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דִּין

Judgement (the suit, justice, sentence or tribunal); by implication also strife

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דִּיןH1779

What does דִּין mean in the Bible?

דִּין is a Hebrew word meaning "judgement (the suit, justice, sentence or tribunal); by implication also strife".

Full entry for דִּין (H1779) · Open the biblical lexicon

Questions this entry answers

What does דִּין mean in the Bible?

דִּין is a Hebrew word meaning "judgement (the suit, justice, sentence or tribunal); by implication also strife".

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 cause3×Proverbs 29:7, Proverbs 31:8, Jeremiah 22:16
. . .2×Deuteronomy 17:8, Jeremiah 5:28
judgment2×Job 36:17, Psalms 76:8
[there is] a judgment1×Job 19:29
and justice1×Esther 1:13
cause1×Psalms 9:4
even quarreling1×Proverbs 22:10
justice1×Psalms 140:12
lawsuits1×Deuteronomy 17:8
no1×Jeremiah 30:13
of fair treatment1×Isaiah 10:2
of justice1×Proverbs 31:5
taken up the cause1×Jeremiah 5:28
that your case1×Job 35:14
to judge1×Proverbs 20:8
with the judgment1×Job 36:17
Show sample aligned rows
Deuteronomy 17:8דִּ֣יןtolawsuitsNoun - masculine singularDeuteronomy 17:8לְדִ֗יןto. . .Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singularEsther 1:13וָדִֽין׃toand justiceConjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singularJob 19:29שַׁדִּין׃סto[there is] a judgmentPronoun - relative | Noun - masculine singularJob 35:14דִּ֥יןtothat your caseNoun - masculine singularJob 36:17וְדִין־towith the judgmentConjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singularJob 36:17דִּ֖יןtojudgmentNoun - masculine singularPsalms 9:4וְדִינִ֑יtocauseConjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singularPsalms 76:8דִּ֑יןtojudgmentNoun - masculine singularPsalms 140:12דִּ֣יןtojusticeNoun - masculine singular construct
Usage map

A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.

First aligned rowDeuteronomy 17:8
Aligned rows20
Books represented7
Deuteronomy2Esther1Job4Psalms3Proverbs5Isaiah1Jeremiah4
Source forms
דִּ֣ין6xdînDeuteronomy 17:8, Psalms 140:12, Proverbs 22:10, Proverbs 29:7
דִּ֥ין2xdînJob 35:14, Jeremiah 5:28
דִ֑ין1xḏînProverbs 20:8
דִּ֖ין1xdînJob 36:17
דִּ֑ין1xdînPsalms 76:8
דִּ֝֗ין1xdînProverbs 31:8
דִּין־1xdîn-Jeremiah 22:16
דִּינֵ֖ךְ1xdî·nêḵJeremiah 30:13
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular8xDeuteronomy 17:8, Job 35:14, Job 36:17, Psalms 76:8
Noun - masculine singular construct5xPsalms 140:12, Proverbs 29:7, Proverbs 31:5, Proverbs 31:8
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular2xEsther 1:13, Job 36:17
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular1xPsalms 9:4
Noun - masculine singular construct | second person feminine singular1xJeremiah 30:13
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular1xDeuteronomy 17:8
Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular1xIsaiah 10:2
Pronoun - relative | Noun - masculine singular1xJob 19:29
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

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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