:2, אוֺיֵב ׳פ Ps 64:2, of individual 1Chr 14:17; Esth 9:3 with genitive object of thing Prov 1:33 absolute, in general, Exod 15:16 (song; || אֵימָ֫תָה), Job 4:14 (|| רְעָדָה), Jer 30:5 (|| קוֺל חֲרָדָה) +; as accusative of congnate meaning with verb with פָּחַד Ps 14:5 + (see פָּחַד); c. genitive subject Prov 1:26; Prov 1:27 (both || אֵיד) Deut 28:67.

2. = object of dread Ps 31:12; Ps 36:2, אֵלַי ׳פ Job 31:23 פַּחַד פָּחַדְתִּי Job 3:25 מִקּוֺל הַפַּחַד Isa 24:18 sound of the disaster, for ׳מִפְּנֵי הַפּ of original Jer 48:44, but קוֺל פְּחָדִים Job 15:21 = a sound of terrors; ׳פ פִּתְאֹם Job 22:10; Prov 3:25.

3. as designation of deity יִצְחָק ׳פ Gen 31:42 (|| אֱהֵֹי אַבְרָהָם), so vGen 31:53 (|| id.; both E).

Strong's Definition H6343

fear, dread, great, terror, greatly, …

paḥad

a (sudden) alarm (properly, the object feared, by implication, the feeling)

terror, dread

dread

Variations 21 forms of this word

Translations 25 English renderings

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בְשָׂרִ ֑י

בְשָׂרִ

Root word flesh, kin, body, myself, nakedness, …

֑י

Suffix — pronoun my / me

Dictionary form: בָּשָׂר · baw-SAWR

Vowels & Accents

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar Ncmsc/Sp1cs

Noun — Common, masculine singular, construct state "___ of …" — bound to the next word

בְשָׂרִ	Speech Noun Type Common Gender Masculine Number Singular State Construct
י	Speech Suffix Type Pronominal Person First Person Number Singular

In English

In the KJV here: my flesh

flesh ×74 the flesh ×34 his flesh ×24 of the flesh ×9 of his flesh ×8 and the flesh ×7 my flesh ×7 of flesh ×7

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flesh — Modernized KJV form; still natural in most contexts.

body — Prefer when emphasizing physical human form.

skin — Best for outer bodily surface or nakedness contexts.

meat — Use when referring to animal flesh as food.

kin — Use for relational 'bone and flesh' kinship expressions.

mortal being — Best for 'all flesh' as humanity or living creatures.

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB1368 H1320

בָּשָׂר₂₆₆ noun masculine flesh (compare Arabic skin, Syriac , Assyrian bišru, blood-relation, Dl^{Assyrian Stud. i. 143, compare Pr. 170}, Sabean בשר תורם flesh of bulls) — Gen 2:21 + 126 t.; construct בְּשַׂר Gen 17:11 + 40 t.; suffix בּשָׂרִי etc. Ps 16:9 + 96 t.; plural בְּשָׂרִים Prov 14:30 —

1. of the body:
a. of animals Gen 41:2-19; Exod 21:28; Exod 22:30; Num 12:12 (E) Num 11:4-33 (JE) Gen 9:4 + (P 30 t.) Deut 12:15 + (D 9 t.) Judg 6:19-21; 1Sam 2:13; 1Sam 2:15; 1Kgs 17:6; 1Kgs 19:21; Job 31:31; Job 41:15; Ps 50:13; Prov 23:20; Isa 22:13; Isa 44:16; Isa 44:19; Isa 65:4; Isa 66:17; Jer 7:21; Jer 11:15; Ezek 4:14 + 6 t. Dan 10:3; Hos 8:13; Mic 3:3; Hag 2:12; Zech 11:9; Zech 11:16.
b. of men Gen 40:19 (E) Gen 2:21; Exod 4:7 (J) Lev 12:3; Lev 13:2 + 16 t. Lev 26:29 (P) Deut 28:53; Deut 28:55; Deut 32:42; Judg 8:7; 1Sam 17:44; 1Kgs 4:34; 1Kgs 5:10; 1Kgs 5:14; 1Kgs 6:30; 1Kgs 9:36; Job 2:5; Job 4:15; Job 6:12; Job 7:5; Job 10:11; Job 13:14; Job 19:20; Job 19:22; Job 21:6; Job 33:21; Job 33:25; Ps 27:2; Ps 38:4; Ps 38:8; Ps 79:2; Ps 102:6; Ps 109:24; Prov 4:22; Prov 5:11; Isa 9:19; Isa 17:4; Isa 49:26; Isa 37:6; Isa 37:8; Isa 39:17; Isa 39:18; . The flesh of the body is contrasted with stone Ezek 11:19; Ezek 36:26.

