to judge, contend, plead

1. (Qal)

   1. to act as judge, minister judgment

   2. to plead a cause

   3. to execute judgment, requite, vindicate

   4. to govern

   5. to contend, strive

2. (Niphal) to be at strife, quarrel

he, she, it

1. himself (with emphasis)

2. resuming subj with emphasis

3. (with minimum emphasis following predicate)

4. (anticipating subj)

5. (emphasising predicate)

6. that, it (neuter)

   demonstrative pronoun

that (with article)

a people, nation

evenness, uprightness, straightness, equity

1. evenness, level, smoothness

2. uprightness, equity

3. rightly (as adv)

justice, rightness, righteousness

1. what is right or just or normal, rightness, justness (of weights and measures)

2. righteousness (in government)

   1. of judges, rulers, kings

   2. of law

   3. of Davidic king, Messiah

   4. of Jerusalem as seat of just government

   5. of God's attribute

3. righteousness, justice (in case or cause)

4. rightness (in speech)

5. righteousness (as ethically right)

6. righteousness (as vindicated), justification (in controversy), deliverance, victory, prosperity

   1. of God as covenant-keeping in redemption

   2. in name of Messianic king

   3. of people enjoying salvation

   4. of Cyrus

to judge, govern, vindicate, punish

1. (Qal)

   1. to act as law-giver or judge or governor (of God, man)

      1. to rule, govern, judge

   2. to decide controversy (of God, man)

   3. to execute judgment

      1. discriminating (of man)

      2. vindicating

      3. condemning and punishing

      4. at theophanic advent for final judgment

2. (Niphal)

   1. to enter into controversy, plead, have controversy together

   2. to be judged

3. (Poel) judge, opponent-at-law (participle)

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