6666. tsedaqah
Strong's Lexicon
tsedaqah: Righteousness, justice, rightness

Original Word: צְדָקָה
Part of Speech: Noun Feminine
Transliteration: tsedaqah
Pronunciation: tse-daw-kaw'
Phonetic Spelling: (tsed-aw-kaw')
Definition: Righteousness, justice, rightness
Meaning: rightness, subjectively, objectively

Word Origin: Derived from the root צָדַק (tsadaq), meaning "to be just" or "to be righteous."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G1343 (δικαιοσύνη, dikaiosynē) – righteousness, justice

- G1342 (δίκαιος, dikaios) – righteous, just

Usage: The term "tsedaqah" primarily denotes righteousness and justice, often in the context of ethical conduct and moral integrity. It encompasses the idea of being in right relationship with God and others, fulfilling obligations, and living according to divine standards. In the Hebrew Bible, "tsedaqah" is frequently associated with God's character and His expectations for His people to act justly and righteously.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Israel, "tsedaqah" was not merely a personal virtue but a communal responsibility. It was integral to the covenant relationship between God and Israel, reflecting God's nature and His desire for His people to mirror His justice and righteousness in their social and religious lives. Acts of "tsedaqah" included fair treatment of others, care for the poor and marginalized, and adherence to God's laws. It was often linked with "mishpat" (justice) and "chesed" (loving-kindness), forming a triad of ethical conduct.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from the same as tsedeq
Definition
righteousness
NASB Translation
honesty (1), justice (1), merits (1), right (2), righteous (1), righteous acts (3), righteous deeds (7), righteously (1), righteousness (136), rights (1), vindication (3).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
צְדָקָה157 noun feminine righteousness; — absolute ׳צ Genesis 15:6+81 t.; construct צִדְקַת Deuteronomy 33:21+5 t.; suffix צִדְקָתִי Genesis 30:33 +, etc.; plural צְדָקוֺת Isaiah 33:15+3t.; construct צִדְקוֺת Judges 5:11+; suffix צִדְקֹתֶיךָ Daniel 9:16, etc.; —

1 righteousness, in government:

a. of judge, ruler, king: "" משׁפט Isaiah 5:7; Isaiah 9:6; Amos 5:7; Amos 6:12; ׳משׁפט וצ 2 Samuel 8:15, עשׂה David executed justice and righteousness = 1 Chronicles 18:14, compare 1 Kings 10:9 2Chronicles 9:8; Jeremiah 22:3,15; Jeremiah 33:15; Ezekiel 45:9; יִכּוֺן כִּסֵּא ׳בּצ Proverbs 16:12, compare Isaiah 54:14; ׳עֲבֹדַת השׂ, ׳מַעֲשֵׂה הצ Isaiah 32:17, compare V:16; ׳נֹגְשַׂיִךְ צ Isaiah 60:17.

b. of law, "" משׁפטים, ׳צִדְקַת י Deuteronomy 33:21.

c. of Davidic king, Messiah, "" משׁפט, Psalm 72:1; Psalm 72:3; Isaiah 9:6; Jeremiah 23:5; Jeremiah 33:15.

2 God's attribute as sovereign Psalm 36:7; Psalm 71:19; in government, עשׂה ׳משׁפט וצ Psalm 99:4; Jeremiah 9:23; administering justice Job 37:28; punishment Isaiah 1:27; Isaiah 5:16; Isaiah 10:22; Isaiah 28:17; Daniel 9:7; vindication of his people Micah 7:9.

3 righteousness, in a case or cause, בצדקתי החזקתי Job 27:6 on my righteousness I hold fast; ׳מה ישׁ לי עוד צ 2 Samuel 19:29 what right have I yet ? of God's judgments, ׳הגיד צ Isaiah 57:12 (iron.); ׳השׁיב צ 1 Samuel 26:23; Job 33:26; ׳כּצ, השׁיב 2 Samuel 22:25, גמל 2 Samuel 22:21, נתן 1 Kings 8:52 2Chronicles 6:23.

