דִּין

H1777. din
[דון] verb dubious; only in יָדוֺן Gen 6:3, see דין.
דִּין verb judge (compare Arabic intransitive to be obedient, submissive, transitive requite, compensate, rule, govern, obedience, abasement, recompense, requiter, governor, city; Assyrian dânu, Imperfect idin, judge AsrbAnn. x. 120 DlHA 49; Aramaic דִּין, judge, exercise judgment, punish, דַּיָּינָא, , judge, דִּינָא, judgment, city; — on √ עי֞ see NöZMG 1883, 533), synonym שָׁפַט —
Qal Perfect דָּן Jer 22:16 etc.; Imperfect יָדִין Gen 49:16 Gen 49:9t., יָדוֺן Gen 6:3 compare below, etc.; Imperative דִּין Pro 31:9; Job 35:14; דִּינוּ Jer 21:12; Infinitive לָדִין Psa 50:4 Psa 50:2t.; Participle דָּן Gen 15:14; Jer 30:13; —
1 act as judge, minister judgment, of God עמוֺ ידין Deu 32:36 (poetry = Psa 135:14) Psa 50:4; עמים דין Psa 7:9; Psa 96:10; Isa 3:13; בְּמֵישָׁרִים לְאֻמִּים יָדִין Psa 9:9; Messianic king Psa 72:2.
2 plead the cause,
a. of men, usually with accusative of congnate meaning with verb, דִּינֵךְ אֵיןדָּֿן there is none to plead thy cause Jer 30:13; ׳ד יָתוֺם דִּין plead cause of orphan Jer 5:28; ׳ד ואביון עני דין Jer 22:16; also, accusative of congnate meaning with verb omitted, Pro 31:9.
b. of God, אֱלֹהִים דָּנַנִּי God has pled my cause Gen 30:6 (E).
3 execute judgment, vindicate, in battle against enemies, עַמּוֺ יָדִין דָּן Dan will judge (vindicate as a warrior) his people (see Di) Gen 49:16 (poetry); the Messianic king בגוים Psa 110:6; God, תְדִינֵנִי בִּגְבוּרָֽתְךָ in thy might judge me (vindicate me) Psa 54:3.
4 execute judgment, requite, of man, מִשְׁמָּט לַבֹּקֶר דִּינוּ execute judgment every morning Jer 21:12; of God, upon Egypt Gen 15:14 (E); עמים by means of powers of nature Job 36:31; ארץ אפסי 1Sa 2:10 (poetry)
5 govern, אֶתבֵּֿיתִי תָּדִין אַתָּה thou shalt govern my house Zec 3:7.
6 עִם לָדִין לֹאיֿוּכַל he cannot contend with one mightier than he Ecc 6:10.
Niph`al Participle יִשְׂרָאֵל בְּכָלשִֿׁבְטֵי נָדוֺן כָלהָֿעָם וַיְהִי and all the people were at strife throughout all the tribes of Israel 2Sa 19:10 (reciprocal, compare Dr.)
Note. — לְעֹלָם בָֽאָדָם רוּחִי לֹאיָֿדוֺן Gen 6:3 compare perhaps continue, do something continually, in modern Egyptian Arabic (SoSK lxvii {1894}, 211 f.). (1) ᵑ6 ᵑ9 ᵐ5 Onk read ידיר or (Kue) ילון abide in, dwell, — My spirit will not abide in man for ever; this best suits the context, but ידור, as Aramaism, is dubious (2) Kn De Schr RVm render rule in, supported by Zec 3:7 only. (3) Thes Ew Di render be humbled in, sustained by Arabic usage, but not by Hebrew (4) strive with of AV RV (compare
6 above) is hardly justified.
[דִּין] verb judge (Biblical Hebrew); —
Pe`al Participle plural דָּאֲנִין Ezr 7:25 Kt (Qr דָּֽנִין), followed by ל person