שָׁפַט shâphaṭ

Meaning

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)

In the King James Version: [phrase] avenge, [idiom] that condemn, contend, defend, execute (judgment), (be a) judge(-ment), [idiom] needs, plead, reason, rule.

Derivation: a primitive root;

Where it is used

• 2 Samuel 18:31 Just then the Cushite came and said, “May my lord the king hear the good news: Today the LORD has avenged you of all who rose up against you!”
• 1 Kings 3:9 Therefore give Your servant an understanding heart to judge Your people and to discern between good and evil. For who is able to govern this great people of Yours?”
• 1 Kings 3:28 When all Israel heard of the judgment the king had given, they stood in awe of him, for they saw that the wisdom of God was in him to administer justice.
• 1 Kings 7:7 In addition, he built a hall for the throne, the Hall of Justice, where he was to judge. It was paneled with cedar from floor to ceiling.
• 1 Kings 8:32 then may You hear from heaven and act. May You judge Your servants, condemning the wicked man by bringing down on his own head what he has done, and justifying the righteous man by rewarding him according to his righteousness.
• 2 Kings 15:5 And the LORD afflicted the king with leprosy until the day he died, so that he lived in a separate house while his son Jotham had charge of the palace and governed the people of the land.
• 2 Kings 23:22 No such Passover had been observed from the days of the judges who had governed Israel through all the days of the kings of Israel and Judah.
• 1 Chronicles 16:33 Then the trees of the forest will sing for joy before the LORD, for He is coming to judge the earth.
• 1 Chronicles 17:6 In all My journeys with all the Israelites, have I ever asked any of the leaders I appointed to shepherd My people, ‘Why haven’t you built Me a house of cedar?’
• 1 Chronicles 17:10 and have done since the day I appointed judges over My people Israel. And I will subdue all your enemies. Moreover, I declare to you that the LORD will build a house for you.
• 1 Chronicles 23:4 “Of these,” said David, “24,000 are to oversee the work of the house of the LORD, 6,000 are to be officers and judges,
• 1 Chronicles 26:29 From the Izharites, Chenaniah and his sons had the outside duties as officers and judges over Israel.
• 2 Chronicles 1:2 Then Solomon spoke to all Israel, to the commanders of thousands and of hundreds, to the judges, and to every leader in all Israel—the heads of the families.
• 2 Chronicles 1:10 Now grant me wisdom and knowledge, so that I may lead this people. For who is able to govern this great people of Yours?”
• 2 Chronicles 1:11 God said to Solomon, “Since this was in your heart instead of requesting riches or wealth or honor for yourself or death for your enemies—and since you have not even requested long life but have asked for wisdom and knowledge to govern My people over whom I have made you king—
• 2 Chronicles 6:23 then may You hear from heaven and act. May You judge Your servants, condemning the wicked man by bringing down on his own head what he has done, and justifying the righteous man by rewarding him according to his righteousness.
• 2 Chronicles 19:5 He appointed judges in the land, in each of the fortified cities of Judah.
• 2 Chronicles 19:6 Then he said to the judges, “Consider carefully what you do, for you are not judging for man, but for the LORD, who is with you when you render judgment.
• 2 Chronicles 20:12 Our God, will You not judge them? For we are powerless before this vast army that comes against us. We do not know what to do, but our eyes are upon You.”
• 2 Chronicles 22:8 So while Jehu was executing judgment on the house of Ahab, he found the rulers of Judah and the sons of Ahaziah’s brothers who were serving Ahaziah, and he killed them.
• 2 Chronicles 26:21 So King Uzziah was a leper until the day of his death. He lived in isolation, leprous and cut off from the house of the LORD, while his son Jotham had charge of the royal palace and governed the people of the land.
