שְׁפִיטָה f. (שָׁפַט) judging, judgeship. Snh. 3ᵇ (ref. to Num. XXXV, 24 sq.) משעת שְׁפִיטַת העדה from the time that the assembly meets for judging (from the beginning of the legal proceedings, the court consists of twenty-three). Num. R. s. 149 על שפיטת שמשון the verse (Gen. XLIX, 16) refers to Samson’s judgeship.
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שְׁפִיטָה f. ( שָׁפַט ) judging, judgeship . Snh. 3ᵇ (ref. to Num. XXXV, 24 sq.) משעת שְׁפִיטַת העדה from the time that the assembly meets for…
References
- Jastrow, שָׁפַט 1
- Sanhedrin 3b:16
- Numbers 35:24
- Bamidbar Rabbah 14
- Genesis 49:16