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H1781 דַּיָּן (dayân) dah-yawn'
Hebrew
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Strong's Definition

from 1777; a judge or advocate

KJV Usage: judge

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

דַּיָּן (day.yan) — judge. a judge Aramaic equivalent: day.yan (דַּיָּן "judge" H1782)

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew

noun m · דין

Leaders

judge = a person whose responsibility it is to give a verdict on a case or person in a dispute and ensure that the verdict is implemented, which, ideally, results in vindication for the innocent and punishment for the guilty; this can only be done by someone in authority, such as a judge or ruler or even God himself

1SA 24:16 · EZR 7:25 · PSA 68:6

Enio R. Mueller

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew © United Bible Societies, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

דַּיָּן n.m. judge base

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