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shophet

shophet noun: a judge: an ad hoc leader in ancient Israel.

Noun

shophet (plural shophets or shophetim or shophtim)

  1. (historical) A judge: an ad hoc leader in ancient Israel.

Forms of shophet

pluralshophets
pluralshophetim
pluralshophtim
alternative formshofet

Origin of shophet

From Hebrew שׁוֹפֵט. Doublet of suffete.

Questions about shophet

What does shophet mean?
Shophet means a judge: an ad hoc leader in ancient Israel.
What part of speech is shophet?
Shophet is a noun.
What is the plural of shophet?
The plural of shophet is shophets.

Words near shophet in the dictionary

  1. shopgrifts
  2. shophar
  3. shopharot
  4. shopharoth
  5. shophars
  6. shophet
  7. shophetim
  8. shophets
  9. shophouse
  10. shophouses
  11. shophroth

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