שׁוֹפֵט
sopet (šôp̄ēṭ)
/sho-FATE/
“judge, ruler, deliverer”
Judge, charismatic ruler, deliverer raised up by God to rescue Israel from foreign oppressors during the amphictyony.
Lexical & Etymological Analysis
Root & Derivation
Active participle of שָׁפַט (H8199).
Traditional English Renderings (KJV/AV)
judge
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: שׁוֹפֵט (judge, ruler, deliverer) -> κριτής (a judge)
Key Biblical Occurrences (6)
Foundational passages where שׁוֹפֵט (sopet) carries significant theological or narrative weight.