Words the Bible translates as govern
English uses one word here. The Bible uses 5 words, and they do not mean the same thing. Each is listed with what it actually means, most frequent first.
- shaphatשָׁפַטto judge: to exercise rightful authority over a person or dispute and set it right, whether by deciding a case, ruling a people, defending the wronged, or punishing the guilty
- hēgeomaiἡγέομαιto lead a community: to go in front of others as their guide and head
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- to consider: to reach a deliberate, weighed verdict about the worth or truth of something
- mashalמָשַׁלto rule: to hold and actively exercise authority over someone or something
- dinדִּיןto take up a cause and rule on it: to render and carry out a verdict, most often by securing justice for the wronged
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- to remain, abide: a contested reading found only at Genesis 6:3, and probably a different word from the verb to judge above
- hēgemoneuōἡγεμονεύωto governnot studied yet
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