HEBREW

שָׁפַט H8199

shâphaṭ · pronounced shaw-fat'

Definition

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)

Derivation

a primitive root;

King James Version Usage

[phrase] avenge, [idiom] that condemn, contend, defend, execute (judgment), (be a) judge(-ment), [idiom] needs, plead, reason, rule.