6664. tsedeq
Strong's Lexicon
tsedeq: Righteousness, justice, rightness

Original Word: צֶדֶק
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: tsedeq
Pronunciation: tseh'-dek
Phonetic Spelling: (tseh'-dek)
Definition: Righteousness, justice, rightness
Meaning: the right, equity, prosperity

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from an unused word
Definition
rightness, righteousness
NASB Translation
accurate (1), fairly (1), just (10), just cause (1), justice (3), righteous (15), righteously (6), righteousness (76), righteousness' (1), rightly (1), vindication (1), what is right (3).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
צֶ֫דֶק noun masculineIsaiah 1:21 rightness, righteousness; — ׳צ Leviticus 19:36 87t.; צִדְקִי Isaiah 41:10 8t., etc.; —

1 what is right, just, normal; rightness, justness, of weights and measures, אֵיפָה, אֶבֶן שְׁלֵמָה וָצֶדֶק Deuteronomy 25:15 a perfect and a just weight, ephah; ׳מאֹזְנֵי צ; ׳אַבְנֵי צ, ׳אֵיפַת צ, ׳הִין צ, ׳בַּת צ Leviticus 19:36 (H) Job 31:6; Ezekiel 45:10; ׳מַעְגְּלֵי צ right paths Psalm 23:3; ׳זִבְחֵי צ right peace-offerings Deuteronomy 33:19; Psalm 4:6; Psalm 51:21.

2 righteousness, in government:

a. of judges, rulers, kings, ׳שׁפט בצ Leviticus 19:15(H); ׳שׁפט צ Deuteronomy 1:16; Proverbs 31:9; ׳משׁפט צ Deuteronomy 16:18; ׳רדף צ Deuteronomy 16:20; ׳חוֺקֵק צ Proverbs 8:15; ׳מלך לצ Isaiah 32:1; ׳דבּר צ Psalm 58:2; also Proverbs 25:5; Psalm 94:15; Ecclesiastes 5:7.

b. of law, as מִשְׁמָּטִים Isaiah 58:2; Psalm 119:7; Psalm 119:62; Psalm 119:75; Psalm 119:106; Psalm 119:160 (ᵐ5, but ᵑ0 מִשְׁמַּט), Psalm 119:164; as עֵדוֺת Psalm 119:138; Psalm 119:144; as מִצְוֺר Psalm 119:172.

c. of Davidic king, Messiah Isaiah 11:4,5; Isaiah 16:5; Psalm 45:5, ׳דין דצ Psalm 72:2.

d. of Jerusalem, as seat of just government, עִיר הַצֶּדֶק Isaiah 1:26 city of righteousness; ׳נְוֵה צ Jeremiah 31:23; Jeremiah 50:7 (possibly these reflect an original god צֶדֶק, see מַלְכִּי צֶדֶק); יָלִין בָּהּ ׳צ Isaiah 1:21 righteousness used to lodge in her; compare ׳מְקוֺם הצ Ecclesiastes 3:16 the place of righteousness.

e. of God's attribute as sovereign Job 36:3, husband of Israel Hosea 2:21; ׳צ his personified agent Psalm 85:11; Psalm 85:12; Psalm 85:14, foundation of his throne Psalm 89:15 = Psalm 97:2; in his government Psalm 9:9; Psalm 65:6; Psalm 96:13 = Psalm 98:9, promise Isaiah 45:19, administration of justice Job 8:3; Jeremiah 11:20; Psalm 7:18; Psalm 48:11; Psalm 50:6 = Psalm 97:6, vindication of his people Psalm 9:5; Psalm 35:24; Psalm 35:28; raising up Cyrus Isaiah 45:13, calling his servant Isaiah 42:6; אֱלֹהֵי צִדְקִי Psalm 4:2 God of my righteousness (who vindicates me); his ׳צ is everlasting Psalm 119:142.

3 righteousness, justice, in a case or cause Job 6:29; Job 8:6; Job 29:14; Psalm 35:27; Isaiah 59:4; God ׳שׁפט כצ Psalm 7:9 judges according to righteousness; ׳גמל כצ Psalm 18:21; ׳השׁיב כצ Psalm 18:25; ׳שׁמע צ Psalm 17:1 ׳הוציא צ Psalm 37:6.

4 rightness, in speech, ׳דבּר צ Psalm 52:5 (opposed to שֶׁקֶר); ׳יַגִּיד צ Proverbs 12:17; כל אמרי פי ׳בצ Proverbs 8:8; ׳שִׂפְתֵי צ Proverbs 16:13.

5 righteousness, as ethically right Job 35:2; Psalm 17:15; Psalm 45:8; Proverbs 1:3; Proverbs 2:9; Ecclesiastes 7:15; Jeremiah 22:13; Ezekiel 3:20; Hosea 10:12 (read ׳מְּרִי צ, so ᵐ5 We Now); עלמים׳צ Daniel 9:24; ׳עשׂה צ Isaiah 64:4; Psalm 119:121; ׳פעל צ Psalm 15:2; ׳למד צ Isaiah 26:6,10; ׳בקּשׁ צ Zephaniah 2:3; ׳רדף צ Isaiah 51:1; ׳ידע צ Isaiah 51:7.

6 righteousness as vindicated, justification in controversy with enemies and troubles, deliverance, victory, prosperity:

a. of God as covenant-keeping, in redemption, בִּימִין צִדְקִי Isaiah 41:10, "" יֵשַׁע Isaiah 45:8; Isaiah 51:5, compare Isaiah 42:21; ׳בשּׂר צ Psalm 40:10; ׳אִמְרַת צ Psalm 119:123.

b. in name יהוה צִדְקֵנוּ, of Messianic king (vindicating people's cause and giving victory) Jeremiah 23:6; of city Jeremiah 33:16.

c. of people as enjoying ׳צ of salvation, "" יְשׁוּעָה Isaiah 62:1; "" כָּבוֺד Isaiah 58:8; Isaiah 62:2; ׳כהנים יִלְבְּשׁוּ צ Psalm 132:9; ׳שַׁעֲרֵי צ Psalm 118:19; ׳אֵילֵי הצ Isaiah 61:3.

d. of Cyrus, יִקְרָאֵהוּ לְרַגְלוֺ ׳צ Isaiah 41:2 (who) in victory calleth him at every step (CheHpt on whose steps attends victory, so Di Du).

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
justice, righteous cause

From tsadaq; the right (natural, moral or legal); also (abstractly) equity or (figuratively) prosperity -- X even, (X that which is altogether) just(-ice), ((un-))right(-eous) (cause, -ly, - ness).

see HEBREW tsadaq

Forms and Transliterations
בְּ֭צֶדֶק בְּצִדְק֔וֹ בְּצֶ֑דֶק בְּצֶ֖דֶק בְּצֶ֙דֶק֙ בְּצֶ֣דֶק בְּצֶ֥דֶק בְצֶ֑דֶק בְצֶ֔דֶק בְצֶ֖דֶק בַּצֶּ֣דֶק בצדק בצדקו הַצֶּ֔דֶק הַצֶּ֖דֶק הצדק וְ֝צֶ֗דֶק וָצֶ֑דֶק וָצֶ֖דֶק וָצֶ֙דֶק֙ וצדק כְ֭צִדְקְךָ כְּצִדְק֑וֹ כְּצִדְקִ֑י כְּצִדְקִ֖י כְצִדְקִ֑י כצדקו כצדקי כצדקך לְצֶ֖דֶק לצדק מִצִּדְקוֹ֙ מצדקו צִ֫דְקִ֥י צִדְק֑וֹ צִדְקִ֗י צִדְקִ֥י צִדְקִֽי׃ צִדְקִי֙ צִדְקִי־ צִדְקֵ֔ךְ צִדְקֵֽנוּ׃ צִדְקֶ֑ךָ צִדְקֶ֔ךָ צִדְקֶֽךָ׃ צִדְקָ֔הּ צֶ֑דֶק צֶ֔דֶק צֶ֖דֶק צֶ֗דֶק צֶ֙דֶק֙ צֶ֛דֶק צֶ֝֗דֶק צֶ֣דֶק צֶ֥דֶק צֶ֧דֶק צֶ֨דֶק ׀ צֶ֭דֶק צֶּֽדֶק׃ צֶּדֶק֮ צֶֽדֶק׃ צדק צדק׃ צדקה צדקו צדקי צדקי־ צדקי׃ צדקך צדקך׃ צדקנו׃ baṣ·ṣe·ḏeq baṣṣeḏeq batzTzedek bə·ṣe·ḏeq ḇə·ṣe·ḏeq bə·ṣiḏ·qōw bəṣeḏeq ḇəṣeḏeq bəṣiḏqōw beTzedek betzidKo Chetzidkecha chetzidKi haṣ·ṣe·ḏeq haṣṣeḏeq hatzTzedek ḵə·ṣiḏ·qə·ḵā kə·ṣiḏ·qî ḵə·ṣiḏ·qî kə·ṣiḏ·qōw ḵəṣiḏqəḵā kəṣiḏqî ḵəṣiḏqî kəṣiḏqōw ketzidKi ketzidKo lə·ṣe·ḏeq ləṣeḏeq leTzedek miṣ·ṣiḏ·qōw miṣṣiḏqōw mitztzidKo ṣe·ḏeq ṣeḏeq ṣiḏ·qāh ṣiḏ·qe·ḵā ṣiḏ·qê·nū ṣiḏ·qêḵ ṣiḏ·qî ṣiḏ·qî- ṣiḏ·qōw ṣiḏqāh ṣiḏqêḵ ṣiḏqeḵā ṣiḏqênū ṣiḏqî ṣiḏqî- ṣiḏqōw Tzedek tzidKah tzidKech tzidKecha tzidKenu tzidki tzidKo vaTzedek veTzedek wā·ṣe·ḏeq wāṣeḏeq wə·ṣe·ḏeq wəṣeḏeq
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Leviticus 19:15
HEB: פְּנֵ֣י גָד֑וֹל בְּצֶ֖דֶק תִּשְׁפֹּ֥ט עֲמִיתֶֽךָ׃
NAS: your neighbor fairly.
KJV: of the mighty: [but] in righteousness shalt thou judge
INT: the person to the great fairly judge your neighbor