4 righteousness = truthfulness, ׳באמת ובצ Isaiah 48:1; Zechariah 8:8; in word Isaiah 45:28; Isaiah 63:1, oath Jeremiah 4:2.

5 righteousness, as ethically right: Genesis 30:33 (J) Deuteronomy 6:25; Isaiah 33:5; Isaiah 41:18; Ezekiel 14:14,20; Proverbs 10:2; Proverbs 11:4,5,18,19+17 t., +צִדְקַת (ה)צַדִּיק(יםׅ Isaiah 5:23; Ezekiel 18:20; Ezekiel 33:12; ישׁרים ׳צ Proverbs 11:6; ׳אֹרַח צ Proverbs 8:20; Proverbs 12:28; ׳דֶּרֶךְ צ Proverbs 16:31; ׳עשׂה צ do righteousness Psalm 106:3; Isaiah 56:1; Isaiah 58:2; Ezekiel 18:22; ׳עשׂה משׁפט וצ Ezekiel 18:5 6t. Ezekiel; ומשׁפט ׳עשׂה צ Genesis 18:10 (J) Proverbs 21:8; ׳רדף צ Proverbs 15:9; Proverbs 21:21; ׳הלך באמת ובצ1k Proverbs 3:6; ׳חשׁב לוֺ (ל)צ Genesis 15:6 (JE) imputed to him (for) righteousness, Psalm 106:31; וָחֶסֶד ׳צ Proverbs 21:21 (twice in verse) (strike out ᵐ5A B Toy).

6 righteousness as vindicated, justification, salvation, etc. (compare צֶדֶק 6):

a. of God "" יָשַׁע, תְּשׁוּעָה, יְשׁוּעָה Isaiah 45:8; Isaiah 46:13; Isaiah 51:6 7t. Isa2; "" בְּרָכָה Psalm 24:6; "" נַחֲלָה Isaiah 54:17; "" חֶסֶד Psalm 36:11; Psalm 103:17; ׳שֶׁמֶשׁ צ Malachi 3:20 sun of righteousness (with healing); ׳בִּצ, ׳י delivers, guides, exalts his people Psalm 5:9; Psalm 31:2; Psalm 71:2; Psalm 89:17; Psalm 119:40; Psalm 143:1; Psalm 143:11; אַליָֿבאֹוּ בְּצִדְקָתֶ֑ךָ Psalm 69:28 (of wicked); as accusative after verbs of declaring, etc., his saving (delivering) righteousness Psalm 22:32; Psalm 40:11; Psalm 51:16; Psalm 71:15; Psalm 71:16; Psalm 71:24; Psalm 98:2; Psalm 145:7; also ׳יִוָּדַע צ Psalm 88:13; עֹמֶדֶת ׳צ לָעַד his righteousness endureth for ever Psalm 111:3; compare Psalm 119:142.

b. of people, = prosperity, "" הון, עשׁר Proverbs 8:18; ׳מוֺרֶה לצ early rain for prosperity Joel 2:23.

7 plural righteous acts:

a. of God Judges 5:11 (twice in verse); 1 Samuel 12:7; Micah 6:5; vindication of right Psalm 103:6; redemptive Isaiah 45:24; Daniel 9:16.

b. of man's moral conduct Isaiah 64:5; Jeremiah 51:10, also probably Ezekiel 3:20; Ezekiel 18:24; Ezekiel 33:13 (Kt singular) Psalm 11:7 (? gloss), Daniel 9:18; as adverb accusative, הֹלֵךְ צְדָקוֺת Isaiah 33:15.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
justice, moderately, righteous act,

From tsadaq; rightness (abstractly), subjectively (rectitude), objectively (justice), morally (virtue) or figuratively (prosperity) -- justice, moderately, right(-eous) (act, -ly,-ness).

