מִשְׁפָּט
mish.patjustice: judgementHow to read Hebrew
hebrewOld TestamentNoun · masculine410 occurrences31 books395 verses
This word comes from the name of Hall of Judgment.
Definition
from H8199; 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
Traditional renderings: 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, wrong.
Traditional renderings: 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, wrong.
In the Greek Old Testament
How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders מִשְׁפָּט:
- κρίμαkrima“judgment”42%
- κρίσιςkrisis“judgment”40%
- δικαίωμαdikaiōma“righteous act”11%
- δικαιοσύνηdikaiosunē“righteousness”2%
- καθήκωkathēkō“be fit”1%
Usage patterns
Occurrences
410 total
- Psalm 89:14וּ֭מִשְׁפָּט · and justiceRighteousness and justice are the foundation of Your throne; loving devotion and faithfulness go before You.
- Psalm 89:30וּ֝בְמִשְׁפָּטַ֗י · in My judgmentsIf his sons forsake My law and do not walk in My judgments,
- Psalm 94:15מִשְׁפָּ֑ט · be righteousSurely judgment will again be righteous, and all the upright in heart will follow it.
- Psalm 97:2וּ֝מִשְׁפָּ֗ט · and justiceClouds and darkness surround Him; righteousness and justice are His throne’s foundation.
- Psalm 97:8מִשְׁפָּטֶ֣יךָ · Your judgmentsZion hears and rejoices, and the towns of Judah exult because of Your judgments, O LORD.
- Psalm 99:4מִשְׁפָּ֪ט · justice; מִשְׁפָּ֥ט · justiceThe mighty King loves justice. You have established equity; You have exercised justice and righteousness in Jacob.
- Psalm 101:1וּמִשְׁפָּ֥ט · and justiceA Psalm of David. I will sing of Your loving devotion and justice; to You, O LORD, I will sing praises.
- Psalm 103:6וּ֝מִשְׁפָּטִ֗ים · and justiceThe LORD executes righteousness and justice for all the oppressed.
- Psalm 105:5וּמִשְׁפְּטֵי־ · and the judgmentsRemember the wonders He has done, His marvels, and the judgments He has pronounced,
- Psalm 105:7מִשְׁפָּטָֽיו׃ · His judgments [carry]He is the LORD our God; His judgments carry throughout the earth.
- Psalm 106:3מִשְׁפָּ֑ט · justiceBlessed are those who uphold justice, who practice righteousness at all times.
- Psalm 111:7וּמִשְׁפָּ֑ט · and justiceThe works of His hands are truth and justice; all His precepts are trustworthy.
- Psalm 112:5בְּמִשְׁפָּֽט׃ · by justiceIt is well with the man who is generous and lends freely, whose affairs are guided by justice.
- Psalm 119:7מִשְׁפְּטֵ֥י · judgmentsI will praise You with an upright heart when I learn Your righteous judgments.
- Psalm 119:13מִשְׁפְּטֵי־ · the judgmentsWith my lips I proclaim all the judgments of Your mouth.
- Psalm 119:20מִשְׁפָּטֶ֥יךָ · Your judgmentsMy soul is consumed with longing for Your judgments at all times.
- Psalm 119:30מִשְׁפָּטֶ֥יךָ · Your ordinances {before me}I have chosen the way of truth; I have set Your ordinances before me.
- Psalm 119:39מִשְׁפָּטֶ֣יךָ · Your judgmentsTurn away the disgrace I dread, for Your judgments are good.
- Psalm 119:43לְמִשְׁפָּטֶ֣ךָ · in Your judgmentsNever take Your word of truth from my mouth, for I hope in Your judgments.
- Psalm 119:52מִשְׁפָּטֶ֖יךָ · Your judgmentsI remember Your judgments of old, O LORD, and in them I find comfort.
- Psalm 119:62מִשְׁפְּטֵ֥י · judgmentsAt midnight I rise to give You thanks for Your righteous judgments.
- Psalm 119:75מִשְׁפָּטֶ֑יךָ · Your judgmentsI know, O LORD, that Your judgments are righteous, and that in faithfulness You have afflicted me.