• Ezra 10:14 Let our leaders represent the whole assembly. Then let everyone in our towns who has married a foreign woman come at an appointed time, together with the elders and judges of each town, until the fierce anger of our God in this matter is turned away from us.”
• Job 9:15 For even if I were right, I could not answer. I could only beg my Judge for mercy.
• Job 9:24 The earth is given into the hand of the wicked; He blindfolds its judges. If it is not He, then who is it?
• Job 12:17 He leads counselors away barefoot and makes fools of judges.
• Job 21:22 Can anyone teach knowledge to God, since He judges those on high?
• Job 22:13 Yet you say: ‘What does God know? Does He judge through thick darkness?
• Job 23:7 Then an upright man could reason with Him, and I would be delivered forever from my Judge.
• Psalms 2:10 Therefore be wise, O kings; be admonished, O judges of the earth.
• Psalms 7:8 The LORD judges the peoples; vindicate me, O LORD, according to my righteousness and integrity.
• Psalms 7:11 God is a righteous judge and a God who feels indignation each day.
• Psalms 9:4 For You have upheld my just cause; You sit on Your throne judging righteously.
• Psalms 9:8 He judges the world with justice; He governs the people with equity.
• Psalms 9:19 Rise up, O LORD, do not let man prevail; let the nations be judged in Your presence.
• Psalms 10:18 to vindicate the fatherless and oppressed, that the men of the earth may strike terror no more.
• Psalms 26:1 Of David. Vindicate me, O LORD! For I have walked with integrity; I have trusted in the LORD without wavering.
• Psalms 35:24 Vindicate me by Your righteousness, O LORD my God, and do not let them gloat over me.
• Psalms 37:33 the LORD will not leave them in their power or let them be condemned under judgment.
• Psalms 43:1 Vindicate me, O God, and plead my case against an ungodly nation; deliver me from deceitful and unjust men.
• Psalms 50:6 And the heavens proclaim His righteousness, for God Himself is Judge. Selah
• Psalms 51:4 Against You, You only, have I sinned and done what is evil in Your sight, so that You may be proved right when You speak and blameless when You judge.
• Psalms 58:1 For the choirmaster. To the tune of “Do Not Destroy.” A Miktam of David. Do you indeed speak justly, O rulers? Do you judge uprightly, O sons of men?
• Psalms 58:11 Then men will say, “There is surely a reward for the righteous! There is surely a God who judges the earth!”
• Psalms 67:4 Let the nations be glad and sing for joy, for You judge the peoples justly and lead the nations of the earth. Selah
• Psalms 72:4 May he vindicate the afflicted among the people; may he save the children of the needy and crush the oppressor.
• Psalms 75:2 “When I choose a time, I will judge fairly.
• Psalms 75:7 but it is God who judges; He brings down one and exalts another.
• Psalms 82:1 A Psalm of Asaph. God presides in the divine assembly; He renders judgment among the gods:
• Psalms 82:2 “How long will you judge unjustly and show partiality to the wicked? Selah
• Psalms 82:3 Defend the cause of the weak and fatherless; uphold the rights of the afflicted and oppressed.
• Psalms 82:8 Arise, O God, judge the earth, for all the nations are Your inheritance.
• Psalms 94:2 Rise up, O Judge of the earth; render a reward to the proud.
• Psalms 96:13 before the LORD, for He is coming—He is coming to judge the earth. He will judge the world in righteousness and the peoples in His faithfulness.
• Psalms 98:9 before the LORD, for He comes to judge the earth. He will judge the world with righteousness and the peoples with equity.
• Psalms 109:7 When he is tried, let him be found guilty, and may his prayer be regarded as sin.
• Psalms 109:31 For He stands at the right hand of the needy one, to save him from the condemners of his soul.
• Psalms 141:6 When their rulers are thrown down from the cliffs, the people will listen to my words, for they are pleasant.
• Psalms 148:11 kings of the earth and all peoples, princes and all rulers of the earth,
• Proverbs 8:16 By me princes rule, and all nobles who govern justly.
• Proverbs 29:9 If a wise man goes to court with a fool, there will be raving and laughing with no resolution.