see HEBREW tsadaq

Forms and Transliterations
בְּצִדְקָת֥וֹ בְּצִדְקָתְךָ֓ ׀ בְּצִדְקָתְךָ֗ בְּצִדְקָתְךָ֥ בְּצִדְקָתִ֣י בְּצִדְקָתִי֙ בְּצִדְקָתֶֽךָ׃ בְּצִדְקָתֽוֹ׃ בְצִדְקָֽתְךָ֙ בְצִדְקָתְךָ֗ בְצִדְקָתֶ֗ךָ בְצִדְקָתָ֖ם בְצִדְקָתָם֙ בִ֝צְדָקָ֗ה בִּצְדָקָ֑ה בִּצְדָקָ֖ה בִּצְדָקָֽה׃ בִצְדָקָֽה׃ בצדקה בצדקה׃ בצדקתו בצדקתו׃ בצדקתי בצדקתך בצדקתך׃ בצדקתם הַצְּדָקָ֔ה הַצְּדָקָ֖ה הצדקה וְ֝צִדְקָֽתְךָ֗ וְ֝צִדְקָת֗וֹ וְ֝צִדְקָתְךָ֗ וְצִדְקַ֥ת וְצִדְקָת֖וֹ וְצִדְקָתְךָ֖ וְצִדְקָתְךָ֥ וְצִדְקָתִ֖י וְצִדְקָתִי֙ וְצִדְקָתָ֛ם וּ֝צְדָקָ֗ה וּבְצִדְקָתְךָ֥ וּבִצְדָקָ֑ה וּבִצְדָקָ֛ה וּבִצְדָקָֽה׃ וּצְדָקָ֑ה וּצְדָקָ֔ה וּצְדָקָ֖ה וּצְדָקָ֛ה וּצְדָקָ֣ה וּצְדָקָ֤ה וּצְדָקָֽה׃ ובצדקה ובצדקה׃ ובצדקתך וצדקה וצדקה׃ וצדקת וצדקתו וצדקתי וצדקתך וצדקתם כְּצִדְקָתִ֑י כְּצִדְקָתֽוֹ׃ כצדקתו׃ כצדקתי לִצְדָקָ֑ה לִצְדָקָ֖ה לִצְדָקָה֙ לצדקה מִצְּדָקָֽה׃ מִצִּדְקָת֖וֹ מִצִּדְקָת֛וֹ מִצִּדְקָתוֹ֙ מצדקה׃ מצדקתו צְ֝דָקָ֗ה צְ֭דָקָה צְדָק֔וֹת צְדָק֣וֹת צְדָקָ֑ה צְדָקָ֔ה צְדָקָ֖ה צְדָקָ֛ה צְדָקָ֣ה צְדָקָ֥ה צְדָקָֽה׃ צְדָקָה֙ צִ֭דְקָתוֹ צִדְק֣וֹת צִדְק֥וֹת צִדְקַ֣ת צִדְקַ֤ת צִדְקָֽתְךָ֨ ׀ צִדְקָת֑וֹ צִדְקָת֖וֹ צִדְקָתְךָ֣ צִדְקָתְךָ֬ צִדְקָתִי֙ צִדְקָתֵ֑ךְ צִדְקָתֶ֑ךָ צִדְקָתֶ֗ךָ צִדְקָתֶֽךָ׃ צִדְקָתֽוֹ׃ צִדְקֹ֥ת צִדְקֹתֵ֑ינוּ צִדְקֹתֵ֗ינוּ צִדְקֹתֶ֙ךָ֙ צִדְקֹתָ֤יו צִדְקֹתָו֙ צִדְקֹתָיו֙ צדקה צדקה׃ צדקות צדקת צדקתו צדקתו׃ צדקתי צדקתיו צדקתינו צדקתך צדקתך׃ ḇə·ṣiḏ·qā·ṯām bə·ṣiḏ·qā·ṯe·ḵā