2. flesh for the body itself (especially in P): על בשׂר אדם לא ייסך upon the body of man it shall not be poured Exod 30:32 (P); מכנסי בד ילבשׁ על בשׂרו linen drawers shall he put on his body Lev 6:3; Lev 16:4 (P); וישׂם שׂק על בשׂרו 1Kgs 2:27; ורחץ את בשׂרו and he shall bath his body Lev 14:9; Lev 15:13; Lev 15:16; Lev 16:24; Lev 16:26; Lev 16:28; Lev 17:16; Lev 22:6; Num 19:7; Num 19:8 (P); שׂרט לנפשׁ לא תתנו בכשׂרכם ye shall not put any cutting for any one in your body Lev 19:28 compare Lev 21:5 (P); והעבירו תער על כל בשׂרם and they shall pass a razor over all their body Num 8:7 (P). Ecclesiastes uses בשׂר only in this sense Eccl 2:3; Eccl 4:5; Eccl 5:5; Eccl 11:10; Eccl 12:12 elsewhere this usage only in poetry; the body antithetical to נפשׁ Job 14:22; Isa 10:18; Ps 63:2 לב Ps 16:9; Ps 84:3; Prov 14:30 (only here emphatic plural = entire body Bö^{§ 695}, Leiblichkeit De); מִבְּשָׂרִי apart from my body, in disembodied state Job 19:26 סמר מפחדך בשׂרי my body trembleth for fear of thee Ps 119:120.

3. make organ of generation (euphemism): בְּשַׂר עָרְלַתְכֶם Gen 17:11; Gen 17:14; Gen 17:23; Gen 17:24; Gen 17:25 (P); בשׂר ערוה Exod 28:42 (P), but בשׂר Gen 17:14; Lev 15:2-19 (P) Ezek 16:26; Ezek 23:20; Ezek 44:7; Ezek 44:9.

4. flesh for kindred, blood-relations: עצם מעצמי ובשׂר מבשׂרי bone of my bone and flesh of my flesh Gen 2:23 (J); והיו לבשׂר אחד and they shall become one flesh Gen 2:24 (J); עצמי ובשׂרי Gen 29:14 (J) Judg 9:2; 2Sam 5:1; 2Sam 19:13; 2Sam 19:14; 1Chr 11:1 בשׂר with suffix in same sense Gen 37:27 (J) Neh 5:5; Isa 58:7, for which שְׁאֵר בשׂרו near of kin, man or woman Lev 18:6; Lev 25:49 (both H; Lev 25:49 || מִשְׁפָּחָה, compare RS_k¹⁴⁹).

5. man over against God as frail or erring Gen 6:3 (J) Ps 56:5; Ps 78:39 eyes of flesh Job 10:4 arm of flesh 2Chr 32:8; Jer 17:5 horses are flesh not spirit Isa 31:3

6. the phrase ׃כָּלבָּֿשָׂר
a. all living beings Gen 6:17; Gen 6:19; Gen 7:21; Gen 9:11; Gen 9:15; Gen 9:16; Gen 9:17; Lev 17:14; Num 18:15 (P) Job 34:15; Ps 136:25.
b. animals Gen 7:15; Gen 7:16; Gen 8:17 (P).
c. mankind Gen 6:12; Gen 6:18; Num 16:22; Num 27:16 (P) Deut 5:28; Ps 65:3; Ps 145:21; Isa 40:5; Isa 40:6; Isa 49:26; Isa 66:16; Isa 66:23; Isa 66:24; Jer 12:12; Jer 25:31; Jer 32:27; Jer 45:5; Ezek 21:4; Ezek 21:9; Ezek 21:10; Joel 3:1; Zech 2:17 compare כל בשׂר אישׁ Job 12:10.

BDB7797 H7307 H5315 H3824 H1320 H3820

רוּחַ₃₇₈ noun feminine^{Gen 41:8} (less often masculine^{Exod 10:13} +) breath, wind, spirit; — absolute ׳ר Gen 8:1 +, ר֑וּחָה Jer 52:23 construct רוּחַ Gen 6:17 +; suffix רוּחִי vGen 6:3 +, רוּחֲךָ Ps 104:30 +, etc.; plural רוּחוֺת vPs 104:4 +, רֻחוֺת Jer 49:36, רוּחֹת Num 16:22; Num 26:16 (see Br^{רוח in O.T., JBL xix (1900), 132 ff.}, full statement of all passages); —

