One Who Knows Law and Judgment, Those Who Know Law and Judgment
A wise man who is knowledgeable in the field of conduct or law. Judicial judges or jurists.
("And the king said to the wise men, those who knew the times, for so was the king's matter before all who knew law and judgment" - Esther 1:13, and likewise: "At the center of communal rule stood the rabbis. The rabbi who knew law and judgment... was the one who issued halakhic rulings" - S. Dubnov, History of the Jewish People)
Translation
Expression (Hebrew)
יוֹדֵעַ דָּת וְדִין, יוֹדְעֵי דָּת וְדִין
Definition (Hebrew)
חָכָם הַבָּקִי בִּתְחוּם הַהֲלָכָה אוֹ הַחֹוק. מֻומְחִים מִשְׁפָּטִיִּים אוֹ פּוֹסְקִים.
("וַיֹּאמֶר הַמֶּלֶךְ לַחֲכָמִים יֹדְעֵי הָעִתִּים כִּי כֵן דְּבַר הַמֶּלֶךְ לִפְנֵי כָּל יֹדְעֵי דָּת וָדִין"- אֶסְתֵּר א יג, וְכֵן:"בְּמֶרְכַּז שִׁלְטוֹן הַקְּהִלּוֹת עָמְדוּ הָרַבָּנִים.הָרַב הַיּוֹדֵעַ דָּת וְדִין...הָיָה מוֹרֵה הוֹרָאָה"-ש.דּוֹבְנוֹב/ דִּבְרֵי יְמֵי עַם עוֹלָם, שמ"ג)