Dîyn — H1777

H1777 · Hebrew — דין

Pronunciation: deen

Other spellings: dûwn דּוּן

Definition

verb

a straight course, i.e. sail direct

  1. to judge, contend, plead
    1. (Qal)
      1. to act as judge, minister judgment
      2. to plead a cause
      3. to execute judgment, requite, vindicate
      4. to govern
      5. to contend, strive
    2. (Niphal) to be at strife, quarrel

Usually translated as

with a straight course

Origin

or (Genesis 6:3) dûwn; a primitive root

Greek equivalents

Occurrences

Dîyn occurs 24 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Genesis (4), Deuteronomy (1), 1 Samuel (1), 2 Samuel (1), Job (1), Psalms (8), Proverbs (1), Ecclesiastes (1), Isaiah (1), Jeremiah (4), Zechariah (1)

Strong's Lexicon — D