Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
judgment
Usage: 1) judgment 1a) judgment 1b) cause, plea 1c) condemnation, judgment 1d) dispute, legal suit, strife 1e) government Aramaic equivalent: din (דִּין "judgment" H1780)
Strong's Number
H1779
Language
Hebrew
Linked Usages
17
Books
7
Strong's H1779 Quick Answer
Strong's H1779 דִּין דּוּן (diyn) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. diyn (deen) (or (Job 19) n-m. 1. judgement (the suit, justice, sentence or tribunal) 2. (by implication) also strife It has 17 linked Bible usages across 7 books. Visible English usage signals include cause, justice, and strife. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
- Meaning
- diyn (deen) (or (Job 19) n-m. 1. judgement (the suit, justice, sentence or tribunal) 2. (by implication) also strife
- Usage
- 17 linked usages
- Books
- 7 indexed books
- Corpus
- Old Testament
- Usage Words
- cause, justice, and strife
Meaning and Definition
diyn (deen) (or (Job 19) n-m. 1. judgement (the suit, justice, sentence or tribunal) 2. (by implication) also strife [from H1777] KJV: cause, judgement, plea, strife. Root(s): H1777
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H1779. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's H1779 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render diyn, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
How Strong's H1779 Usage Compares
Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.
- The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 17 linked usages.
- The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.
Strong's H1779 by Corpus
Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.
Strong's H1779 in the Old Testament
17 indexed usages in Old Testament.
If there arise a matter too hard for thee in judgment, between blood and blood, between plea and plea, and between stroke and stroke, being matters of controversy within thy gates: then shalt thou arise, and get thee up into the place which the LORD thy God shall choose;
Then the king said to the wise men, which knew the times, (for so was the king's manner toward all that knew law and judgment:
Be ye afraid of the sword: for wrath bringeth the punishments of the sword, that ye may know there is a judgment.
Usage Excerpts
First 17 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H1779.
If there arise a matter too hard for thee in judgment, between blood and blood, between plea and plea, and between stroke and stroke, being matters of controversy within thy gates: then shalt thou arise, and get thee up into the place which the LORD thy God shall choose;
Then the king said to the wise men, which knew the times, (for so was the king's manner toward all that knew law and judgment:
Be ye afraid of the sword: for wrath bringeth the punishments of the sword, that ye may know there is a judgment.
Although thou sayest thou shalt not see him, yet judgment is before him; therefore trust thou in him.
But thou hast fulfilled the judgment of the wicked: judgment and justice take hold on thee.
For thou hast maintained my right and my cause; thou satest in the throne judging right.
Thou didst cause judgment to be heard from heaven; the earth feared, and was still,
I know that the LORD will maintain the cause of the afflicted, and the right of the poor.
A king that sitteth in the throne of judgment scattereth away all evil with his eyes.
Cast out the scorner, and contention shall go out; yea, strife and reproach shall cease.
The righteous considereth the cause of the poor: but the wicked regardeth not to know it.
Lest they drink, and forget the law, and pervert the judgment of any of the afflicted.
Open thy mouth for the dumb in the cause of all such as are appointed to destruction.
To turn aside the needy from judgment, and to take away the right from the poor of my people, that widows may be their prey, and that they may rob the fatherless!
They are waxen fat, they shine: yea, they overpass the deeds of the wicked: they judge not the cause, the cause of the fatherless, yet they prosper; and the right of the needy do they not judge.
He judged the cause of the poor and needy; then it was well with him: was not this to know me? saith the LORD.
There is none to plead thy cause, that thou mayest be bound up: thou hast no healing medicines.
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H1779, grouped by book.
Deuteronomy 1 usage, Old Testament
Esther 1 usage, Old Testament
Psalms 3 usages, Old Testament
Proverbs 5 usages, Old Testament
Isaiah 1 usage, Old Testament
Jeremiah 3 usages, Old Testament
Strong's H1779 FAQ
What does din (דִּין) mean?
Din (Strong's H1779) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "judgement". diyn (deen) (or (Job 19) n-m. 1. judgement (the suit, justice, sentence or tribunal) 2. (by implication) also strife
How many times is din (דִּין) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 17 linked usages for Strong's H1779 across 7 books.
Where can I study din (דִּין) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H1779 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
What English words translate din (דִּין)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as cause, justice, and strife. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.