שׁוֹפֵ֖ט

𐤔𐤅𐤐𐤈

shofet

judging

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

H8199

2 Chronicles 26:21 · Word #22

Lexicon H8199

Lemmaשָׁפַט
Lemma (Paleo)𐤔𐤐𐤈
Transliterationshâphaṭ
Strong'sH8199
In-contextjudging

Morphology HVqrmsa All morphology codes

Part of Speech V — Verb — An action or state
Binyan q — Qal — Simple active
Conjugation r — Participle Active — The one doing the action
Gender m — Masculine — Masculine
Number s — Singular — Singular
State a — Absolute — The noun stands independently

SIBI-P1 H8199-32

one who judges

Rootשפט (sh-p-ṭ)
Core Meaningsjudging, deciding, governing, vindicating, executing justice
Semantic Rangeto render legal decisions, arbitrate disputes, vindicate the innocent, condemn the guilty, govern or rule over a people, execute justice
Conceptual SignificanceIn the Hebrew Bible, the "one who judges" is not merely a legal official but often a divinely appointed leader who administers covenant justice. The term underlies the role of the Judges in Israel, combining governance, military deliverance, and the execution of righteous judgment under YHWH’s authority.
Morphological NotesQal active participle, masculine singular, absolute form, from the root שָׁפַט (to judge, govern, vindicate). Functions substantivally to denote a judge or ruler.
Rendering RationaleThe form is a Qal masculine singular active participle, denoting an ongoing or characteristic action. "One who judges" preserves the verbal force of the participle while clearly reflecting the masculine singular subject and the root sense of rendering decisions or justice.

AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

Words from Root שפט (judging, deciding, governing, vindicating, executing justice)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H4941-01 bamishepat in the justice-verdict
H8199-01 behishafeto in his being judged
H4941-02 bemishepat in a judicial verdict
H4941-04 bemishepeteyhem by their judgments
H8199-02 eshepetekha I will judge you
H8199-03 eshepetem I will render-judgment upon them
H8199-04 eshepot I will render judgment
H8199-05 hashofet the judging one
H8199-06 hashofetim the judging ones
H8199-07 hatishepot Will you render judgment?
H8199-08 ishafet I will be judged
H4941-11 kemishepatekha according to your just-judgment
H4941-12 kemishepateykha according to your justice-verdicts
H4941-13 kemishepato according to his just-decision
H4941-15 lamishepat for the justice-verdict
H4941-17 lemishepatekha for your justice-judgment
H4941-18 lemishepateykha according to your judicial verdicts
H4941-19 lemishepati to my justice-decree
H8199-10 leshafetenu to judge us
H8199-11 limeshofeti to my judging-one
H8199-12 lishepot to render judgment
H8199-13 lshft he rendered judgment
H4941-25 mishepatay my justice-rulings
H4941-30 mishepati my judgment-decree
H4941-33 mishepetey justice-decisions of
H4941-34 mishepeteyhem their justice-rulings
H8199-14 mishofetey from the judging-ones of
H8199-15 mishofeti from my Judging-One
H4941-35 mshftv his justice-verdict
H8199-16 nishafetah let us enter into judgment
H8199-17 nishepat he has been judged
H8199-18 nishepateti I was judged
H8199-19 shafatu they rendered judgment
H8199-20 shafetah you have rendered judgment
H8199-21 shafeteni Judge me
H8199-22 shafetu they rendered judgment
H8199-23 shafot judging
H8199-25 shefatekha he has executed judgment upon you
H8199-26 shefatetim I rendered judgment on them
H8201-01 shefatim judgment-sentences
H8199-27 shefato he has judged him
H8199-28 shefatukhe they have judged you (feminine)
H8199-29 shefatunu they rendered-judgment upon us
H8239-01 shefot Judge!
H8199-31 shifetu Render judgment, you men!
H8199-33 shofetah she rendered judgment
H8199-34 shofetayikhe your judging-ones
H8199-35 shofetenu our judging-one
H8199-36 shofetey judging-ones of
H8199-39 shofeteykhem your judges
H8199-40 shofeteynu our judging-rulers
H8199-41 shofetim judging men
H8199-44 tishepot you will render judgment
H4941-36 ukhemishepatam and according to their judgment
H4941-38 ukhemishepetey and according to the judicial verdicts of
H4941-40 ulemishepat and for a judicial verdict
H8199-45 uleshofetayv and to his judging-ones
H4941-43 umimishepateykha and from your judicial verdicts
H4941-45 umishepatay and my justice-rulings
H4941-47 umishepatekha and your judgment-justice
H4941-49 umishepati and my justice-decree
H8199-47 ushefatanu and he rendered judgment over us
H8199-48 ushefatetem and you (masculine plural) shall judge
H8199-49 ushefatetikhe and I will render-judgment upon you (feminine singular)
H8199-50 ushefatukhe and they will render-judgment upon you (feminine singular)
H8199-51 ushefatum and they rendered judgment upon them
H4941-53 uvemishepatay and in my justice-verdicts
H8199-52 vayishepot and he rendered judgment
H8199-53 vehashofet and the judging one
H8199-54 vehashofetim and the judging rulers
H8199-55 veishafetah and let me be judged
H8199-56 velashofetim and to the judging ones
H4941-57 vemishepat in judgment
H8199-57 venishepateti and I will enter into judgment
H8199-58 veshafat and he will render judgment
H8199-59 veshafateta and you shall render judgment
H8199-60 veshafateti and I will judge
H8199-61 veshafetekha in your judging
H8199-62 veshafetu and they rendered justice
H8199-63 veshofet and a judging-one
H8199-64 veshofetayv and his judging-men
H8199-65 veshofeteyha and her judging-ones
H8199-66 veshofeteykha and your judging-rulers
H8199-69 veyishepot and he will judge
H3146-01 veyoshafat and Yo-shaphat ("Yah has judged")
H8199-70 vshfthv and they rendered judgment upon him
H8199-71 yishafetu they shall be judged
H8199-73 yishepetu they will render judgment
H8199-75 yishepot he will render judgment
H8199-76 yishepotu they will render judgment
H8199-77 yisheputu they will judge

Word Usage (204 occurrences of H8199)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Genesis 16:5 יִשְׁפֹּ֥ט yishepot judge
Genesis 18:25 הֲ/שֹׁפֵט֙ hashofet the Judge
Genesis 19:9 וַ/יִּשְׁפֹּ֣ט vayishepot and he judges / and he would judge