מִשְׁפָּט: mishpat (H4941), a Hebrew word meaning "properly, a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (participant's) divine law, individual or collective), including the act, the place, the suit, the crime, and the penalty; abstract"
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The word "mishpâṭ" primarily refers to a judicial decision or verdict, which can be either favorable or unfavorable. It encompasses formal decrees, laws (human or divine), and the processes, places, or circumstances related to legal matters, including crimes and penalties. More broadly, it can signify justice, rights, privileges, or customary practices, as well as the manner or style in which decisions are made or laws are applied.
justice; a legal verdict, what is right (mishpat)
The Hebrew word mishpat means "justice; a legal verdict, what is right (mishpat)," encompassing related ideas including adversary, ceremony, charge, crime.
- a judgment, ordinance, or legal custom
- the righteous administration of a community
- a sentence of condemnation
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מִשְׁפָּט
Pronunciationmishpat
H4941
properly, a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (participant's) divine law, individual or collective), including the act, the place, the suit, the crime, and the penalty; abstract
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