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שופט

עברית

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שופט

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Compare Ugaritic 𐎘𐎔𐎉 (ṯpṭ), Punic 𐤔𐤐𐤈 (špṭ).

noun שׁוֹפֵט · שֹׁפֵט · shofét · שׁוֹפְטִים · שֹׁפְטִים · שׁוֹפֵט־

  1. judge (a public official whose duty it is to administer the law, especially by presiding over trials and rendering judgments; a justice)
  2. Biblical A judge: an ad hoc leader in ancient Israel.
  3. A referee, an umpire, a judge: one who presides over a sporting match and makes decisions that enforce the rules of the sport.

In English

  • judge public judicial official
  • justice a judge of certain courts
  • referee sport: umpire, judge of a game

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"שופט." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A9%D7%95%D7%A4%D7%98. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {שופט},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A9%D7%95%D7%A4%D7%98},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}