Hebrew word study

שָׁפַטshâphaṭ — to judge, i.e. pronounce sentence (for or against)

Pronounced “shaw-fat'”

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)

Translated in the King James as: [phrase] avenge, that condemn, contend, defend, execute (judgment), (be a) judge(-ment), needs, plead, reason, rule.

Appears 201 times in Scripture

Origin: a primitive root;

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Where it appears

Genesis — 5×

Genesis 16:5 Genesis 18:25 Genesis 19:9 Genesis 31:53+ 1 more in Genesis

Exodus — 8×

Exodus 2:14 Exodus 5:21 Exodus 18:13 Exodus 18:16 Exodus 18:22 Exodus 18:26+ 2 more in Exodus

Leviticus — 1×

Leviticus 19:15

Numbers — 2×

Numbers 25:5 Numbers 35:24

Deuteronomy — 11×

Deuteronomy 1:16 Deuteronomy 16:18 Deuteronomy 17:9 Deuteronomy 17:12 Deuteronomy 19:17 Deuteronomy 19:18 Deuteronomy 21:2 Deuteronomy 25:1 Deuteronomy 25:2+ 2 more in Deuteronomy

Joshua — 3×

Joshua 8:33 Joshua 23:2 Joshua 24:1

Judges — 20×

Judges 2:16 Judges 2:17 Judges 2:18 Judges 2:19 Judges 3:10 Judges 4:4 Judges 10:2 Judges 10:3 Judges 11:27 Judges 12:7 Judges 12:8 Judges 12:9 Judges 12:11 Judges 12:13 Judges 12:14 Judges 15:20 Judges 16:31+ 3 more in Judges

Ruth — 2×

Ruth 1:1+ 1 more in Ruth

1 Samuel — 15×

1 Sam 3:13 1 Sam 4:18 1 Sam 7:6 1 Sam 7:15 1 Sam 7:16 1 Sam 7:17 1 Sam 8:1 1 Sam 8:2 1 Sam 8:5 1 Sam 8:6 1 Sam 8:20 1 Sam 12:7 1 Sam 24:12 1 Sam 24:15+ 1 more in 1 Samuel

2 Samuel — 4×

2 Sam 7:11 2 Sam 15:4 2 Sam 18:19 2 Sam 18:31

1 Kings — 5×

1 Ki 3:9 1 Ki 3:28 1 Ki 7:7 1 Ki 8:32+ 1 more in 1 Kings

2 Kings — 3×

2 Ki 15:5 2 Ki 23:22+ 1 more in 2 Kings

1 Chronicles — 5×

1 Chr 16:33 1 Chr 17:6 1 Chr 17:10 1 Chr 23:4 1 Chr 26:29

2 Chronicles — 10×

2 Chr 1:2 2 Chr 1:10 2 Chr 1:11 2 Chr 6:23 2 Chr 19:5 2 Chr 19:6 2 Chr 20:12 2 Chr 22:8 2 Chr 26:21+ 1 more in 2 Chronicles

Ezra — 1×

Ezra 10:14

Job — 6×

Job 9:15 Job 9:24 Job 12:17 Job 21:22 Job 22:13 Job 23:7

Psalms — 32×

Psalms 2:10 Psalms 7:8 Psalms 7:11 Psalms 9:4 Psalms 9:8 Psalms 9:19 Psalms 10:18 Psalms 26:1 Psalms 35:24 Psalms 37:33 Psalms 43:1 Psalms 50:6 Psalms 51:4 Psalms 58:1 Psalms 58:11 Psalms 67:4 Psalms 72:4 Psalms 75:2 Psalms 75:7 Psalms 82:1 Psalms 82:2 Psalms 82:3 Psalms 82:8 Psalms 94:2 Psalms 96:13+ 7 more in Psalms

Proverbs — 4×

Proverbs 8:16 Proverbs 29:9 Proverbs 29:14 Proverbs 31:9

Ecclesiastes — 1×

Eccles 3:17

Isaiah — 15×

Isaiah 1:17 Isaiah 1:23 Isaiah 1:26 Isaiah 2:4 Isaiah 3:2 Isaiah 5:3 Isaiah 11:3 Isaiah 11:4 Isaiah 16:5 Isaiah 33:22 Isaiah 40:23 Isaiah 43:26 Isaiah 51:5 Isaiah 59:4 Isaiah 66:16

Jeremiah — 4×

Jeremiah 2:35 Jeremiah 5:28 Jeremiah 11:20 Jeremiah 25:31

Lamentations — 1×

Lam 3:59

Ezekiel — 29×

Ezekiel 7:3 Ezekiel 7:8 Ezekiel 7:27 Ezekiel 11:10 Ezekiel 11:11 Ezekiel 16:38 Ezekiel 17:20 Ezekiel 18:30 Ezekiel 20:4 Ezekiel 20:35 Ezekiel 20:36 Ezekiel 21:30 Ezekiel 22:2 Ezekiel 23:24 Ezekiel 23:36 Ezekiel 23:45 Ezekiel 24:14 Ezekiel 33:20 Ezekiel 34:17 Ezekiel 34:20 Ezekiel 34:22 Ezekiel 35:11 Ezekiel 36:19 Ezekiel 38:22 Ezekiel 44:24+ 4 more in Ezekiel

Daniel — 1×

Daniel 9:12

Hosea — 2×

Hosea 7:7 Hosea 13:10

Joel — 2×

Joel 3:2 Joel 3:12

Amos — 1×

Amos 2:3

Obadiah — 1×

Obadiah 1:21

Micah — 4×

Micah 3:11 Micah 4:3 Micah 5:1 Micah 7:3

Zephaniah — 1×

Zeph 3:3

Zechariah — 2×

Zech 7:9 Zech 8:16

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