דִּיןdîyn

דון: dubious; only in יָדוֺן, see דין (Genesis 6:3)

Pronunciation: deen · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H1777

Meanings

דִּין: judge

Qal

1. act as judge, minister judgment (Deuteronomy 32:36; Psalms 135:14; Psalms 50:4)

2. plead the cause

a. there is none to plead thy cause, plead cause of orphan (Jeremiah 30:13; Jeremiah 5:28; Jeremiah 22:16)

b. God has pled my cause (Genesis 30:6)

3. execute judgment, vindicate (Genesis 49:16; Psalms 110:6; Psalms 54:3)

4. execute judgment, requite (Jeremiah 21:12; Genesis 15:14; Job 36:31)

5. govern (Zechariah 3:7)

6. he cannot contend with (Ecclesiastes 6:10)

Niph`al: reciprocal (2 Samuel 19:10)

: judge

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 24 times in the Bible.

  • Genesis 6:3 Then the Lord said, “My Spirit will not put up with humans for such a long time, for they are only mortal flesh. In the future, their normal lifespan will be no more than 120 years.”
  • Genesis 15:14 But I will punish the nation that enslaves them, and in the end they will come away with great wealth.
  • Genesis 30:6 Rachel named him Dan, for she said, “God has vindicated me! He has heard my request and given me a son.”
  • Genesis 49:16 “Dan will govern his people, like any other tribe in Israel.
  • Deuteronomy 32:36 “Indeed, the Lord will give justice to his people, and he will change his mind about his servants, when he sees their strength is gone and no one is left, slave or free.
  • 1 Samuel 2:10 Those who fight against the Lord will be shattered. He thunders against them from heaven; the Lord judges throughout the earth. He gives power to his king; he increases the strength of his anointed one.”
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Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).