bə·ṣiḏ·qā·ṯə·ḵā ḇə·ṣiḏ·qā·ṯe·ḵā ḇə·ṣiḏ·qā·ṯə·ḵā bə·ṣiḏ·qā·ṯî bə·ṣiḏ·qā·ṯōw ḇəṣiḏqāṯām bəṣiḏqāṯeḵā bəṣiḏqāṯəḵā ḇəṣiḏqāṯeḵā ḇəṣiḏqāṯəḵā bəṣiḏqāṯî bəṣiḏqāṯōw betzidkateCha betzidkaTi betzidkaTo biṣ·ḏā·qāh ḇiṣ·ḏā·qāh biṣḏāqāh ḇiṣḏāqāh bitzdaKah haṣ·ṣə·ḏā·qāh haṣṣəḏāqāh hatztzedaKah kə·ṣiḏ·qā·ṯî kə·ṣiḏ·qā·ṯōw kəṣiḏqāṯî kəṣiḏqāṯōw ketzidkaTi ketzidkaTo liṣ·ḏā·qāh liṣḏāqāh litzdaKah miṣ·ṣə·ḏā·qāh miṣ·ṣiḏ·qā·ṯōw miṣṣəḏāqāh miṣṣiḏqāṯōw mitztzedaKah mitztzidkaTo ṣə·ḏā·qāh ṣə·ḏā·qō·wṯ ṣəḏāqāh ṣəḏāqōwṯ ṣiḏ·qā·ṯe·ḵā ṣiḏ·qā·ṯə·ḵā ṣiḏ·qā·ṯêḵ ṣiḏ·qā·ṯî ṣiḏ·qā·ṯōw ṣiḏ·qaṯ ṣiḏ·qō·ṯāw ṣiḏ·qō·ṯe·ḵā ṣiḏ·qō·ṯê·nū ṣiḏ·qō·wṯ ṣiḏ·qōṯ ṣiḏqaṯ ṣiḏqāṯêḵ ṣiḏqāṯeḵā ṣiḏqāṯəḵā ṣiḏqāṯî ṣiḏqāṯōw ṣiḏqōṯ ṣiḏqōṯāw ṣiḏqōṯeḵā ṣiḏqōṯênū ṣiḏqōwṯ tzedaKah tzedaKot tzidKat tzidkaTech tzidkaTecha tzidkaTi tzidkaTo tzidKot tzidkoTav tzidkoTecha tzidkoTeinu ū·ḇə·ṣiḏ·qā·ṯə·ḵā ū·ḇiṣ·ḏā·qāh ū·ṣə·ḏā·qāh ūḇəṣiḏqāṯəḵā ūḇiṣḏāqāh ūṣəḏāqāh utzedaKah uvetzidkateCha uvitzdaKah vetzidKat vetzidkaTam vetzidkateCha vetzidkaTi vetzidkaTo vitzdaKah wə·ṣiḏ·qā·ṯām wə·ṣiḏ·qā·ṯə·ḵā wə·ṣiḏ·qā·ṯî wə·ṣiḏ·qā·ṯōw wə·ṣiḏ·qaṯ wəṣiḏqaṯ wəṣiḏqāṯām wəṣiḏqāṯəḵā wəṣiḏqāṯî wəṣiḏqāṯōw
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Genesis 15:6
HEB: וַיַּחְשְׁבֶ֥הָ לּ֖וֹ צְדָקָֽה׃
NAS: and He reckoned it to him as righteousness.
KJV: and he counted it to him for righteousness.
INT: the LORD reckoned righteousness

