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
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
דַּיָּן n.m. judge base
