What does לֹא · נָטָה · מִשְׁפָּט mean in the Bible?
לֹא · נָטָה · מִשְׁפָּט is a Hebrew phrase meaning "not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no ; often used with other particles".
Hebrew · H3808, H5186, H4941
לֹא תַטֶּה מִשְׁפַּט
Not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no ; often used with other particles · to stretch or spread out; by implication, to bend away (including moral deflection); used in a great variety of application (as follows) · properly, a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (participant's) divine law , individual or collective), including the act, the place, the suit, the crime, and the penalty; abstractly, justice , including a participant's right or privilege (statutory or customary), or even a style
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לֹא H3808 not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no ; often used with other particles
נָטָה H5186 to stretch or spread out; by implication, to bend away (including moral deflection); used in a great variety of application (as follows)
Pronunciation nāṭāh
Stretching outward that bends or deflects; foundational for both physical extension and moral deviation or turning away.
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מִשְׁפָּט H4941 properly, a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (participant's) divine law , individual or collective), including the act, the place, the suit, the crime, and the penalty; abstractly, justice , including a participant's right or privilege (statutory or customary), or even a style
Pronunciation mišpāṭ
Judicial decision encompassing verdict, law, and justice; God's decisive rulings establish cosmic and moral order.
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What does לֹא תַטֶּה מִשְׁפַּט (lo tatteh mishpat) mean in the Bible?
לֹא · נָטָה · מִשְׁפָּט is a Hebrew phrase meaning "not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no ; often used with other particles".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H3808, H5186, H4941?
H3808, H5186, H4941 is connected to 5,831 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no ; often used with other particles
Strong's H3808, H5186, H4941
Lexical occurrences 5,831 verses Source Gloss
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no ; often used with other particles
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain