Shofetim
Shoftim, Shof'tim, or Shofetim (שופטים), Hebrew for “judges,” may mean: *The plural of Shofet, judge *''Sefer Shoftim'' (ספר שופטים), the Hebrew name for the Book of Judges * Shofetim (parsha) (פרשה שופטים), the 48th weekly parshah or portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading and the fifth in the book of Deuteronomy *The 14th book of the Mishneh Torah The ''Mishneh Torah'' (), also known as ''Sefer Yad ha-Hazaka'' (), is a code of Rabbinic Jewish religious law (''halakha'') authored by Maimonides (Rabbi Moshe ben Maimon/Rambam). The ''Mishneh Torah'' was compiled between 1170 and 1180 CE ( ...

Shofet
In several ancient Semitic-speaking cultures and associated historical regions, the shopheṭ or shofeṭ (plural shophetim or shofetim; , , , the last loaned into Latin as sūfes; see also ) was a community leader of significant civic stature, often functioning as a chief magistrate with authority roughly equivalent to Roman consular powers. Etymology In Hebrew and several other Semitic languages, shopheṭ literally means "Judge", from the Semitic root ''Š-P-Ṭ'', "to pass judgment". Cognate titles exist in other Semitic cultures, notably Phoenicia. Hebrew In the Book of Judges in the Hebrew Bible, the shofṭim were chieftains who united various Israelite tribes in time of mutual danger to defeat foreign enemies. Phoenician In the various independent Phoenician city-states—on the coasts of present-day Lebanon and western Syria, the Punic colonies on the Mediterranean Sea, and in Carthage itself—the šūfeṭ, called in Latin a ''sūfes'', was a non-royal magistrate ...
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Book Of Judges
The Book of Judges is the seventh book of the Hebrew Bible and the Christian Old Testament. In the narrative of the Hebrew Bible, it covers the time between the conquest described in the Book of Joshua and the establishment of a kingdom in the Books of Samuel, during which Hebrew Bible judges, Biblical judges served as temporary leaders. The stories follow a consistent pattern: the people are unfaithful to Yahweh; he therefore delivers them into the hands of their enemies; the people repent and entreat Yahweh for mercy, which he sends in the form of a leader or champion; the judge delivers the Israelites from oppression and they prosper, but soon they fall again into unfaithfulness and the cycle is repeated. The pattern also expresses a repeating cycle of wars. But in the last verse (21:25) there is a hint that the cycle can be broken—with the establishment of a monarchy. While most contemporary critical scholars reject the historical accuracy of the Book of Judges, some arg ...
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Shofetim (parsha)
Shofetim or Shoftim ( "judges", the first word in the parashah) is the 48th weekly Torah portion (, ''parashah'') in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading and the fifth in the Book of Deuteronomy. It comprises Deuteronomy 16:18–21:9. The parashah provides a constitution, a basic societal structure, for the Israelites. The parashah sets out rules for judges, kings, Levites, prophets, cities of refuge, witnesses, war, and unsolved murders. This parashah has 5590 letters, 1523 words, 97 verses, and 192 lines in a ''Sefer Torah''. Jews generally read it in August or September. Readings In traditional Sabbath Torah reading, the parashah is divided into seven ''aliyot'' or "readings" (). In the Masoretic Text, Parashat Shofetim has four "open portion" (, ''petuchah'') divisions (roughly equivalent to paragraphs, often abbreviated with the Hebrew letter pe). Parashat Shofetim has several further subdivisions, called "closed portions" (, ''setumah'', abbreviated with the Heb ...
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