Verb: to judge = shafat (שפט)
A male judge = shofet (שופט)
a female judge = shofetet (שופטת)
judges = shoftim (שופטים)
The meaning is the same as in english, but if you are asking in terms of the biblical book of judges, it also implies a leader.
Judges = shohf-TEEM or שופטים
the judges help the Hebrews against their enemies and help stay faithful to Yahweh.
Deborah the prophetess (Judges ch.4).
Samson (Judges ch.13-15).
Judges 4:4-6 the prophetess and judge, Deborah
In addition to serving as a Judge (Judges ch.4) and guiding the people, she had to wage war with a powerful Canaanite oppressor (ibid).
The leader of Jabin's army was Sisera, a commander known for his military prowess. Jabin was the king of Canaan, and his forces clashed with the Israelites during the time of the Judges, specifically in the story recounted in the Book of Judges in the Bible. Sisera's defeat came at the hands of the Israelite leader Deborah and the warrior Barak, which ultimately led to a significant victory for the Israelites.
Every Hebrew leader who ever existed encouraged this.
Judges
moses is an important hebrew leader bacause god sent him to free the slaves (his people)
Tradition holds that Abraham (a Hebrew man) was the first leader of the Hebrews in approximatelyy 2000 BCE.
There was no "last hebrew leader". There are still many Jewish leaders in the world. The most prominent as of 2011 is Binyamin Netanyahu.
The leader of Diversity is Ashley BAnjo, one of the judges on Got to Dance