Dayyan דַּיָּן
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| דַּיָּן | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | dayyan |
| Strong's number | H1781 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | masculine noun |
| Gloss | judge |
| Occurrences | 2 in 2 verses |
| Most frequent in | 1 Samuel (1) |
Dayyan (Hebrew דַּיָּן, Strong's H1781) is a Hebrew masculine noun meaning “judge”. It occurs 2 times in 2 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
a judge
Aramaic equivalent: day.yan (דַּיָּן "judge" H1782)
Aramaic equivalent: day.yan (דַּיָּן "judge" H1782)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | judge (2) |
|---|---|
| BSB | our judge (1), defender (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Dayyan, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
1 Samuel
- 1 Samuel 24:15The Lord therefore be judge, and judge between me and thee, and see, and plead my cause, and deliver me out of thine hand.May the LORD be our judge and decide between you and me. May He take notice and plead my case and deliver me from your hand.”
Psalms
- Psalm 68:5A father of the fatherless, and a judge of the widows, is God in his holy habitation.A father of the fatherless, and a defender of the widows, is God in His holy habitation.
Notes
- 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.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).