נִ֭שְׁפָּט

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 נִ֭שְׁפָּט

   nish-pe-TA

   is judged or enters into dispute
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 נִ֭שְׁפָּט אֶת־אִ֣ישׁ אֱוִ֑יל

   nish-pe-TA ET-ish e-VIL

   is judged or enters into dispute with a man foolish or a fool
3. clause🔊 אִֽישׁ־חָכָ֗ם נִ֭שְׁפָּט אֶת־אִ֣ישׁ אֱוִ֑יל

   ISH-kha-KHAM nish-pe-TA ET-ish e-VIL

   a man of wise or a wise man is judged or enters into dispute with a man foolish or a fool
4. sentence🔊 אִֽישׁ־חָכָ֗ם נִ֭שְׁפָּט אֶת־אִ֣ישׁ אֱוִ֑יל וְרָגַ֥ז וְ֝שָׂחַ֗ק וְאֵ֣ין נָֽחַת׃

   ISH-kha-KHAM nish-pe-TA ET-ish e-VIL ve-ra-GAZ ve-sa-KHAK ve-EN NA-khat

   a man of wise or a wise man is judged or enters into dispute with a man foolish or a fool and he rages or and he is agitated and he laughs and there is not or and there is no rest or quietness

Exegesis

The verse begins with the noun phrase ish chakham nishpat et ish evil, employing the Niphal participle nishpat {נִשְׁפָּט | niš-pāṭ} ‘goes to judgment’ to establish a legal confrontation.