1. breath of mouth or nostrils (33 t.):
a. רוּחַ פִּיו Job 15:30 breath of his mouth, compare Job 19:17 רוּחַ אַפֵּינוּ Lam 4:20 (figurative of king), of idols לֹא רוּחַ בָּם Jer 10:14 = Jer 51:17, Hab 2:19; Ps 135:17 compare Job 9:18.
b. as mere breath: compare 2 e. דִּבְרֵירֿוּחַ Job 16:3 i.e. windy words; נוֺאָשׁ לְרוּחַ אִמְרֵי Job 6:26, הַנְּבִיאִים יִהְיוּ לְרוּחַ Jer 5:13.
c. as word of command: (1) of God: (נעשׂו) בְּרוּחַ פִּיו כָּלֿ צְבָאָםPs 33:6, compare Isa 34:16 (|| פֶּה); (2) of Messianic king: בְּרוּחַ שְׂפָתָיו יָמִית רָשָׁע Isa 11:4.
d. as hard breathing through the nostrils in anger: (1) of God: מֵרוּח אַפּוֺ יִכְלוּ Job 4:9; Exod 15:8 (poem), 2Sam 22:16 = Ps 18:16; Isa 30:28; Isa 59:19 (2) of man: רוּחַ עָרִיצִים Isa 25:4.
e. as sign and symbol of life: רוּחַ חַיִּים breath of life Gen 6:17; Gen 7:15 (P); נִשְׁמַת רוּחַ חַיִּים בְּאַפָּיו Gen 7:22 (P); Ezek 37:5, compare vEzek 37:6 vEzek 37:8 vEzek 37:9 vEzek 37:9 vEzek 37:9 vEzek 37:10 vEzek 37:14 (breath or spirit), Eccl 3:19.

2. wind (117 t.):
a. wind of heaven: Gen 8:1 (P) Exod 15:10 (E) Num 11:31 (J) 1Kgs 18:45 +, Jer 10:13, thence Jer 51:16; Ps 135:7 ׳רוּחַ י Hos 13:15; Isa 40:7, compare Job 26:13 (Di Bu); רוּחַ (ה)קָדִים east wind Exod 10:13 (twice in verse); Exod 14:21 (J) Ps 48:8; Jer 18:17; Ezek 17:10; Ezek 19:12; Ezek 27:26; Jonah 4:8 צָפוֺן ׳ר north wind Prov 25:23 יָם ׳ר sea wind (west wind) Exod 10:19 (J); . הַיּוֺם ׳ר day wind, evening wind Gen 3:8 (J; compare Song 2:17; Song 4:6); אַרְבַּע רוּחוֺת four winds Jer 49:36; Ezek 37:9 (quarters?) Dan 8:8; Dan 11:4 (figurative quarters; compare b), Zech 2:10; Zech 6:5 רוּחַ סְעְרָה storm wind Ps 107:25; Ps 148:8; Ezek 1:4 (סְעָרוֺת ׳ר), Ezek 13:11; Ezek 13:13 רוּחַ סֹעָה rushing wind Ps 55:9 (read possibly סערה Hup); בַּעְיָם רוּחוֺ Isa 11:15 (read ׳בְּעֹצֶם ר, see עֲיָם, עֹצֶם), etc; wind personified: כַּנְפֵי רוּחַ 2Sam 22:11 = Ps 18:11; Ps 104:3, compare Hos 4:19; Ps 104:4.
b. quarter (of wind), side: רוּחַ הַקָּדִים Ezek 42:16 east side; רוּחַ הַצָּפוֺן vEzek 42:17 north side; רוּחַ הַדָּרוֺם vEzek 42:18 south side; רוּחַ הַיָּם vEzek 42:19 west side; אַרְבַּע רוּחוֺת vEzek 42:20; 1Chr 9:24 four sides; ר֑וּחָה Jer 52:23 on the sides.
c. breath of air: שָׁאֲפוּ רוּחַ כַּתַּנִּים Jer 14:6 רוּחַ לֹא יָבֹא בֵּינֵיהֶם Job 41:8.
d. air, gas, from womb (dubious): כְּמוֺ יָלַדְנוּ רוּחַ Isa 26:18 (Di, e); רוּחֲכֶם אֵשׁ תֹּאכַלְכֶם (RV breath) Isa 33:11 (Du, 3 c).
e. vain, empty thing: רוּחַיָּי֑ Job 7:7 my life is wind; דַּעַת רוּחַ Job 15:2 רוּחַ וָתֹהוּ נִסְכֵּיהֶם Isa 41:29 רְעוּת רוּחַ striving for wind Eccl 1:14; Eccl 2:11; Eccl 2:17; Eccl 2:26; Eccl 4:4; Eccl 4:6; Eccl 6:9 compare Eccl 1:17; Eccl 4:16; Eccl 5:15.

