שָׁפָ֖ט
𐤔𐤐𐤈
shafat
Shaphat
from שָׁפַט; judge; Shaphat, the name of four Israelites; Shaphat.
Numbers 13:5 · Word #3
Lexicon H8202
| Lemma | שָׁפָט |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤔𐤐𐤈 |
| Transliteration | Shâphâṭ |
| Strong's | H8202 |
| In-context | Shaphat |
Morphology HNp
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | p — Proper Name — Proper name |
SIBI-P1 H8202-01
he had rendered judgment
| Root | שׁפט (š-p-ṭ) |
| Core Meanings | judging, governing, deciding, vindicating, administering justice |
| Semantic Range | to judge, decide a case, pronounce sentence, vindicate, condemn, govern, rule, execute justice, contend legally |
| Conceptual Significance | שׁפט expresses the foundational biblical concept of justice as active governance and moral decision-making. It describes both human judicial activity and YHWH’s sovereign administration of justice, highlighting accountability, covenant order, and divine vindication. |
| Morphological Notes | Qal perfect 3rd masculine singular (HVqp3ms); simple active stem expressing a completed action by a male subject. |
| Rendering Rationale | The Qal perfect 3rd masculine singular form denotes a completed action performed by a male subject. "He had rendered judgment" preserves the root idea of שׁפט as the act of deciding or administering justice, while accurately reflecting the masculine singular subject and completed aspect indicated by the morphology. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root שׁפט (judging, governing, deciding, vindicating, administering justice)
| 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 (8 occurrences of H8202)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Numbers 13:5 | שָׁפָ֖ט | shafat | Shaphat |
| 1 Kings 19:16 | שָׁפָט֙ | shafat | Shaphat |
| 1 Kings 19:19 | שָׁפָט֙ | shafat | of Shaphat |