מִשְׁפָּט
“judgment, justice, ordinance, right”
Justice, judicial verdict, case law; encompasses retributive justice against wickedness and protective advocacy for vulnerable (orphan, widow, alien).
Lexical & Etymological Analysis
Root & Derivation
From שָׁפַט (H8199) to judge.
Traditional English Renderings (KJV/AV)
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: מִשְׁפָּט (judgment, justice, ordinance, right) -> κρίσις (a seperating, selection, a decision)
LXX conceptual translation: מִשְׁפָּט (judgment, justice, ordinance, right) -> δικαίωμα (an ordinance, a sentence, of acquittal)
LXX conceptual translation: מִשְׁפָּט (judgment, justice, ordinance, right) -> δικαιοσύνη (righteousness, teaching of, justice)
LXX conceptual translation: מִשְׁפָּט (judgment, justice, ordinance, right) -> δικαίωσις (the act of pronouncing righteous, justification, acquittal)
LXX conceptual translation: מִשְׁפָּט (judgment, justice, ordinance, right) -> κρίμα (judgment, a matter, a law-suit)
Key Biblical Occurrences (7)
Foundational passages where מִשְׁפָּט (mispat) carries significant theological or narrative weight.