Din דִּין

Din (Hebrew דִּין, Strong's H1777) is a Hebrew verb meaning “to judge”. It occurs 24 times in 24 verses of the Old Testament.

Definition

From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.

Translated as

Verses

Every verse with Din, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

Genesis

• Genesis 6:3
  And the Lord said, My spirit shall not always strive with man, for that he also is flesh: yet his days shall be an hundred and twenty years.So the LORD said, “My Spirit will not contend with man forever, for he is mortal; his days shall be 120 years.”
• Genesis 15:14
  And also that nation, whom they shall serve, will I judge: and afterward shall they come out with great substance.But I will judge the nation they serve as slaves, and afterward they will depart with many possessions.
• Genesis 30:6
  And Rachel said, God hath judged me, and hath also heard my voice, and hath given me a son: therefore called she his name Dan.Then Rachel said, “God has vindicated me; He has heard my plea and given me a son.” So she named him Dan.
• Genesis 49:16
  Dan shall judge his people, as one of the tribes of Israel.Dan shall provide justice for his people as one of the tribes of Israel.

Deuteronomy

• Deuteronomy 32:36
  For the Lord shall judge his people, and repent himself for his servants, when he seeth that their power is gone, and there is none shut up, or left.For the LORD will vindicate His people and have compassion on His servants when He sees that their strength is gone and no one remains, slave or free.

1 Samuel

• 1 Samuel 2:10
  The adversaries of the Lord shall be broken to pieces; out of heaven shall he thunder upon them: the Lord shall judge the ends of the earth; and he shall give strength unto his king, and exalt the horn of his anointed.Those who oppose the LORD will be shattered. He will thunder from heaven against them. The LORD will judge the ends of the earth and will give power to His king. He will exalt the horn of His anointed.”

2 Samuel

• 2 Samuel 19:9
  And all the people were at strife throughout all the tribes of Israel, saying, The king saved us out of the hand of our enemies, and he delivered us out of the hand of the Philistines; and now he is fled out of the land for Absalom.And all the people throughout the tribes of Israel were arguing, “The king rescued us from the hand of our enemies and delivered us from the hand of the Philistines, but now he has fled the land because of Absalom.

Job

• Job 36:31
  For by them judgeth he the people; he giveth meat in abundance.For by these He judges the nations and provides food in abundance.

Psalms

• Psalm 7:8
  The LORD shall judge the people: judge me, O LORD, according to my righteousness, and according to mine integrity that is in me.The LORD judges the peoples; vindicate me, O LORD, according to my righteousness and integrity.
• Psalm 9:8
  And he shall judge the world in righteousness, he shall minister judgment to the people in uprightness.He judges the world with justice; He governs the people with equity.
• Psalm 50:4
  He shall call to the heavens from above, and to the earth, that he may judge his people.He summons the heavens above, and the earth, that He may judge His people:
• Psalm 54:1
  Save me, O God, by thy name, and judge me by thy strength.Save me, O God, by Your name, and vindicate me by Your might!
• Psalm 72:2
  He shall judge thy people with righteousness, and thy poor with judgment.May he judge Your people with righteousness and Your afflicted with justice.
• Psalm 96:10
  Say among the heathen that the LORD reigneth: the world also shall be established that it shall not be moved: he shall judge the people righteously.Declare among the nations: “The LORD reigns!” The world is firmly established; it cannot be moved; He will judge the peoples with equity.
• Psalm 110:6
  He shall judge among the heathen, he shall fill the places with the dead bodies; he shall wound the heads over many countries.He will judge the nations, heaping up the dead; He will crush the leaders far and wide.
• Psalm 135:14
  For the LORD will judge his people, and he will repent himself concerning his servants.For the LORD will vindicate His people and will have compassion on His servants.

Proverbs

• Proverbs 31:9
  Open thy mouth, judge righteously, and plead the cause of the poor and needy.Open your mouth, judge righteously, and defend the cause of the poor and needy.

Ecclesiastes

• Ecclesiastes 6:10
  That which hath been is named already, and it is known that it is man: neither may he contend with him that is mightier than he.Whatever exists was named long ago, and what happens to a man is foreknown; but he cannot contend with one stronger than he.

Isaiah

• Isaiah 3:13
  The Lord standeth up to plead, and standeth to judge the people.The LORD arises to contend; He stands to judge the people.

Jeremiah

• Jeremiah 5:28
  They are waxen fat, they shine: yea, they overpass the deeds of the wicked: they judge not the cause, the cause of the fatherless, yet they prosper; and the right of the needy do they not judge.They have grown fat and sleek, and have excelled in the deeds of the wicked. They have not taken up the cause of the fatherless, that they might prosper; nor have they defended the rights of the needy.
• Jeremiah 21:12
  O house of David, thus saith the Lord; Execute judgment in the morning, and deliver him that is spoiled out of the hand of the oppressor, lest my fury go out like fire, and burn that none can quench it, because of the evil of your doings.O house of David, this is what the LORD says: ‘Administer justice every morning, and rescue the victim of robbery from the hand of his oppressor, or My wrath will go forth like fire and burn with no one to extinguish it because of their evil deeds.
• Jeremiah 22:16
  He judged the cause of the poor and needy; then it was well with him: was not this to know me? saith the Lord.He took up the cause of the poor and needy, and so it went well with him. Is this not what it means to know Me?” declares the LORD.
• Jeremiah 30:13
  There is none to plead thy cause, that thou mayest be bound up: thou hast no healing medicines.There is no one to plead your cause, no remedy for your sores, no recovery for you.

Zechariah

• Zechariah 3:7
  Thus saith the Lord of hosts; If thou wilt walk in my ways, and if thou wilt keep my charge, then thou shalt also judge my house, and shalt also keep my courts, and I will give thee places to walk among these that stand by.“This is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘If you walk in My ways and keep My instructions, then you will govern My house and will also have charge of My courts; and I will give you a place among these who are standing here.

Notes

1. Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
2. English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).