3. spirit, as that which breathes quickly in animation or agitation = temper, disposition (76 t.; so, distinctively, as compared with נֶפֶשׁ and לֵבָב):
a. spirit, animation, vivacity, vigour: לֹא הָיָה בָהּ עוֺד רוּחַ 1Kgs 10:5 = 2Chr 9:4 מַהזֶּֿה רוּחֲךָ סָרָה 1Kgs 21:5 וַתְּחִי רוּחַ Gen 45:27 (E); וַתָּשָׁב רוּחוֺ Judg 15:19; 1Sam 30:12.
b. courage: ׳לֹא הָיָה בָם עוֺד ר Josh 5:1 נְגִידִים ׳יִבְצֹר ר Ps 76:13 מִצְרַיִם ׳וְנָָֽבְקָה ר Isa 19:3 תתעטּף רוּחִי Ps 77:4; Ps 142:4; Ps 143:4 לֹא קָמָה ׳עוֺד ר Josh 2:11 אִישׁ יְכַלְכֵּל מַחֲלֵהוּ ׳ר Prov 18:14.
c. temper, especially anger: ׳רוּחַ רָעָה בֵּין וגו Judg 9:23 אָז רָֽפְתָה רוּחָם Judg 8:3 משֵׁל בְּרוּחוֺ Prov 16:32, compare Prov 25:28; Prov 29:11; Job 15:13 הֵנִיחוּ אֶתרֿוּחִי Zech 6:8; Eccl 7:9; Eccl 10:4.
d. impatience or patience: קֹצֶר רוּחַ Exod 6:9 (P) impatience, hastiness of temper, compare (of ׳י) Mic 2:7 קְצַררֿוּחַ Prov 14:29 (|| אֶרֶךְ אַפַיִם); הֱצִיקַתְנִי רוּחַ בִּטְנִי Job 32:18 (Du breath; Di Bu divine spirit, compare vJob 32:8); אִם מַדּוּעַ לֹאתִֿקְצַר רוּחִי Job 21:4 ׳הֲקָצַר רוּחַ י Mic 2:7 ׳אֶרֶךְ ר Eccl 7:8.
e. spirit, disposition, as troubled, bitter, or discontented; וַתִּפָּעֶם רוּח(וׅ (his) spirit was troubled Gen 41:8 (E) Dan 2:3, compare vDan 2:1 מֹרַת רוּחַ Gen 26:35 (P) bitterness of spirit; ׳עֲצוּבַת ר Isa 54:6, compare Ezek 3:14; Job 6:4. feminine as crushed: וְכִהֲתָה כָלרֿוּחַ Ezek 21:12, compare Isa 61:3; Prov 15:4; Prov 15:13; Prov 17:22; Prov 18:14; Ps 143:7.
g. disposition of various kinds, often unaccountable and uncontrollable impulse: הֵעִיר אֶתרֿוּחַ 1Chr 5:26 (twice in verse); 2Chr 21:16; 2Chr 36:22; Ezra 1:1; Ezra 1:5; Jer 51:11; Hag 1:14 (3 t. in verse); הִנְנִי נ(וֺ)תֵן בּוֺ רוּח2Kgs 19:7 = Isa 37:7; Num 14:24 (J; see עִם 4 b), Mal 2:15 (twice in verse); Mal 2:16; Deut 2:30 רוּחַ קִנְאָה jealous disposition Num 5:14 (twice in verse); Num 5:30 (P); רוּחַ וְנוּנִים Hos 4:12; Hos 5:4 רוּחַ עִוְעִיםIsa 19:14 רוּחַ מִשְׁפָּט Isa 28:6 אִישׁ אֲשֶׁר רוּחַ אֱלהִֹרם בּוֺ (administrative) Gen 41:38 (E); קַר רוּחַ אִישׁ הְּבוּנָה Prov 17:27.
h. prophetic spirit: יְהוֺשֻׁעַ אִישׁ אֲשֶׁרֿ רוּחַ בּזֹNum 27:18 (P; or g, as Gen 41:38); רוּחַ אֵלִיָּהוּ עַלאֱֿלִישָׁע2Kgs 2:15, compare v2Kgs 2:9 רוּחַ תַּרְדֵמָה spirit of deep sleep (ecstatic, compare Gen 2:21; Gen 15:12, but Di and others g, as Isa 19:14) Isa 29:10; Mic 2:11 רוּחַ הַטֻמְאָה Zech 13:2 (of lying prophets), compare Ezek 13:3.

4. spirit of the living, breathing being, dwelling in the בָּשָׂר of men and animals, || נֶפֶשׁ (25 t.):
a. gift and creation of God: יֹצֵר רוּחַ אָדָם בְּקִרְבּוֺ Zech 12:1 רוּחַ אֱלוֺהַּ בְּאַפִּי Job 27:3, compare Isa 42:5.
b. God preserves it: פְּקֻדָּֽתְךָ שָֽׁמְרָה רוּחִי Job 10:12, compare Job 12:10 אֱלֹהֵי הָרוּחֹת לְכָל בָּשָׂ֑ר Num 16:22; Num 27:16 (P); תֹּכֵן רוּחוֺת Prov 16:2.
c. it is therefore God's spirit: Gen 6:3 (J; see דִּין near the end).
d. it departs at death: Ps 78:39 (Dr a wind that passeth away 2 e); חַיֵּי רוּחִי Isa 38:16 (Di principle of life), Ps 146:4 especially Ps 104:29; Ps 104:30; Job 17:1; Job 34:14 (compare vJob 34:15), Isa 57:16; Eccl 8:8 (twice in verse) (wind Wild); אֵינְךָ יוֺדֵעַ מַהדֶּֿרֶךְ הָרוּחַ Eccl 11:5, compare Eccl 3:21 over ag. הָרוּחַ תָּשׁוּב אֶלהָֿאֱלֹהִים אֲשֶׁר נְתָנָהּ Eccl 12:7 בְּיָָֽדְךָ אַפְקִיד רוּחִי Ps 31:6.
e. disembodied being (dubious, Di Du breath of wind): וְרוּחַ עַלפָּֿנַי יַחֲלֹף Job 4:15.

