Shophet

In several ancient Semitic-speaking cultures and associated historical regions, the shopheṭ or shofeṭ (plural shophetim or shofetim; Hebrew: שׁוֹפֵט, romanizedšōp̄ēṭ, Phoenician: 𐤔𐤐𐤈, romanized: šōfēṭ, Punic: 𐤔𐤐𐤈, romanized: šūfeṭ, the last loaned into Latin as sūfes; see also Ugaritic: 𐎘𐎔𐎉, romanized: ṯāpiṭ) was a community leader of significant civic stature, often functioning as a chief magistrate with authority roughly equivalent to Roman consular powers.[1]

  1. ^ Crawley Quinn, Josephine (2018). "A New Phoenician World". In Search of the Phoenicians. Princeton University Press. pp. 153–175. doi:10.2307/j.ctvc77kkd.13. ISBN 9780691195964. JSTOR j.ctvc77kkd.13.

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