וְ֝/דִ֗ין — Proverbs 31:9 Hebrew Word Study

וְ֝/דִ֗ין

𐤅/𐤃𐤉𐤍

vedin

and defend

or (Genesis 6:3) דּוּן; a primitive root; a straight course, i.e. sail direct; (come) with a straight course.

Proverbs 31:9 · Word #5

Lexicon `H1777`

Lemma	דִּין
Lemma (Paleo)	𐤃𐤉𐤍
Transliteration	dîyn
Strong's	H1777
In-context	and defend

Morphology `HC/Vqv2ms` All morphology codes

Part of Speech	`V` — Verb — An action or state
Binyan	`q` — Qal — Simple active
Conjugation	`v` — Imperative — A command
Person	`2` — 2nd person — Second person ("you")
Gender	`m` — Masculine — Masculine
Number	`s` — Singular — Singular

SIBI-P1 `H1777-09`

and judge!

Root	דין (d-y-n)
Core Meanings	judging, governing, contending, executing justice, legal decision
Semantic Range	to judge, govern, rule, plead a case, contend, execute justice; as a noun: judgment, legal claim, cause, justice
Conceptual Significance	דין expresses the exercise of justice within covenant society, whether by human judges or by יהוה Himself. It conveys the maintenance of moral and legal order, highlighting the biblical emphasis on righteous judgment and accountability.
Morphological Notes	Conjunction וְ + Qal imperative 2ms of דין; alternatively attested as a masculine singular noun absolute ("and judgment"). The verbal stem is Qal, expressing simple active action.
Rendering Rationale	The form וְדִין is best understood as a Qal imperative masculine singular with prefixed conjunction, addressing a single male: "and judge!" This preserves the root sense of דין as exercising judgment or legal discernment, while accurately reflecting the 2nd person masculine singular verbal form.

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Words from Root דין (judging, governing, contending, executing justice, legal decision)

SILEX Code	Transliteration	SIBI-P1
`H4082-01`	bamedinah	in the governed-district
`H4082-02`	bamedinot	in the jurisdictions
`H1835-02`	bedan	Dan ("Judge")
`H1841-01`	bedaniyel	in God-is-my-Judge
`H1783-01`	bedinah	in Dinah (“Justice”)
`H4080-01`	bemideyan	in Midyan (Strife-land)
`H4083-01`	bimedinat	in the jurisdiction of
`H4082-03`	bimedinot	in provinces-of
`H1835-05`	dan	Judge (masculine singular proper name)
`H1835-03`	dan	Dan (Judge)
`H1835-04`	dan	Dan (Judge)
`H1777-01`	danani	he has judged me
`H1777-02`	danu	they judged
`H1778-01`	dayenin	judging-men
`H1779-02`	din	a judicial-case
`H1779-01`	din	legal-judgment
`H1780-01`	dina	the judicial-decision
`H1783-03`	dinah	Justice‑Maiden
`H1783-02`	dinah	Justice‑maiden
`H1784-01`	dinaye	the Din-ites
`H1779-03`	dinekhe	your judgment
`H1777-03`	dinu	Judge!
`H1778-02`	dnyn	those judging
`H1839-01`	hadani	the Judge-tribesman
`H4082-04`	hamedinah	the jurisdictional district
`H4082-05`	hamedinot	the jurisdictions
`H4084-01`	hamideyani	the Midyanite man
`H4084-02`	hamideyanim	the Midianite men (descendants of Strife)
`H4080-02`	kemideyan	like Midyan (Strife)
`H1777-04`	ladin	to render judgment
`H4082-06`	lamedinot	to the jurisdictions
`H1835-06`	ledan	for Dan (the Judge)
`H1781-01`	ledayan	for a justice-decider
`H1779-04`	ledin	for a judgment
`H1835-07`	lemidan	from Dan (Judge)
`H4066-03`	madon	a contention
`H4066-04`	mdvnym	contentions
`H4091-01`	medan	Contention (masculine personal name)
`H4082-07`	medinah	a jurisdiction
`H4083-02`	medinat	jurisdiction of
`H4083-03`	medinata	the jurisdiction-province
`H4083-04`	medineta	the jurisdiction-district
`H4083-05`	medinetah	her jurisdictional-district
`H4082-08`	medinot	governed-districts of
`H1835-08`	midan	from Dan (Judge)
`H4080-03`	mideyan	Midyan (Strife)
`H4079-03`	mideyanim	contentions
`H4079-02`	mideyanim	Midianite men (sons of Strife)
`H4079-01`	mideyanim	contentions
`H4079-04`	mideyeney	contentions of
`H1779-07`	midin	from judgment
`H1779-05`	midin	Midin (in prefixed form: from Midin)
`H1779-06`	midin	from judgment
`H4082-09`	mimedinot	from the jurisdictions
`H4080-04`	mimideyan	from Midyan (Strife-clan)
`H1777-05`	nadon	a judged man
`H1779-08`	shadun	a judicial verdict
`H1779-09`	shdyn	legal judgment
`H1777-06`	tadin	you will render judgment
`H1777-07`	tedineni	you will judge me
`H1835-09`	uledan	And concerning Dan ("Judge")
`H1841-06`	uledaniyel	and to Daniy-El ("El is my Judge")
`H4066-05`	umadon	and a contention
`H4082-10`	umedinah	and a judge-ruled district
`H4083-06`	umedinan	and jurisdictions
`H4080-05`	umideyan	and Midyan (Strife)
`H4079-05`	umideyanim	and contentions
`H1779-10`	vadin	and judgment
`H4082-11`	vamedinah	in the jurisdiction
`H1835-11`	vedan	and Dan (Judge)
`H1835-10`	vedan	and Dan ("Judge")
`H1841-08`	vedaniyel	and God‑is‑my‑Judge
`H1781-02`	vedayan	and judge of
`H1782-01`	vedayanin	and judges
`H1777-08`	vedin	and you judge (masc. sing.) / and a judgment
`H1780-02`	vedina	and the judgment
`H1779-11`	vedini	and my judgment-case
`H4092-01`	vehamedanim	and the Midianite men
`H4082-12`	vehamedinot	and the jurisdictions
`H4066-06`	vmdvnym	and contentions
`H1777-10`	yadin	he will render judgment