5. spirit as seat of emotion = נֶפֶשׁ:
a. desire (possibly 3 g), Isa 26:9 (|| נֶפֶשׁ).
b. sorrow, trouble (probably 3 e), Job 7:11 (|| נֶפֶשׁ). — 1Sam 1:15 see קָשֶׁה.

6. occasionally, (and late) = seat or organ of mental acts, || לֵב, or synonym with it: רוּחַ חָכְמָה Exod 28:3; Deut 34:9 (both P; probably 3 g); תּעֵי רוּחַ Isa 29:24, compare Job 20:3 (Hi Bu Du wind of Job's words), Ps 77:7 (ᵐ5 Symm ᵑ6 Jerome troubled disposition); רוּחַ יהוה Isa 40:13 come into mind (compare לֵב Isa 65:17; Jer 3:16 +); 1Chr 28:12.

7. rarely of the will; also = רוּחַ נָכוֺן לֵב Ps 51:12 (= לֵב נָכוֺן Ps 57:8 (twice in verse) +); רוּחַ נְדִיבָה vPs 51:14 נָָֽדְבָה רוּחוֺ Exod 35:21 (P; compare נְדִיב לֵב Exod 35:5; Exod 35:22 (P) 2Chr 29:31).

8. רוּחַ especially of moral character; also = ׃לֵב רוּחַ חֲדָשָׁהEzek 11:19; Ezek 18:31; Ezek 36:26 רוּחִי vEzek 36:27; Isa 59:21 (רוּחִי, || דְּבָרַי; but probably prophetic spirit 9 b); לֵב חָדָשׁ Ezek 18:31; Ezek 36:26 נְכֵה רוּחַ Isa 66:2 דַּכְּאֵי רוּחַ Ps 34:19 (compare לֵב נִדְכָּאִים Isa 57:15); מִשֵּׁבֶר רוּחַ Isa 65:14 (compare 3 f); רוּחַ נִשְׁבָּרֶה Ps 51:19 (|| לֵב נִשְׁבָּר, compare נִשְׁבְּרֵי לֵב Ps 34:19; Isa 61:1); Ps 32:2; Prov 11:13; Prov 16:18; Ps 78:8; Eccl 7:8 (compare גְּבַהּלֵב Prov 16:5); שְׁפַל רוּחַ Prov 16:19; Prov 29:23; Isa 57:15 רוּחַ שְׁפָלִים vIsa 57:15 (compare 3 f).

