שָׁפְטָה הָאָרֶץ
To judge , i.e. pronounce sentence (for or against); by implication, to vindicate or punish ; by extenssion, to govern ; passively, to litigate (literally or figuratively) · the earth (at large, or partitively a land )
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שָׁפַט H8199 to judge , i.e. pronounce sentence (for or against); by implication, to vindicate or punish ; by extenssion, to govern ; passively, to litigate (literally or figuratively)
אֶרֶץ H776 the earth (at large, or partitively a land )
What does שָׁפְטָה הָאָרֶץ (shoftah haaretz) mean in the Bible?
שָׁפַט · אֶרֶץ is a Hebrew word meaning "universal divine judgment over the world".
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