שׁוֹפֵט
Meanings
Masculine noun
1. judge (a public official whose duty it is to administer the law, especially by presiding over trials and rendering judgments; a justice)
2. A judge: an ad hoc leader in ancient Israel. (Biblical)
3. A referee, an umpire, a judge: one who presides over a sporting match and makes decisions that enforce the rules of the sport. (sports)
Pronunciation
shofét
Examples41
מִי יִהְיֶה הַשּׁוֹפֵט במִשְׁפָּט זֶה?
Who will try this case?
הַשּׁוֹפְטִים גיבשו הַחְלָטָה.
The judges made a decision.
הַשּׁוֹפֵט הָעֶלְיוֹן ישביע אֵת הַנָּשִׂיא.
The chief justice will swear in the president.
שֹׁפֵט וְדָרַשׁ מִשְׁפָּט וּמַהֵר צֶדֶק
...a judge who seeks justice and is swift to do righteousness.
אֵיזֶה שׁוֹפֵט דָּן בתִּיק?
Which judge heard the case?
אֲנִי בְּמִקְרֶה שׁוֹפֵט אֹפִי דֵּי טוֹב.
I happen to be a pretty good judge of character.