9. spirit of God (94 t.; not D or Jeremiah or any Deuteronomic writer; conception of its activity in inspiring prophecy probably discredited from abuse by false prophets, see נביא, נבא):
a. as inspiring ecstatic state of prophecy, Num 11:17; Num 11:25 (twice in verse); Num 11:26; Num 11:29 (J), 1Sam 10:6; 1Sam 10:10 (compare v1Sam 10:5), 1Sam 19:20; 1Sam 19:23 as inciting to deeds of frenzy, in the ecstatic state; hence conceived as אֱלֹהִים רָעָה ׳ר 1Sam 16:15 (twice in verse); 1Sam 16:16, = ׳רָעָה מֵאֵת י ׳ר v1Sam 16:14 = רָעָה ׳א ׳צלח ר 1Sam 18:10 (other narrative) = רָעָה ׳י ׳ר 1Sam 19:9 ׳א ׳ר 1Sam 16:23 = רוּחַ הָרָעָה v1Sam 16:23, compare הָרוּחַ 1Kgs 22:21 = שֶׁקֶר ׳ר v1Kgs 22:22 v1Kgs 22:23 = 2Chr 18:20; 2Chr 18:21; 2Chr 18:22 = ׳רוּחַ י 1Kgs 22:24 = 2Chr 18:23 compare also (in earlier prophets) אִישׁ הָרוּחַ, i.e. one possessed by the spirit in the ecstatic state, || הַנָּבִּיא Hos 9:7 ׳רוּחַ י Mic 3:8 (|| בֹּחַ) is probably gloss (We Now); וְלֹא רוּחִי Isa 30:1 רוּחַ dealing with Ezek.: Ezek 2:2; Ezek 3:12; Ezek 3:14; Ezek 3:24; Ezek 8:3; Ezek 11:1; Ezek 11:5; Ezek 11:24 (Co gloss), Ezek 37:1; Ezek 43:5 (all implying ecstatic state of vision), compare Elijah 1Kgs 18:12; 2Kgs 2:16.
b. spirit as impelling prophets to utter instruction or warning (higher and later conception): transition probably Num 24:2; 2Sam 23:2; 1Chr 12:18 elsewhere in Chronicles: 2Chr 15:1; 2Chr 20:14; 2Chr 24:20 distinctly in Isa², Isa 48:16, compare Isa 61:1 so of ancient prophets, Zech 7:12; Neh 9:30 compare, of future prophetic gift, Joel 3:1; Joel 3:2.
c. imparting warlike energy, and executive and administrative power: (1) to שֹׁפְטִים, מוֺשִׁיעִים, מְלָכִים, of ancient Israel: וַתְּהִי רוּחַ על ׳י Judg 3:10; Judg 11:29, compare Judg 6:34; Judg 13:25; Judg 14:6; Judg 14:19; Judg 15:14; 1Sam 11:6; 1Sam 16:13; 1Sam 16:14 so also עַד יֵעָרֶה עָלֵינוּ רוּחַ מִמָּרוֺם Isa 32:15 (2) resting upon Messianic king: Isa 11:2 (3 t. in verse); upon servant of ׳י, Isa 42:1.
d. late, as endowing men with various gifts: technical skill Exod 31:3; Exod 35:31 (P); understanding Job 32:8 (|| נִשְׁמַת שַׁדַּי); poured out by divine wisdom Prov 1:23.
e. as energy of life: רוּחַ אֱלֹהִים מְרַחֶפֶת עַלפְּֿנֵי הַמָּ֑יִם Gen 1:2 (P); רוּחַ אֵל עָשָׂ֑תְנִי Job 33:4 (|| נִשְׁמַת שַׁדַּי); as vital power, opposed to בָשָׂר: Isa 31:3 in cherubic chariot: Ezek 1:12, compare vEzek 1:20 vEzek 1:21; Ezek 10:17 reviving Israel Ezek 39:29; Zech 12:10; Isa 44:3. feminine = ancient angel of the presence and later Shekina: קָדְשׁוֺ ׳ר Isa 63:10; Isa 63:11 = ׳י ׳ר vIsa 63:14 (= מַלְאַךְ פָּנָיו vIsa 63:9), compare Ps 106:33 so also קָדְשְׁךָ ׳ר Ps 51:13 (in national prayer), compare Neh 9:20; Ps 143:10 prophets of restoration conceive of the divine spirit as standing in their midst and about to fulfil all divine promises: רוּחִי עֹמֶדֶת בְּתוֺכֲכֶם Hag 2:5; Zech 4:6 this conception culminates in רוּחַ = divine Presence, and as such omnipresent, Ps 139:7 (|| פָּנֶיךָ; compare vPs 139:8).

Strong's Definition H1320

flesh, kin, body, myself, nakedness, …

bāśār

flesh (from its freshness); by extension, body, person; also (by euphemistically) the pudenda of a man

flesh

of the body

of humans

Variations 53 forms of this word

Translations 73 English renderings

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Word Parts

וּֽ מִ מִּשְׁפָּטֶ֥י ךָ

וּֽ

Prefix — connector and (sometimes: but, so, then)

מִ

Prefix — preposition from, out of

מִּשְׁפָּטֶ֥י

Root word judgment, judgments, manner, right, cause, …

ךָ

Suffix — pronoun your / you (one man)

Dictionary form: מִשְׁפָּט · mish-PAWT

Vowels & Accents

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar C/R/Ncmpc/Sp2ms

Noun — Common, masculine plural, construct state plural — usually add "-s"; "___ of …" — bound to the next word

וּֽ	Speech Conjunction
מִ	Speech Preposition
מִּשְׁפָּטֶי	Speech Noun Type Common Gender Masculine Number Plural State Construct
ךָ	Speech Suffix Type Pronominal Person Second Person Gender Masculine Number Singular

In English

In the KJV here: of thy judgments

judgment ×62 of judgment ×22 my judgments ×20 and judgment ×16 in judgment ×14 thy judgments ×13 and judgments ×12 after the manner ×10

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justice — Best for contexts of fair treatment or legal equity.

judgment — Modernizes KJV; suits judicial decisions or rulings.

ordinance — Prefer for codified legal statutes or divine decrees.

right — Use when emphasizing entitlement or what is due.

custom — Good for social or cultural norms and practices.

sentence — Specific to formal verdicts pronounced by a judge.

