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H1777 דִּין (dîyn) deen
Hebrew
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Strong's Definition

or (Gen. 6:3) duwn {doon}; a primitive roy a straight course, i.e. sail direct

KJV Usage: (come) with a straight course

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

דִּין (din) — to judge. 1) to judge, contend, plead 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to act as judge, minister judgment 1a2) to plead a cause 1a3) to execute judgment, requite, vindicate 1a4) to govern 1a5) to contend, strive 1b) (Niphal) to be at strife, quarrel Aramaic equivalent: din (דִּין "to judge" H1778)

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew

verb

Space | verb qal

to remain, to abide = to continue in the same location for an extended period of time

GEN 6:3

1 GEN 6:3 RSV NJPS NRSV REB GNT CEV | NIV "to contend (with)" | NJB "to be responsible (for)"

Enio R. Mueller

verb · דּוּן · דִּין · דַּיָּן · מָדֹון · מִדְיָן · מְדִינָה · אֲבִידָן

Judge | Relief | Safe | verb qal | ≈ ישׁע · נחם · רִיב · שׁמר · שׁפט

to judge, to pass judgment, to vindicate, to rule = action by which someone gives a verdict on a case or person in a dispute and ensures that the verdict is implemented, which, ideally, results in relief 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

GEN 15:14 · GEN 30:6 · GEN 49:16 · DEU 32:36 · 1SA 2:10 · EZR 7:25 · JOB 36:31 · PSA 7:9 · PSA 9:9 · PSA 50:4 · PSA 54:3 · PSA 72:2 · PSA 96:10 · PSA 110:6 · PSA 135:14 · PRO 31:9 · ISA 3:13 · JER 5:28 · JER 21:12 · JER 22:16 · JER 30:13 · ZEC 3:7

Conflict | verb qal, verb nif

to dispute, to argue = action by which humans engage in an argument with (other) humans or deities regarding a perceived injustice

2SA 19:10 · ECC 6:10

1 PSA 110:6 Dahood reads ידנב גֹּויִם "he routs nations"

Enio R. Mueller

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

דִּין vb. judge Qal act as judge, minister judgment

plead the cause

execute judgment, vindicate

execute judgment, requite

govern

he cannot contend with one mightier than he

Niph. and all the people were at strife throughout all the tribes of Israel

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