What does דִּין (diyn) mean in the Bible?
דִּין (diyn): Judicial authority rooted in arbitrating disputes; extends from settling legal cases to executing divine justice and covenant accountability.
Hebrew · H1777
דִּין
To rule ; by implication to judge (as umpire); also to strive (as at law)
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דִּין H1777
Pronunciation diyn
What does דִּין (diyn) mean in the Bible?
דִּין (diyn): Judicial authority rooted in arbitrating disputes; extends from settling legal cases to executing divine justice and covenant accountability.
Full entry for דִּין (H1777) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H1777?
The BSB source-word alignment has 24 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include contend (2), He will judge (2), will judge (2), will vindicate (2), . . . (1).
Where does דִּין (diyn) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 6:3. Its strongest book concentrations include Psalms (8), Genesis (4), Jeremiah (4), 1 Samuel (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It contend 2× Genesis 6:3, Ecclesiastes 6:10
He will judge 2× Psalms 96:10, Psalms 110:6
will judge 2× Genesis 15:14, 1 Samuel 2:10
will vindicate 2× Deuteronomy 32:36, Psalms 135:14
. . . 1× Jeremiah 5:28
Administer 1× Jeremiah 21:12
and defend the cause 1× Proverbs 31:9
and vindicate me 1× Psalms 54:1
has vindicated me 1× Genesis 30:6
He governs 1× Psalms 9:8
He judges 1× Job 36:31
He took up 1× Jeremiah 22:16
judges 1× Psalms 7:8
May he judge 1× Psalms 72:2
shall provide justice 1× Genesis 49:16
that He may judge 1× Psalms 50:4
to judge 1× Isaiah 3:13
to plead your cause 1× Jeremiah 30:13
were arguing 1× 2 Samuel 19:9
will govern 1× Zechariah 3:7
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 6:3 יָד֨וֹן to contend Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Genesis 15:14 דָּ֣ן to will judge Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Genesis 30:6 דָּנַ֣נִּי to has vindicated me Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | first person common singular Genesis 49:16 יָדִ֣ין to shall provide justice Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Deuteronomy 32:36 יָדִ֤ין to will vindicate Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular 1 Samuel 2:10 יָדִ֣ין to will judge Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular 2 Samuel 19:9 נָד֔וֹן to were arguing Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular Job 36:31 יָדִ֣ין to He judges Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Psalms 7:8 יָדִ֪ין to judges Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Psalms 9:8 יָדִ֥ין to He governs Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 6:3
Aligned rows 24
Books represented 11
Genesis 4 Deuteronomy 1 1 Samuel 1 2 Samuel 1 Job 1 Psalms 8 Proverbs 1 Ecclesiastes 1 Isaiah 1 Jeremiah 4 Zechariah 1
Source forms
יָדִ֣ין 6x yā·ḏîn Genesis 49:16, 1 Samuel 2:10, Job 36:31, Psalms 72:2
יָדִ֥ין 2x yā·ḏîn Psalms 9:8, Psalms 96:10
לָדִ֥ין 2x lā·ḏîn Psalms 50:4, Isaiah 3:13
דִּ֤ינוּ 1x dî·nū Jeremiah 21:12
דָּ֣ן 1x dān Genesis 15:14
דָּ֛ן 1x dān Jeremiah 22:16
דָּ֥ן 1x dān Jeremiah 30:13
דָ֔נוּ 1x ḏā·nū Jeremiah 5:28
Parsing patterns
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular 11x Genesis 6:3, Genesis 49:16, Deuteronomy 32:36, 1 Samuel 2:10
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct 3x Psalms 50:4, Ecclesiastes 6:10, Isaiah 3:13
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular 2x Genesis 15:14, Jeremiah 30:13
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular 1x Proverbs 31:9
Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular 1x 2 Samuel 19:9
Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural 1x Jeremiah 21:12
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular 1x Zechariah 3:7
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | first person common singular 1x Psalms 54:1
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Judicial authority rooted in arbitrating disputes; extends from settling legal cases to executing divine justice and covenant accountability.
Strong's H1777
Lexical occurrences 24 verses Word forms 2 forms 18 references Verse guides 0 guides
Study link Genesis 30:1-24 Source Gloss
to rule ; by implication to judge (as umpire); also to strive (as at law)
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Judicial authority rooted in arbitrating disputes; extends from settling legal cases to executing divine justice and covenant accountability.
to rule; by implication to judge (as umpire); also to strive (as at law) BDB: judge Usage: contend contend execute (judgment) judge minister judgment plead (the cause) at strife strive.
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 2 Aligned forms 18
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 17×
Imperfect 1Sam 2:10 · Deut 32:36 · Gen 6:3 · Gen 49:16 · Job 36:31 · Ps 7:9 · Ps 9:9 · Ps 72:2 · Ps 96:10 · Ps 110:6 · Ps 135:14 · Zech 3:7 12×
Participle active Gen 15:14 · Jer 30:13 2×
Perfect Jer 5:28 · Jer 22:16 2×
Sequential imperfect Jer 21:12 1×
Niphal passive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action 1×
Participle active 2Sam 19:10 1×
Selected Scripture Witnesses
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
Biblical Witnesses
God judges or decides between the competing claims of Rachel and Leah
Tribe of Dan will judge his people as ruler among the tribes of Israel
A king who judges or rules with discernment winnows out all evil through justice
Showing 3 selected witnesses from 24 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
דִּין is a primitive root - no further derivation.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain