מִשְׁפָּט

mishpat

meesh-PAHT

justice, right judgement

Where it comes from

Not abstract fairness but concrete decisions that protect the vulnerable. Where mishpat appears, the widow, the orphan and the stranger are usually close by.

Micah 6:8

He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the LORD require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?

This is day 9 of XA Daily, a free study app with a Hebrew word each morning, readings for morning and night, and the whole King James Bible. No account, nothing tracked.