דִּ֣ין
𐤃𐤉𐤍
dîyn
lawsuit
Legal dispute, judgment, or legal decision rendered by an authority. Refers to the broader concepts of a case brought before a judge, the legal process, or the verdict/result of deliberation. In certain poetic or archaic contexts, can also include the sense of litigation or contention between parties. The word centers on formal judicial or adjudicatory contexts but can overlap with general conflict or legal quarrel.
Deuteronomy 17:8 · Word #10
Lexicon H1779
| Lemma | דִּין |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤃𐤉𐤍 |
| Transliteration | dîyn |
| Strong's | H1779 |
| Definition | Legal dispute, judgment, or legal decision rendered by an authority. Refers to the broader concepts of a case brought before a judge, the legal process, or the verdict/result of deliberation. In certain poetic or archaic contexts, can also include the sense of litigation or contention between parties. The word centers on formal judicial or adjudicatory contexts but can overlap with general conflict or legal quarrel. |
Morphology HNcmsa
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | c — Common — Common noun |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
| State | a — Absolute — The noun stands independently |
Common Translation
| Phrase | lawsuit |
SIBI-P1 Translation H1779-01
legal judgment
| Morphological Notes | Noun, masculine singular, absolute state. |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun דִּין derives from the root דין ('to judge, administer justice') and denotes the act or result of judging in a formal setting. "Legal judgment" preserves the judicial core of the root and reflects the masculine singular absolute noun form. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
case
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | 'Case' (as a legal case/dispute) is a better contextual rendering for דִּין here than P1's 'legal judgment,' which is more a verdict than the dispute itself; 'case' is confirmed by SILEX. |