Words the Bible translates as plea

English uses one word here. The Bible uses 2 words, and they do not mean the same thing. Each is listed with what it actually means, most frequent first.

dinדִּיןjudgment: the deciding of a legal case, whether the verdict handed down or the rightful cause brought for decision.
taḥanunתַּחֲנוּןan earnest plea for favor: a request that rests entirely on the kindness of the one addressed, made by someone with no claim of their own to stand on

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