1780. din

Lexicon

din: To judge, to contend, to plead

Original Word: דִּין
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: diyn
Pronunciation: deen
Phonetic Spelling: (deen)
Definition: To judge, to contend, to plead
Meaning: judgement, strife

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

judgment

(Aramaic) corresp. To duwn -- judgement.

see HEBREW duwn

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
(Aramaic) from din
Definition
judgment
NASB Translation
court (2), judgment (2), just (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

דִּין noun masculine^{Ezra 7:26} judgement; — absolute ׳ד Daniel 4:34 = justice (of ways of God); emphatic דִּינָה מִתְעֲבֵד מִנֵּהּ Ezra 7:26 judgment be executed upon him; דִּינָא = judges, court Daniel 7:10,26 #NAME? Daniel 7:22 (reading ׳וְד יְהִב [יְתִב וְשָׁלְטָנָא], Ew Bev Kmp Dr); ᵑ0 however = judgment was given in favour of (see Dr).

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Aramaic; akin to the Hebrew דִּין (din), which means to judge or contend.

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • The Greek equivalent of the concept of judgment or legal decision can be found in Strong's Greek entries such as:
• G2920 (κρίσις, krisis): meaning judgment, decision, or condemnation.
• G2917 (κρίμα, krima): meaning judgment, verdict, or sentence.
• G2919 (κρίνω, krinō): meaning to judge, decide, or determine.

These Greek terms capture similar themes of judgment and legal proceedings as found in the Aramaic דִּין, reflecting the continuity of these concepts across the biblical texts.

Usage: The word appears in the Aramaic portions of the Old Testament, particularly in the books of Daniel and Ezra, where it is used to describe legal proceedings or disputes.

Context: • The Aramaic term דִּין (din) is found in the context of legal and judicial settings within the Old Testament. It is used to describe the process of judgment or the act of making a legal decision. In the book of Daniel, for example, דִּין is used in the context of divine judgment and human legal proceedings. The term reflects the broader Ancient Near Eastern legal practices where judgment was a central aspect of governance and societal order.
• In Daniel 7:10, the term is used in a vision describing a heavenly court scene: "A river of fire was flowing, coming out from His presence. Thousands upon thousands attended Him, and myriads upon myriads stood before Him. The court was convened, and the books were opened." Here, דִּין is associated with the divine judgment executed by God.
• In Ezra 7:26, the term is used in the context of enforcing the law: "Whoever does not obey the law of your God and the law of the king, let judgment be executed upon him strictly, whether death, banishment, confiscation of goods, or imprisonment." This reflects the use of דִּין in legal and punitive contexts, emphasizing the authority of law and order.

Forms and Transliterations

דִּ֑ין דִּינָ֕ה דִּינָ֥א דין דינא דינה וְדִינָ֖א וְדִינָ֣א ודינא dî·nā dî·nāh Din dîn diNa dînā diNah dînāh vediNa wə·ḏî·nā wəḏînā

Englishman's Concordance

Ezra 7:26
HEB: מַלְכָּ֔א אָסְפַּ֕רְנָא דִּינָ֕ה לֶהֱוֵ֥א מִתְעֲבֵ֖ד
NAS: of the king, let judgment be executed
KJV: of the king, let judgment be
INT: of the king strictly judgment become be executed

Daniel 4:37
HEB: קְשֹׁ֔ט וְאֹרְחָתֵ֖הּ דִּ֑ין וְדִי֙ מַהְלְכִ֣ין
NAS: and His ways just, and He is able
KJV: and his ways judgment: and those that walk
INT: are true and his ways just who walk

Daniel 7:10
HEB: קָֽדָמ֣וֹהִי יְקוּמ֑וּן דִּינָ֥א יְתִ֖ב וְסִפְרִ֥ין
NAS: before Him; The court sat,
KJV: before him: the judgment was set,
INT: before were standing the court sat and the books

Daniel 7:22
HEB: עַתִּיק֙ יֽוֹמַיָּ֔א וְדִינָ֣א יְהִ֔ב לְקַדִּישֵׁ֖י
NAS: came and judgment was passed
KJV: came, and judgment was given
INT: the Ancient of Days and judgment was passed of the saints

Daniel 7:26
HEB: וְדִינָ֖א יִתִּ֑ב וְשָׁלְטָנֵ֣הּ
NAS: But the court will sit
KJV: But the judgment shall sit,
INT: the court will sit and his dominion

5 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 1780
5 Occurrences

dîn — 1 Occ.
dî·nā — 1 Occ.
dî·nāh — 1 Occ.
wə·ḏî·nā — 2 Occ.