- Original: דּוּן דּין - Transliteration: Diyn - Phonetic: deen - Definition: 1. to judge, contend, plead a. (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 b. (Niphal) to be at strife, quarrel - Origin: a primitive root [comp. H113 ] - TWOT entry: 426 - Part(s) of speech: Verb - Strong's: A primitive root (compare H113 ); to rule; by implication to judge (as umpire); also to strive (as at law): - contend execute (judgment) judge minister judgment plead (the cause) at strife strive. Total KJV Occurrences: 24 • cause, 1 Proverbs 31:9 • contend, 1 Ecclesiastes 6:10 • Execute, 1 Jeremiah 21:12 • judge, 14 Genesis 15:14; Genesis 49:16; Deuteronomy 32:36; 1 Samuel 2:10; Psalm 7:8; Psalm 50:4; Psalm 54:1; Psalm 72:2; Psalm 96:10; Psalm 110:6; Psalm 135:14; Isaiah 3:13; Jeremiah 5:28; Zechariah 3:7 • judged, 2 Genesis 30:6; Jeremiah 22:16 • judgeth, 1 Job 36:31 • judgment, 1 Psalm 9:8 • plead, 1 Jeremiah 30:13 • strife, 1 2 Samuel 19:9 • strive, 1 Genesis 6:3