Words the Bible translates as judge
English uses one word here. The Bible uses 18 words, and they do not mean the same thing. Each is listed with what it actually means, most frequent first.
- krinōκρίνωto judge: to weigh a person or matter and pass a verdict on it.
+3 more meanings
- to decide, to resolve: to reach a firm decision or settled purpose about what to do.
- to consider, to regard: to form an opinion and hold that something is the case.
- to go to law, to be brought to trial: to be a party in legal proceedings.
- 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
- kritēsκριτήςa judge: one who hears a case and pronounces a binding verdict or decision
- palalפָּלַלto pray: to lay a matter before God and ask him to act on it, for oneself or for someone else
+1 more meaning
- to render a judgment: to step between two sides and settle a case, or to size up how a matter stands
- yakhaḥיָכַחto set right: to establish what is just between parties, whether by judging, arguing a case, correcting with words, or disciplining
- diakrinōδιακρίνωto tell things apart: to distinguish, discern, evaluate, or decide between them.
+2 more meanings
- to dispute or contend with someone; to take issue.
- to be divided within oneself, to waver; traditionally rendered "to doubt."
- dinדִּיןto remain, abide: a contested reading found only at Genesis 6:3, and probably a different word from the verb to judge above
+1 more meaning
- to take up a cause and rule on it: to render and carry out a verdict, most often by securing justice for the wronged
- anakrinōἀνακρίνωto look into something closely in order to size it up: to investigate, question, or weigh it toward a verdict
- palilפָּלִילjudgenot studied yet
- adargazerאֲדַרְגָּזֵרjudgenot studied yet
- dayyanדַּיָּןjudgenot studied yet
- detavarדְּתָבָרjudgenot studied yet
- dinדִּיןto judgenot studied yet
- dayyanדַּיָּןjudgenot studied yet
- dinayדִּינָיֵאjudgenot studied yet
- pelilahפְּלִילָהjudgenot studied yet
- peliliפְּלִילִיjudgenot studied yet
- shephatשְׁפַטto judgenot studied yet
Keep looking
Every English meaning beginning with J is on its letter page, and the whole index starts at Browse.