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Judges

Judges

7.9
A book of the Old Testament that tells Israel's history under local leaders
  • proper noun
translation icon : Jueces
  • He referenced the account of Samson found in Judges during his sermon.

Examples

  • Many stories in Judges illustrate the cyclical nature of Israel's faith and disobedience.

  • The Book of Judges contains some of the most dramatic episodes in biblical history.

  • The book of Judges is fascinating.

  • In Judges, we see the struggles of Israel.

  • Many stories in Judges illustrate the cyclical nature of Israel's faith and disobedience.

  • He referenced the account of Samson found in Judges during his sermon.

  • The Book of Judges contains some of the most dramatic episodes in biblical history.

Synonyms

Book of Judges
vsJudges
  • Literature
1 8.1

A book in the Bible that tells how Israel was led by local leaders before it had kings

is the same book but does not state the pre-monarchy time explicitly

Compounds

Book of Judges
  • Literature
1 8.1

A book in the Bible that tells how Israel was led by local leaders before it had kings

Surface Forms

Judges main

Morphology

Judges = judge (transparent) = judge + s

Formed by the regular English plural suffix '-s' on 'judge'; the book title uses the plural of the noun referring to the group of leaders.

Etymology

Judges is named for the leaders it tells about; the Hebrew title shoftim means 'those who judge', and that links to the familiar word judge, because the book is about people who made important decisions and led Israel.