- Psalm 119:91לְֽ֭מִשְׁפָּטֶיךָ · Your ordinancesYour ordinances stand to this day, for all things are servants to You.
- Psalm 119:102מִמִּשְׁפָּטֶ֥יךָ · from Your ordinancesI have not departed from Your ordinances, for You Yourself have taught me.
- Psalm 119:106מִשְׁפְּטֵ֥י · judgmentsI have sworn and confirmed that I will keep Your righteous judgments.
- Psalm 119:108וּֽמִשְׁפָּטֶ֥יךָ · Your judgmentsAccept the freewill offerings of my mouth, O LORD, and teach me Your judgments.
- Psalm 119:120וּֽמִמִּשְׁפָּטֶ֥יךָ · of Your judgmentsMy flesh trembles in awe of You; I stand in fear of Your judgments.
- Psalm 119:121מִשְׁפָּ֣ט · what is justI have done what is just and right; do not leave me to my oppressors.
- Psalm 119:132כְּ֝מִשְׁפָּ֗ט · as You doTurn to me and show me mercy, as You do to those who love Your name.
- Psalm 119:137מִשְׁפָּטֶֽיךָ׃ · are Your judgmentsRighteous are You, O LORD, and upright are Your judgments.
- Psalm 119:149כְּֽמִשְׁפָּטֶ֥ךָ · according to Your justiceHear my voice, O LORD, according to Your loving devotion; give me life according to Your justice.
- Psalm 119:156כְּֽמִשְׁפָּטֶ֥יךָ · according to Your ordinancesGreat are Your mercies, O LORD; revive me according to Your ordinances.
- Psalm 119:160מִשְׁפַּ֥ט · judgmentsThe entirety of Your word is truth, and all Your righteous judgments endure forever.
- Psalm 119:164מִשְׁפְּטֵ֥י · judgmentsSeven times a day I praise You for Your righteous judgments.
- Psalm 119:175וּֽמִשְׁפָּטֶ֥ךָ · may Your judgmentsLet me live to praise You; may Your judgments sustain me.
- Psalm 122:5לְמִשְׁפָּ֑ט · of judgmentFor there the thrones of judgment stand, the thrones of the house of David.
- Psalm 140:12מִ֝שְׁפַּ֗ט · [and defends] the causeI know that the LORD upholds justice for the poor and defends the cause of the needy.
- Psalm 143:2בְ֭מִשְׁפָּט · into judgmentDo not bring Your servant into judgment, for no one alive is righteous before You.
- Psalm 146:7מִשְׁפָּ֨ט׀ · justiceHe executes justice for the oppressed and gives food to the hungry. The LORD sets the prisoners free,
- Psalm 147:19וּ֝מִשְׁפָּטָ֗יו · and judgmentsHe declares His word to Jacob, His statutes and judgments to Israel.
- Psalm 147:20וּמִשְׁפָּטִ֥ים · His judgmentsHe has done this for no other nation; they do not know His judgments. Hallelujah!
- Psalm 149:9מִשְׁפָּ֬ט · the judgment…to execute the judgment written against them. This honor is for all His saints. Hallelujah!
- Proverbs 1:3וּ֝מִשְׁפָּ֗ט · justice…and for receiving instruction in wise living and in righteousness, justice, and equity.
- Proverbs 2:8מִשְׁפָּ֑ט · of justice…to guard the paths of justice and protect the way of His saints.
- Proverbs 2:9וּמִשְׁפָּ֑ט · and justiceThen you will discern righteousness and justice and equity—every good path.
- Proverbs 8:20מִשְׁפָּֽט׃ · of justiceI walk in the way of righteousness, along the paths of justice,
- Proverbs 12:5מִשְׁפָּ֑ט · are justThe plans of the righteous are just, but the counsel of the wicked leads to deceit.
- Proverbs 16:10בְּ֝מִשְׁפָּ֗ט · justiceA divine verdict is on the lips of a king; his mouth must not betray justice.
- Proverbs 16:11מִ֭שְׁפָּט · HonestHonest scales and balances are from the LORD; all the weights in the bag are His concern.