וּ/מִשְׁפָּ֑ט
𐤅/𐤌𐤔𐤐𐤈
umishepat
and 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
Proverbs 21:3 · Word #3
Lexicon H4941
| Lemma | מִשְׁפָּט |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤌𐤔𐤐𐤈 |
| Transliteration | mishpâṭ |
| Strong's | H4941 |
| In-context | and justice |
Morphology HC/Ncmsa
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 H4941-44
and judgment
| Root | שׁפט (š-p-ṭ) |
| Core Meanings | to judge, govern, render a verdict, decide a case, administer justice |
| Semantic Range | judgment, legal decision, verdict, ordinance, legal right, justice, customary rule, formal decree, legal case, due order |
| Conceptual Significance | מִשְׁפָּט is central to Israel’s covenant life, expressing both divine justice and the ordered legal standards by which the community lives. It reflects YHWH’s role as supreme Judge and establishes the ethical and judicial framework that sustains righteousness and communal faithfulness. |
| Morphological Notes | Conjunction וּ ("and") + masculine singular noun מִשְׁפָּט in the absolute state (Ncmsa; one occurrence in construct Ncmsc). No pronominal suffix. Derived noun (miqtal pattern) from root שׁפט. |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun מִשְׁפָּט derives from the root שׁפט, "to judge" or "render a verdict," and denotes the act or result of judicial decision-making. The form is masculine singular absolute with a prefixed conjunction וּ ("and"), so "and judgment" preserves both the singular grammatical form and the core judicial sense of the root. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root שׁפט (to judge, govern, render a verdict, decide a case, administer justice)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H4941-03 |
bemishepatay | in my justice-rulings |
H4941-05 |
hamishepat | the judicial-verdict |
H4941-06 |
hamishepatim | the judicial verdicts |
H4941-07 |
kamishepat | according to the judgment-decree |
H4941-08 |
kamishepatim | according to the judicial verdicts |
H8199-09 |
kehishafet | as being judged |
H4941-09 |
kemishepat | according to the justice-judgment |
H4941-10 |
kemishepatam | according to their judgment-ordinance |
H4941-14 |
khemishepatam | according to their judgment |
H4941-16 |
lemishepat | for a judicial verdict |
H4941-20 |
mimishepateykha | from your justice-verdicts |
H4941-21 |
mishepat | judgment |
H4941-22 |
mishepata | their judgment |
H4941-23 |
mishepatah | her judicial ruling |
H4941-24 |
mishepatam | their judgment |
H4941-26 |
mishepatayikhe | your justice-rulings |
H4941-27 |
mishepatayv | his judicial verdicts |
H4941-28 |
mishepatekha | your judicial-decree |
H4941-29 |
mishepateykha | your justice-verdicts |
H4941-31 |
mishepatim | judicial decisions |
H4941-32 |
mishepato | his judicial ruling |
H8202-01 |
shafat | he had rendered judgment |
H8199-24 |
shefat | Pronounce judgment! |
H8203-01 |
shefateyah | Yah Has Judged |
H8199-30 |
shefotu | Render judgment, you men! |
H8199-37 |
shofeteyha | her judging rulers |
H8199-38 |
shofeteyhem | their judging-rulers |
H8614-01 |
tifetaye | the judicial-adjudicators |
H8199-42 |
tishepat | you will render judgment |
H8199-43 |
tishepetu | you men judge |
H4941-37 |
ukhemishepato | and according to his judgment-decree |
H4941-39 |
ukhemishepeteyhen | and according to their judgments |
H4941-41 |
ulemishepatim | and to judicial-verdicts |
H8199-46 |
uleshofetim | and for judging-ones |
H4941-42 |
umimishepat | and from a judicial verdict |
H4941-46 |
umishepatayv | and his judicial verdicts |
H4941-48 |
umishepateykha | and your justice-decisions |
H4941-50 |
umishepatim | and judgments |
H4941-51 |
umishepetey | and the justice-verdicts of |
H8203-02 |
ushefateyahu | and Yah Has Judged |
H4941-52 |
uvemishepat | and in judicial verdict |
H4941-54 |
uvemishepateykha | and in your justice-rulings |
H4941-55 |
uvemishepeteyhem | and in their justice-decisions |
H4941-56 |
vehamishepatim | and the judicial-verdicts |
H4941-58 |
vemishepatay | in my judgments |
H8199-67 |
veshofetim | and judging ones |
H8199-68 |
veyishepeteni | and he will judge me |
H3092-02 |
vihoshafat | and YHWH-has-judged |
H3092-03 |
yehoshafat | YHWH-has-judged |
H8199-72 |
yishepat | he will render judgment |
H8199-74 |
yishepetuhu | they shall render-judgment upon him |
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 |