דִּין
din (dîn)
/deen/
“to judge, plead cause, contend, govern”
To act as judge, champion the cause of the oppressed, vindicate the helpless ('The LORD will judge His people', Deuteronomy 32:36).
Lexical & Etymological Analysis
Root & Derivation
Primitive root.
Traditional English Renderings (KJV/AV)
judgepleadcontend
Septuagint (LXX) & New Testament Conceptual Bridges
Cross-Testament BridgeHow this lemma bridges Old Testament Hebrew and New Testament Koine Greek through the Septuagint (LXX) translation tradition.
LXX conceptual translation: דִּין (to judge, plead cause, contend, govern) -> κρίνω (to, separate, select)
Key Biblical Occurrences (6)
Foundational passages where דִּין (din) carries significant theological or narrative weight.