Leviticus 19:36
HEB: מֹ֧אזְנֵי צֶ֣דֶק אַבְנֵי־ צֶ֗דֶק
NAS: You shall have just balances, just
KJV: Just balances, just
INT: balances just weights just

Leviticus 19:36
HEB: צֶ֣דֶק אַבְנֵי־ צֶ֗דֶק אֵ֥יפַת צֶ֛דֶק
NAS: just balances, just weights, a just
KJV: Just balances, just weights, a just
INT: just weights just ephah A just

Leviticus 19:36
HEB: צֶ֗דֶק אֵ֥יפַת צֶ֛דֶק וְהִ֥ין צֶ֖דֶק
NAS: just weights, a just ephah, and a just
KJV: just weights, a just ephah, and a just
INT: just ephah A just hin just

Leviticus 19:36
HEB: צֶ֛דֶק וְהִ֥ין צֶ֖דֶק יִהְיֶ֣ה לָכֶ֑ם
NAS: ephah, and a just hin;
KJV: ephah, and a just hin,
INT: A just hin just shall have I am

Deuteronomy 1:16
HEB: אֲחֵיכֶם֙ וּשְׁפַטְתֶּ֣ם צֶ֔דֶק בֵּֽין־ אִ֥ישׁ
NAS: and judge righteously between
KJV: and judge righteously between [every] man
INT: your fellow and judge righteously between A man

Deuteronomy 16:18
HEB: הָעָ֖ם מִשְׁפַּט־ צֶֽדֶק׃
NAS: the people with righteous judgment.
KJV: the people with just judgment.
INT: the people judgment righteous

Deuteronomy 16:20
HEB: צֶ֥דֶק צֶ֖דֶק תִּרְדֹּ֑ף
NAS: Justice, [and only] justice,
KJV: That which is altogether just
INT: Justice justice shall pursue

Deuteronomy 16:20
HEB: צֶ֥דֶק צֶ֖דֶק תִּרְדֹּ֑ף לְמַ֤עַן
NAS: Justice, [and only] justice, you shall pursue,
KJV: That which is altogether just shalt thou follow,
INT: Justice justice shall pursue that

Deuteronomy 25:15
HEB: אֶ֣בֶן שְׁלֵמָ֤ה וָצֶ֙דֶק֙ יִֽהְיֶה־ לָּ֔ךְ
NAS: a full and just weight;
KJV: [But] thou shalt have a perfect and just weight,
INT: weight A full and just shall have measure

Deuteronomy 25:15
HEB: אֵיפָ֧ה שְׁלֵמָ֛ה וָצֶ֖דֶק יִֽהְיֶה־ לָּ֑ךְ
NAS: a full and just measure,
KJV: a perfect and just measure
INT: measure A full and just shall have because of

Deuteronomy 33:19
HEB: יִזְבְּח֣וּ זִבְחֵי־ צֶ֑דֶק כִּ֣י שֶׁ֤פַע
NAS: they will offer righteous sacrifices;
KJV: sacrifices of righteousness: for they shall suck
INT: will offer sacrifices righteous out the abundance

Job 6:29
HEB: ק) ע֝וֹד צִדְקִי־ בָֽהּ׃
NAS: Even desist, my righteousness is yet
KJV: yea, return again, my righteousness [is] in it.
INT: Desist is yet my righteousness

Job 8:3
HEB: שַׁ֝דַּ֗י יְעַוֵּֽת־ צֶֽדֶק׃
NAS: pervert what is right?
KJV: or doth the Almighty pervert justice?
INT: the Almighty pervert what

