What does דִּין mean in the Bible?
דִּין is a Hebrew word meaning "judgement (the suit, justice, sentence or tribunal); by implication also strife".
Hebrew · H1779
דִּין
Judgement (the suit, justice, sentence or tribunal); by implication also strife
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דִּין H1779
What does דִּין mean in the Bible?
דִּין is a Hebrew word meaning "judgement (the suit, justice, sentence or tribunal); by implication also strife".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H1779?
The BSB source-word alignment has 20 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include the cause (3), . . . (2), judgment (2), [there is] a judgment (1), and justice (1).
Where does דִּין appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Deuteronomy 17:8. Its strongest book concentrations include Proverbs (5), Jeremiah (4), Job (4), Psalms (3).
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 the cause 3× Proverbs 29:7, Proverbs 31:8, Jeremiah 22:16
. . . 2× Deuteronomy 17:8, Jeremiah 5:28
judgment 2× Job 36:17, Psalms 76:8
[there is] a judgment 1× Job 19:29
and justice 1× Esther 1:13
cause 1× Psalms 9:4
even quarreling 1× Proverbs 22:10
justice 1× Psalms 140:12
lawsuits 1× Deuteronomy 17:8
no 1× Jeremiah 30:13
of fair treatment 1× Isaiah 10:2
of justice 1× Proverbs 31:5
taken up the cause 1× Jeremiah 5:28
that your case 1× Job 35:14
to judge 1× Proverbs 20:8
with the judgment 1× Job 36:17
Show sample aligned rows
Deuteronomy 17:8 דִּ֣ין to lawsuits Noun - masculine singular Deuteronomy 17:8 לְדִ֗ין to . . . Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular Esther 1:13 וָדִֽין׃ to and justice Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Job 19:29 שַׁדִּין׃ס to [there is] a judgment Pronoun - relative | Noun - masculine singular Job 35:14 דִּ֥ין to that your case Noun - masculine singular Job 36:17 וְדִין־ to with the judgment Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Job 36:17 דִּ֖ין to judgment Noun - masculine singular Psalms 9:4 וְדִינִ֑י to cause Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Psalms 76:8 דִּ֑ין to judgment Noun - masculine singular Psalms 140:12 דִּ֣ין to justice Noun - masculine singular construct
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Deuteronomy 17:8
Aligned rows 20
Books represented 7
Deuteronomy 2 Esther 1 Job 4 Psalms 3 Proverbs 5 Isaiah 1 Jeremiah 4
Source forms
דִּ֣ין 6x dîn Deuteronomy 17:8, Psalms 140:12, Proverbs 22:10, Proverbs 29:7
דִּ֥ין 2x dîn Job 35:14, Jeremiah 5:28
דִ֑ין 1x ḏîn Proverbs 20:8
דִּ֖ין 1x dîn Job 36:17
דִּ֑ין 1x dîn Psalms 76:8
דִּ֝֗ין 1x dîn Proverbs 31:8
דִּין־ 1x dîn- Jeremiah 22:16
דִּינֵ֖ךְ 1x dî·nêḵ Jeremiah 30:13
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular 8x Deuteronomy 17:8, Job 35:14, Job 36:17, Psalms 76:8
Noun - masculine singular construct 5x Psalms 140:12, Proverbs 29:7, Proverbs 31:5, Proverbs 31:8
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular 2x Esther 1:13, Job 36:17
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular 1x Psalms 9:4
Noun - masculine singular construct | second person feminine singular 1x Jeremiah 30:13
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular 1x Deuteronomy 17:8
Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular 1x Isaiah 10:2
Pronoun - relative | Noun - masculine singular 1x Job 19:29
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. judgement (the suit, justice, sentence or tribunal); by implication also strife
Source Gloss
judgement (the suit, justice, sentence or tribunal); by implication also strife
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
judgement (the suit, justice, sentence or tribunal); by implication also strife BDB: judgment Usage: cause, judgement, plea, strife.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
דִּין is built from this root:
Part of These Phrases
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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