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB8959 H4941

מִשְׁפָּט₄₂₂ noun masculine^{Gen 40:13} judgment; — absolute מִשְׁפָּט Exod 21:31 + 203 t., + לְשְִׁ֯פָּט Ezek 44:24 (but read Kt לִשְׁפֹּט with ᵐ5 ᵑ7 ᵑ6 Co and others); construct מִשְׁפַּט Exod 23:6 + 50 t.; suffix מִשְׁפָּטִי Isa 40:27 +; מִשְׁפָּטָם Jer 49:12 +; מִשְׁפָּטָן Num 27:5 plural מִשְׁפָּטִים Jer 4:12 + 34 t.; suffix מִשְׁפָּטֶיךָ Deut 33:10 +, etc.; —

1. judgment:
a. act of deciding a case: ׳מ be-longeth to God Deut 1:17, is from him Prov 16:33; Prov 29:26 ׳אֱלֹהֵי הַמּ Mal 2:17 ׳חשֶׁן מ Exod 28:15 the pouch of judgment, so vExod 28:29 vExod 28:30 (P); worn on heart of Aaron vExod 28:30 (P); צֶדֶק ׳מ Deut 16:18 ׳הֵבִין מ Job 32:9 ׳שׁפט מ 1Kgs 3:28 ׳עשׂה מ 1Kgs 3:28 ׳דְּבַר (ה)מ Deut 17:9; 2Chr 19:6 ׳רוח מ Isa 28:6 במשׁפט Lev 19:15; Lev 19:35 (H) Deut 1:17; Prov 16:10; Prov 24:23 חאורים ׳במ Num 27:21 (P); למשׁפט Num 35:12; Josh 20:6 (P) Deut 17:8; Judg 4:5; 2Sam 15:2; 2Sam 15:6; 2Chr 19:8; Isa 34:5; Isa 41:1; Isa 54:17; Isa 59:11; Hab 1:12; Mal 3:5; Ps 9:8; Ps 35:23; Ps 76:10; Ps 122:5; Job 9:19 (Ezek 44:24 see above).
b. place, court seat of judgment Deut 25:1; 1Kgs 7:7; Isa 28:6; Eccl 3:16.
c. process, procedure, litigation before judges: ׳הֵבִיא במ Job 14:3; Eccl 11:9; Eccl 12:14 ׳בא במ, with עם Isa 3:14; Job 22:4, with את Ps 143:2, with יחדו Job 9:32, ׳חלד במ Job 34:23, compare Ezek 34:16; Ps 112:5 plural דבּר משׁפטים, with את litigate with Jer 1:16; Jer 4:12; Jer 12:1; Jer 39:5 = Jer 52:9, singular מִשְׁפָּט in || 2Kgs 25:6, by error.
d. case or cause presented for judgment: ׳בעל מ Isa 50:8 ׳ערךְ מ Job 13:18; Job 23:4 ׳שׁמע מ 1Kgs 3:11 ׳שׁפט מ Lam 3:59, compare Num 27:5 (P) 2Sam 15:4.
e. sentence, decision of judgment: כן משׁפטךָ 1Kgs 20:40 thus is thy sentence; ׳עת ומ Eccl 8:5; Eccl 8:6 time and sentence; ׳על מ Deut 17:11 according to the sentence; מָוֶת ׳מ Deut 19:6; Deut 21:22; Jer 26:11; Jer 26:16 דמים ׳מ Ezek 7:23, compare Hab 1:4 (twice in verse); Ps 7:7; Ps 17:2; Ezek 23:45 plural only Ezek 16:68 משׁפטֵי נאפות; Hos 6:5 read singular מִשְׁפָּטִי בָאוֺד for מִשְׁפָּטֶיךָ אוֺר after ᵐ5 ᵑ6 ᵑ7 Ew Hi Che and most modern feminine execution of judgment, in general, ׳עשׂה מ, with בֵּין Jer 7:5; Ezek 18:8, compare Deut 32:41; Zeph 3:8 with בְּ against Ps 119:84; Ps 149:9 ב omitted Ps 9:17; Ezek 39:21, בא אל ׳מ Jer 48:21, ׳ברוח מ Isa 4:4, מואב ׳מ Jer 48:47, compare Isa 53:8; Jer 51:9; Hos 5:1; Hos 5:11; Hos 10:4; Job 36:17 plural Isa 26:8; Isa 26:9; Ezek 5:8; Zeph 3:15; Ps 10:5 in favour of, עשׂה משׁפטִי Mic 7:9; Ps 9:5 לעשׁוקים ׳מ Ps 146:7 והציל ׳דין מ Jer 21:12, compare Zech 7:9; Zech 8:16 plural Ps 48:12 = Ps 97:8; Ps 6; Ps 5; Ps 7 = 1Chr 16:12; 1Chr 16:14.
g. time of judgment, ׳לִא יקומו במ Ps 1:5 (late; probably judgment of the resurrection).

