What does דִּין (diyn) mean in the Bible?
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Hebrew · H1780
דִּין
Judgement.
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דִּין H1780
Pronunciation diyn
What does דִּין (diyn) mean in the Bible?
דִּין (diyn) is a Hebrew word meaning "judgement.".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H1780?
The BSB source-word alignment has 5 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include judgment (2), are just (1), But the court (1), The court (1).
Where does דִּין (diyn) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Ezra 7:26. Its strongest book concentrations include Daniel (4), Ezra (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 judgment 2× Ezra 7:26, Daniel 7:22
are just 1× Daniel 4:37
But the court 1× Daniel 7:26
The court 1× Daniel 7:10
Show sample aligned rows
Ezra 7:26 דִּינָ֕ה to judgment Noun - masculine singular determinate Daniel 4:37 דִּ֑ין to are just Noun - masculine singular Daniel 7:10 דִּינָ֥א to The court Noun - masculine singular determinate Daniel 7:22 וְדִינָ֣א to judgment Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular determinate Daniel 7:26 וְדִינָ֖א to But the court Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular determinate
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Ezra 7:26
Aligned rows 5
Books represented 2
Ezra 1 Daniel 4
Source forms
דִּ֑ין 1x dîn Daniel 4:37
דִּינָ֥א 1x dî·nā Daniel 7:10
דִּינָ֕ה 1x dî·nāh Ezra 7:26
וְדִינָ֣א 1x wə·ḏî·nā Daniel 7:22
וְדִינָ֖א 1x wə·ḏî·nā Daniel 7:26
Parsing patterns
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular determinate 2x Daniel 7:22, Daniel 7:26
Noun - masculine singular determinate 2x Ezra 7:26, Daniel 7:10
Noun - masculine singular 1x Daniel 4:37
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. judgement.
Source Gloss
judgement.
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
BDB: judgment Usage: judgement.
Word Origins
דִּין is built from this root:
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