| 1. to judge, govern, vindicate, punish
1) (Qal) 1a1. to act as law-giver or judge or governor (of God, man) 1a 1) to rule, govern, judge 1a2. to decide controversy (of God, man) 1a3. to execute judgment 1a 1) discriminating (of man) 1a 2) vindicating 1a 3) condemning and punishing 1a 4) at theophanic advent for final judgment 2) (Niphal) 1b1. to enter into controversy, plead, have controversy together 1b2. to be judged 3) (Poel) judge, opponent-at-law (participle) |