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Din (דין) means law in Hebrew.

It can also mean doom and justice. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.

דִּין
din
noun · masculine
In English

law, doom, justice

The stress falls on the part in bold.

The Hebrew dictionaryWords starting with ד

The dictionary gives 3 meanings for Din.

The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.

  1. 1
    הכללים וההחלטות המחייבים. לרוב מדובר בקביעות של רשות מוסמכת שנעשו בפסיקה, כגון: חוקים, תקנות, פסיקות בית משפט או ההלכה הדתית.
    כִּי יִפָּלֵא מִמְּךָ דָבָר לַמִּשְׁפָּט בֵּין דָּם לְדָם בֵּין דִּין לְדִין וּבֵין נֶגַע לָנֶגַע דִּבְרֵי רִיבֹת בִּשְׁעָרֶיךָ וְקַמְתָּ וְעָלִיתָ אֶל הַמָּקוֹם אֲשֶׁר יִבְחַר ה' אֱלֹהֶיךָ בּוֹ.
  2. 2
    דיון משפטי שמטרתו בירור טענות הצדדים והכרעה בתביעות או באישומים פליליים.
    שָׁמְנוּ עָשְׁתוּ גַּם עָבְרוּ דִבְרֵי רָע דִּין לֹא דָנוּ דִּין יָתוֹם וְיַצְלִיחוּ וּמִשְׁפַּט אֶבְיוֹנִים לֹא שָׁפָטוּ.
  3. 3
    שם פרטי לזכר.

The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.

The word Din is a masculine noun.

Written with vowel points
דִּין
Written without vowel points
דין
Said
din
Root
ד־ו־נ
Pattern
קִיל
Plural
דִּינִים
Inflections
ר' דִּינִים; ר' דִּינֵי־
Gematria
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English
law, doom, justice

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The word Din comes from the root ד־ו־נ, like these words.

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What does Din (⁨דין⁩) mean in Hebrew?

Din (⁨דין⁩) means law, doom, and justice. It is said din, with the stress on din.

What is a synonym for Din (⁨דין⁩)?

Words that mean nearly the same as Din (⁨דין⁩) are ⁨הלכה⁩, ⁨חוק⁩, and ⁨משפט⁩.

What rhymes with Din (⁨דין⁩)?

Words that rhyme with Din (⁨דין⁩) include ⁨מין⁩, ⁨גרעין⁩, ⁨מן⁩, ⁨תבלין⁩, ⁨נישואין⁩, and ⁨מין⁩.

Is Din (⁨דין⁩) masculine or feminine?

The word Din (⁨דין⁩) is a masculine noun, and its plural is ⁨דִּינִים⁩.

The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry דין of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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