Isaiah 16:5:9Isa.16.5.W9TAB
שֹׁפֵ֛ט
shofet
“judging”
- Transliteration
- sho-FET
- Extended
- shoh-FEHT
- IPA
- /ʃoːˈfɛt/
Meaning by language
- English
- judging
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Tet | t — emphatic |
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The word
Word in context
- word
sho-FET
- clause
sho-FET ve-do-RESH mish-pa-TAT u-me-HIR TSE-dek
- sentence
ve-hu-KHAN ba-KHE-sed ki-SE ve-ya-SHAV a-LAV be-e-MET be-O-hel da-VID sho-FET ve-do-RESH mish-pa-TAT u-me-HIR TSE-dek
Exegesis
The participles shofet {שֹׁפֵט | šô-pêṭ} ‘judging’ and vedoresh {וְדֹרֵשׁ | wə-ḏō-rêš} ‘and seeking’ denote ongoing judicial action.
Root and etymology
š-p-ṭShin–Pe–Tav
“judgment, justice”
In context — Isaiah 16:5
A throne will be established by mercy , and one will sit on it in truth in the tent of David, judging and diligently seeking justice, and swiftly bringing righteousness .
About this coordinate
Isaiah 16:5:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Isaiah 16:5, so the Hebrew word שֹׁפֵ֛ט (shofet) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Isa.16.5.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.16.5.W9.S1) and character.