מִשְׁפָּ֔ט

𐤌𐤔𐤐𐤈

mishepat

justice

from שָׁפַט; properly, a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (participant's) divine law, individual or collective), including the act, the place, the suit, the crime, and the penalty; abstractly, justice, including a participant's right or privilege (statutory or customary), or even a style; [phrase] adversary, ceremony, charge, [idiom] crime, custom, desert, determination, discretion, disposing, due, fashion, form, to be judged, judgment, just(-ice, -ly), (manner of) law(-ful), manner, measure, (due) order, ordinance, right, sentence, usest, [idiom] worthy, [phrase] wrong.

H4941

Jeremiah 21:12 · Word #8

Lexicon H4941

Lemmaמִשְׁפָּט
Lemma (Paleo)𐤌𐤔𐤐𐤈
Transliterationmishpâṭ
Strong'sH4941
In-contextjustice

Morphology HNcmsa All morphology codes

Part of Speech N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Subtype c — Common — Common noun
Gender m — Masculine — Masculine
Number s — Singular — Singular
State a — Absolute — The noun stands independently

SIBI-P1 H4941-22

judgment

Rootשׁפט (š-p-ṭ)
Core Meaningsto judge, govern, decide, render a verdict, exercise authority
Semantic Rangejudgment, legal decision, verdict, justice, legal case, ordinance, customary right, legal order, proper measure or due
Conceptual Significanceמִשְׁפָּט is central to Israel’s covenantal worldview, expressing both individual legal decisions and the broader principle of divine justice. It embodies Yahweh’s righteous governance and the ethical order expected within the covenant community.
Morphological NotesMasculine singular noun (absolute or construct). Derived nominal form (miqtal pattern) indicating the act, process, or result of judging.
Rendering Rationaleמִשְׁפָּט is a masculine singular noun derived from the root שׁפט (“to judge, decide”). The rendering “judgment” preserves the core idea of a judicial decision or act of governing inherent in the root, and reflects the masculine singular absolute/construct form indicated in the morphology.

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

Words from Root שׁפט (to judge, govern, decide, render a verdict, exercise authority)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H4941-03 bemishepatay in my justice-rulings
H8201-01 bishefatim by judgments
H478-01 elishafat My God has judged

Word Usage (424 occurrences of H4941)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Genesis 18:19 וּ/מִשְׁפָּ֑ט umishepat and justice
Genesis 18:25 מִשְׁפָּֽט mishepat justice
Genesis 40:13 כַּ/מִּשְׁפָּט֙ kamishepat according to the custom