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Shofet (שופט) means judge in Hebrew.

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

שׁוֹפֵט
shofet
noun · masculine
In English

judge, justice, referee, umpire

The stress falls on the part in bold.

The Hebrew dictionaryWords starting with ש

The dictionary gives 4 meanings for Shofet.

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

  1. 1
    מי שיושב בדין ומכריע בתביעות ובעתירות משפטיות המובאות לפניו לפי החוק.
    שֹׁפְטִים וְשֹׁטְרִים תִּתֶּן לְךָ בְּכָל שְׁעָרֶיךָ...
  2. 2
    ספורטמי שאחראי לשמירת הכללים והחוקים במשחק.
  3. 3
    מי שבוחר את המנצחים בתחרויות או מעריך את ביצועיהם של המתמודדים.
  4. 4
    לשון המקראמנהיג שנבחר להושיע את העם.
    וְכִי הֵקִים יהוה לָהֶם שֹׁפְטִים וְהָיָה יהוה עִם הַשֹּׁפֵט וְהוֹשִׁיעָם מִיַּד אֹיְבֵיהֶם כֹּל יְמֵי הַשּׁוֹפֵט כִּי יִנָּחֵם יהוה מִנַּאֲקָתָם מִפְּנֵי לֹחֲצֵיהֶם וְדֹחֲקֵיהֶם.

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

The word Shofet is a masculine noun.

Written with vowel points
שׁוֹפֵט
Written without vowel points
שופט
Said
shofet
Pattern
קוֹטֵל
Plural
שׁוֹפְטִים
Feminine form
שׁוֹפֶטֶת
Inflections
ר' שׁוֹפְטִים; שׁוֹפְטֵי־; נ' שׁוֹפֶטֶת, נ"ר שׁוֹפְטוֹת
Gematria
395

This is how Shofet is said in other languages.

English
judge, justice, referee, umpire
Arabic
ديان, حكم, فيصل
French
juge, arbitre
German
Richter, Schiedsrichter
Yiddish
ריכטער

These words mean nearly the same as Shofet.

  • דיין

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These words rhyme with Shofet.

The word Shofet is part of these phrases and sayings.

  • חבר שופטים
  • שופט חוקר
  • שופטים
  • שופט כל הארץ
  • שופט קו

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These words come before and after Shofet in the dictionary.

These are the questions people ask about the word Shofet.

What does Shofet (⁨שופט⁩) mean in Hebrew?

Shofet (⁨שופט⁩) means judge, justice, and referee. It is said shofet, with the stress on fet.

What is a synonym for Shofet (⁨שופט⁩)?

Words that mean nearly the same as Shofet (⁨שופט⁩) are ⁨דיין⁩.

What rhymes with Shofet (⁨שופט⁩)?

Words that rhyme with Shofet (⁨שופט⁩) include ⁨אמת⁩, ⁨חטא⁩, ⁨אלפבית⁩, ⁨מת⁩, ⁨מגנט⁩, and ⁨את⁩.

Is Shofet (⁨שופט⁩) masculine or feminine?

The word Shofet (⁨שופט⁩) is a masculine noun, and its plural is ⁨שׁוֹפְטִים⁩.

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

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