שָׁפַט
sapat (šāp̄aṭ)
/shaw-FAT/
“to judge, govern, deliver, administer justice”
To exercise governance, vindicate the wronged, deliver from oppressors, pronounce legal sentence; office of the Judges.
Lexical & Etymological Analysis
Root & Derivation
Primitive root.
Traditional English Renderings (KJV/AV)
judgeexecute judgmentdefenddeliver
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: שָׁפַט (to judge, govern, deliver, administer justice) -> κρίνω (to, separate, select)
LXX conceptual translation: שָׁפַט (to judge, govern, deliver, administer justice) -> κριτής (a judge)
Key Biblical Occurrences (7)
Foundational passages where שָׁפַט (sapat) carries significant theological or narrative weight.