Job 8:6
HEB: וְ֝שִׁלַּ֗ם נְוַ֣ת צִדְקֶֽךָ׃
NAS: Himself for you And restore your righteous estate.
KJV: for thee, and make the habitation of thy righteousness prosperous.
INT: and restore estate your righteous

Job 29:14
HEB: צֶ֣דֶק לָ֭בַשְׁתִּי וַיִּלְבָּשֵׁ֑נִי
NAS: I put on righteousness, and it clothed
KJV: I put on righteousness, and it clothed
INT: righteousness put clothed

Job 31:6
HEB: יִשְׁקְלֵ֥נִי בְמֹאזְנֵי־ צֶ֑דֶק וְיֵדַ֥ע אֱ֝ל֗וֹהַּ
NAS: Let Him weigh me with accurate scales,
KJV: Let me be weighed in an even balance,
INT: weigh scales accurate know God

Job 35:2
HEB: לְמִשְׁפָּ֑ט אָ֝מַ֗רְתָּ צִדְקִ֥י מֵאֵֽל׃
NAS: Do you say, 'My righteousness is more than
KJV: [that] thou saidst, My righteousness [is] more than God's?
INT: to be right saidst my righteousness God

Job 36:3
HEB: וּ֝לְפֹעֲלִ֗י אֶֽתֵּֽן־ צֶֽדֶק׃
NAS: And I will ascribe righteousness to my Maker.
KJV: and will ascribe righteousness to my Maker.
INT: to my Maker will ascribe righteousness

Psalm 4:1
HEB: עֲנֵ֤נִי ׀ אֱלֹ֘הֵ֤י צִדְקִ֗י בַּ֭צָּר הִרְחַ֣בְתָּ
NAS: O God of my righteousness! You have relieved
KJV: O God of my righteousness: thou hast enlarged
INT: Answer God of my righteousness my distress have relieved

Psalm 4:5
HEB: זִבְח֥וּ זִבְחֵי־ צֶ֑דֶק וּ֝בִטְח֗וּ אֶל־
NAS: the sacrifices of righteousness, And trust
KJV: the sacrifices of righteousness, and put your trust
INT: Offer the sacrifices of righteousness and trust in

Psalm 7:8
HEB: שָׁפְטֵ֥נִי יְהוָ֑ה כְּצִדְקִ֖י וּכְתֻמִּ֣י עָלָֽי׃
NAS: me, O LORD, according to my righteousness and my integrity
KJV: me, O LORD, according to my righteousness, and according to mine integrity
INT: Vindicate LORD to my righteousness and my integrity and

Psalm 7:17
HEB: אוֹדֶ֣ה יְהוָ֣ה כְּצִדְק֑וֹ וַ֝אֲזַמְּרָ֗ה שֵֽׁם־
NAS: to the LORD according to His righteousness And will sing praise
KJV: the LORD according to his righteousness: and will sing praise
INT: will give to the LORD to his righteousness and will sing to the name

Psalm 9:4
HEB: לְ֝כִסֵּ֗א שׁוֹפֵ֥ט צֶֽדֶק׃
NAS: on the throne judging righteously.
KJV: in the throne judging right.
INT: the throne judging righteously

Psalm 9:8
HEB: יִשְׁפֹּֽט־ תֵּבֵ֥ל בְּצֶ֑דֶק יָדִ֥ין לְ֝אֻמִּ֗ים
NAS: the world in righteousness; He will execute judgment
KJV: the world in righteousness, he shall minister judgment
INT: will judge the world righteousness will execute the peoples

118 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 6664
118 Occurrences


baṣ·ṣe·ḏeq — 1 Occ.
bə·ṣe·ḏeq — 9 Occ.
bə·ṣiḏ·qōw — 1 Occ.
ḵə·ṣiḏ·qə·ḵā — 1 Occ.
ḵə·ṣiḏ·qî — 1 Occ.
haṣ·ṣe·ḏeq — 3 Occ.
kə·ṣiḏ·qî — 2 Occ.
kə·ṣiḏ·qōw — 1 Occ.
lə·ṣe·ḏeq — 1 Occ.
miṣ·ṣiḏ·qōw — 1 Occ.
ṣe·ḏeq — 65 Occ.
ṣiḏ·qāh — 1 Occ.
ṣiḏ·qêḵ — 1 Occ.
ṣiḏ·qe·ḵā — 10 Occ.
ṣiḏ·qê·nū — 2 Occ.
ṣiḏ·qî- — 6 Occ.
ṣiḏ·qōw — 3 Occ.
wā·ṣe·ḏeq — 4 Occ.
ḇə·ṣe·ḏeq — 5 Occ.

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