שֶׁפֶט shephet
Hebrew word for “judgment” · Strong’s H8201 · used 16 times in 16 verses
Meaning
judgment, act of judgment
How it is translated
Glosses given for shephet in context, with how often each is used:
- judgments 12
- acts of judgment 4
Where it is used
| Book | Uses | Per 1,000 words | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ezekiel | 10 | 0.5 | |
| Exodus | 3 | 0.2 | |
| Numbers | 1 | 0.1 | |
| 2 Chronicles | 1 | 0.1 | |
| Proverbs | 1 | 0.1 |
Chapters where it is used most
Ezekiel 5 (2), Ezekiel 28 (2), Ezekiel 30 (2), Exodus 6 (1), Exodus 7 (1), Exodus 12 (1), Numbers 33 (1), 2 Chronicles 24 (1), Proverbs 19 (1), Ezekiel 11 (1)
Forms
- שׁפטים 13
- ובשׁפטים 1
- בשׁפטים 1
- שׁפטי 1
Words used with it
Words that share verses with shephet more often than their overall frequency would suggest:
- אֲנִי ani “I” 7
- מִצְרַיִם mitsrayim “Egypt” 4
- יָדַע yada “to know” 4
- ךְ kh “you” 3
- תָּוֶךְ tavekh “midst” 3
- בְּכוֹר bekhor “firstborn” 2
- בְּהֵמָה behemah “animal” 2
- יָצָא yatsa “to come out” 3
- סָבִיב saviv “around” 2
- יְהֹוִה yehovih “YHWH/God” 2
- אֵשׁ esh “fire” 2
- אֲדֹנָי adonai “Lord” 2
Key verses
The verses using shephet that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):
- Exodus 6:6 — Wherefore say unto the children of Israel, I am the LORD, and I will bring you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians, and I will rid you out of their…
- Exodus 7:4 — But Pharaoh shall not hearken unto you, that I may lay my hand upon Egypt, and bring forth mine armies, and my people the children of Israel, out of the land…
- Exodus 12:12 — For I will pass through the land of Egypt this night, and will smite all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both man and beast; and against all the gods of…
- Proverbs 19:29 — Judgments are prepared for scorners, and stripes for the back of fools.
- Ezekiel 5:10 — Therefore the fathers shall eat the sons in the midst of thee, and the sons shall eat their fathers; and I will execute judgments in thee, and the whole…
- Ezekiel 5:15 — So it shall be a reproach and a taunt, an instruction and an astonishment unto the nations that are round about thee, when I shall execute judgments in thee in…
- Ezekiel 11:9 — And I will bring you out of the midst thereof, and deliver you into the hands of strangers, and will execute judgments among you.
- Ezekiel 14:21 — For thus saith the Lord GOD; How much more when I send my four sore judgments upon Jerusalem, the sword, and the famine, and the noisome beast, and the…
- Ezekiel 16:41 — And they shall burn thine houses with fire, and execute judgments upon thee in the sight of many women: and I will cause thee to cease from playing the harlot,…
- Ezekiel 25:11 — And I will execute judgments upon Moab; and they shall know that I am the LORD.
- Ezekiel 28:22 — And say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against thee, O Zidon; and I will be glorified in the midst of thee: and they shall know that I am the LORD,…
- Ezekiel 28:26 — And they shall dwell safely therein, and shall build houses, and plant vineyards; yea, they shall dwell with confidence, when I have executed judgments upon…
See all 16 verses in the Word Atlas
Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.