Word Usage (24 occurrences of H1777)

Location	Form	Transliteration	Meaning
Genesis 6:3	יָד֨וֹן	yadon	abide
Genesis 15:14	דָּ֣ן	dan	I will judge
Genesis 30:6	דָּנַ֣/נִּי	danani	has judged me
Genesis 49:16	יָדִ֣ין	yadin	shall judge
Deuteronomy 32:36	יָדִ֤ין	yadin	will judge
1 Samuel 2:10	יָדִ֣ין	yadin	will judge
2 Samuel 19:10	נָד֔וֹן	nadon	quarreling
Isaiah 3:13	לָ/דִ֥ין	ladin	to judge
Jeremiah 5:28	דָ֔נוּ	danu	they judge
Jeremiah 21:12	דִּ֤ינוּ	dinu	judge
Jeremiah 22:16	דָּ֛ן	dan	judged
Jeremiah 30:13	דָּ֥ן	dan	to judge
Zechariah 3:7	תָּדִ֣ין	tadin	shall judge
Psalms 7:9	יָדִ֪ין	yadin	judge
Psalms 9:9	יָדִ֥ין	yadin	will judge
Psalms 50:4	לָ/דִ֥ין	ladin	to judge
Psalms 54:3	תְדִינֵֽ/נִי	tedineni	vindicate me
Psalms 72:2	יָדִ֣ין	yadin	may he judge
Psalms 96:10	יָדִ֥ין	yadin	He judges
Psalms 110:6	יָדִ֣ין	yadin	He will judge
Psalms 135:14	יָדִ֣ין	yadin	will-judge
Proverbs 31:9	וְ֝/דִ֗ין	vedin	and defend
Job 36:31	יָדִ֣ין	yadin	he judges
Ecclesiastes 6:10	לָ/דִ֔ין	ladin

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Lexicon H1777

Morphology HC/Vqv2ms All morphology codes

SIBI-P1 H1777-09

Words from Root דין (judging, governing, contending, executing justice, legal decision)

Word Usage (24 occurrences of H1777)

Lexicon `H1777`

Morphology `HC/Vqv2ms` All morphology codes

SIBI-P1 `H1777-09`