2. attribute of the שֹׁפֵט, justice, right, rectitude:
a. of God, ׳אלהי מ Isa 30:18 ׳הֲשֹׁפֵט כָּלהָֿאָרֶץ לֹא יַעֲשֶׂה מ Gen 18:25 (J), compare Job 40:8; Deut 32:4; Ps 111:7 he loves it Ps 33:5; Ps 37:28; Ps 99:4 ׳צדק ומ Hos 2:21; Ps 89:15 = Ps 97:2 will not pervert it Job 8:3; Job 34:12, compare Job 37:23 כמשׁפטךָ Ps 119:149 (|| חסדךָ); מִשְׁפָּֽטְךָ תְּהוֺם רָבָּה Ps 36:7 (read singular).
b. of man: ׳אַשְׁרֵי שֹׁמְרֵי מ Ps 106:8 (|| צדקה); the tongue of the wise speaketh ׳מ Ps 37:30 so of thoughts ׳מ Prov 12:5 put on ׳מ as robe Job 29:14, chosen Job 34:4 ׳עשׂה מ: God requires that man should do it Mic 6:8; Isa 1:17; Isa 56:1, compare Isa 61:8 it is the joy of the righteous Prov 21:15 rulers should know it Mic 3:1, compare Prov 29:4 wicked ruler ׳שׂוֺנֵא מ Job 34:17 abhors it Mic 3:9, compare Prov 19:28; Prov 21:7; Prov 28:5.

3. ordinance promulgated by שֹׁפֵט: 1Sam 8:9; 1Sam 8:11; 1Sam 10:25 (law of king); Levitical ordinances Lev 5:10; Lev 9:16 + 13 t. P, 1Chr 15:13; 1Chr 24:19; 2Chr 4:7; 2Chr 4:20; 2Chr 8:14; 2Chr 35:13; Neh 8:18 ׳חק ומ Exod 15:25; Josh 24:25 (E) 1Sam 30:25, compare Ps 81:5 ׳חקת מ Num 27:11; Num 35:29 (P); divine law in general יהוה ׳מ Jer 8:7 ׳מ אלהים Isa 58:2; Jer 5:4; Jer 5:5 (|| דֶּרֶךְ), compare Ps 25:9 || תורה Isa 42:4; Isa 51:4; Ezra 7:10 compare Zeph 2:3; Ps 119:43; Ps 119:160 plural of particular ordinances Deut 33:10; Deut 33:21 (poem), Isa 58:2; Ezek 44:24; Ps 19:10; Ps 119:7 + 16 t., Ps 147:20.

4. decision of the שֹׁפֵט in a case of law (see Br^{Hexateuch 252 sq}.): singular of particular decision of a case Exod 21:31 (E); plural of series of decisions Exod 21:1; Exod 24:3 (JE) Deut 7:12 (D²); in covt. code and D, collection of pentads in conditional or temporal compare, with כּי or אם in D, and subject in combination, חקים ומשׁפטים Deut 4:1. 5. 8. 14. 45 +; in code of H and after, in combination חקות ומשׁפטים, Lev 18:4; Lev 18:5; Lev 18:26; Lev 19:37 +; (the specific type of these laws in H is אִישׁ כִּי, over against נפשׁ כי or אדם כי in code of P, see Br^{Hexateuch 254 f.}); other combinations, redactional and later, Lev 26:46; Num 36:13; Deut 30:16; 2Kgs 17:37; 2Chr 33:8; Neh 9:13; Ps 18:23; Ps 89:31; Ps 147:19.

5. one's (legal) right, privilege, due: הַכּהֲנִים ׳מ Deut 18:3 due of the priests, הַבְּכֹרָה ׳מ Deut 21:17 ׳מ הַגְּאֻלָּה Jer 32:7 right of redemption; הַיְרֻשָּׁה ׳מ vJer 32:8 ׳הִטָּה מ Exod 23:6 (E) wrest right, so Deut 16:19; Deut 23:6; Deut 24:17; Deut 27:19; Deut 1:3; , compare Prov 18:5 יְתוֺם ׳מ Deut 10:18 אביון ׳מ Exod 23:6 (E) Jer 5:28; Ps 140:13 עניים׳מ Isa 10:2; Job 36:6 ׳הסיר מ Job 27:2; Job 34:5, compare Isa 40:27; Isa 49:4.

6. a. proper, fitting, measure 1Kgs 5:8 fitness Isa 28:26; Isa 40:14 (of fitness in the order of nature; compare Di).
b. custom, manner: הכהנים ׳מ 1Sam 2:13 custom of the priests (rightful due, according to Th We Dr and most); מִשְׁפָּטוֺ 1Sam 27:11 his (David's) custom; ׳מ הגוים 2Kgs 17:33 manner of the nations, compare 2Kgs 17:26; 2Kgs 17:27 (Rs^{sem. 1, 24, 2nd ed. 23}); ׳כמ after the manner, custom, fashion (of) Gen 40:13; Exod 21:9 (E) Judg 18:7; 1Kgs 18:28; 2Kgs 11:14; 2Kgs 17:34; 1Chr 6:17; Ezek 42:11; Ps 119:132.
c. מה משׁפט Judg 13:12 what manner of a boy, compare 2Kgs 1:7.
d. plan . . . of the tabernacle Exod 26:30 (P); temple 1Kgs 6:38 palace Jer 30:18.

Strong's Definition H4941

judgment, judgments, manner, right, cause, …

mišpāṭ

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

judgment, justice, ordinance

judgment

act of deciding a case

Variations 86 forms of this word

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