Genesis 18:19
HEB: יְהוָ֔ה לַעֲשׂ֥וֹת צְדָקָ֖ה וּמִשְׁפָּ֑ט לְמַ֗עַן
NAS: by doing righteousness and justice,
KJV: to do justice and judgment;
INT: of the LORD doing righteousness and justice so

Genesis 30:33
HEB: וְעָֽנְתָה־ בִּ֤י צִדְקָתִי֙ בְּי֣וֹם מָחָ֔ר
NAS: So my honesty will answer
KJV: So shall my righteousness answer
INT: will answer my honesty time to come

Deuteronomy 6:25
HEB: וּצְדָקָ֖ה תִּֽהְיֶה־ לָּ֑נוּ
NAS: It will be righteousness for us if
KJV: And it shall be our righteousness, if we observe
INT: will be righteousness become if

Deuteronomy 9:4
HEB: מִלְּפָנֶיךָ֮ לֵאמֹר֒ בְּצִדְקָתִי֙ הֱבִיאַ֣נִי יְהוָ֔ה
NAS: them out before you, 'Because of my righteousness the LORD
KJV: thee, saying, For my righteousness the LORD
INT: before say of my righteousness has brought the LORD

Deuteronomy 9:5
HEB: לֹ֣א בְצִדְקָתְךָ֗ וּבְיֹ֙שֶׁר֙ לְבָ֣בְךָ֔
NAS: It is not for your righteousness or for the uprightness
KJV: Not for thy righteousness, or for the uprightness
INT: for your righteousness the uprightness of your heart

Deuteronomy 9:6
HEB: כִּ֠י לֹ֤א בְצִדְקָֽתְךָ֙ יְהוָ֣ה אֱ֠לֹהֶיךָ
NAS: Know, then, [it is] not because of your righteousness [that] the LORD
KJV: to possess it for thy righteousness; for thou [art] a stiffnecked
INT: for because of your righteousness the LORD your God

Deuteronomy 24:13
HEB: וּלְךָ֙ תִּהְיֶ֣ה צְדָקָ֔ה לִפְנֵ֖י יְהוָ֥ה
NAS: and bless you; and it will be righteousness for you before
KJV: and bless thee: and it shall be righteousness unto thee before
INT: and bless become will be righteousness before the LORD

Deuteronomy 33:21
HEB: רָ֣אשֵׁי עָ֔ם צִדְקַ֤ת יְהוָה֙ עָשָׂ֔ה
NAS: He executed the justice of the LORD,
KJV: he executed the justice of the LORD,
INT: the leaders of the people the justice of the LORD executed

Judges 5:11
HEB: שָׁ֤ם יְתַנּוּ֙ צִדְק֣וֹת יְהוָ֔ה צִדְקֹ֥ת
NAS: they shall recount the righteous deeds
KJV: there shall they rehearse the righteous acts of the LORD,
INT: There shall recount the righteous of the LORD deeds

Judges 5:11
HEB: צִדְק֣וֹת יְהוָ֔ה צִדְקֹ֥ת פִּרְזֹנ֖וֹ בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל
NAS: the righteous deeds of the LORD,
KJV: of the LORD, [even] the righteous acts [toward the inhabitants] of his villages
INT: the righteous of the LORD deeds his peasantry Israel

1 Samuel 12:7
HEB: אֵ֚ת כָּל־ צִדְק֣וֹת יְהוָ֔ה אֲשֶׁר־
NAS: all the righteous acts of the LORD
KJV: the LORD of all the righteous acts of the LORD,
INT: God all the righteous God which

1 Samuel 26:23
HEB: לָאִ֔ישׁ אֶת־ צִדְקָת֖וֹ וְאֶת־ אֱמֻנָת֑וֹ
NAS: each man [for] his righteousness and his faithfulness;
KJV: to every man his righteousness and his faithfulness:
INT: will repay each his righteousness and his faithfulness after

2 Samuel 8:15
HEB: עֹשֶׂ֛ה מִשְׁפָּ֥ט וּצְדָקָ֖ה לְכָל־ עַמּֽוֹ׃
NAS: justice and righteousness for all
KJV: judgment and justice unto all his people.
INT: administered justice and righteousness for all his people

2 Samuel 19:28
HEB: לִ֥י עוֹד֙ צְדָקָ֔ה וְלִזְעֹ֥ק ע֖וֹד
NAS: What right do I have
KJV: at thine own table. What right therefore have
INT: have yet right complain anymore

2 Samuel 22:21
HEB: יִגְמְלֵ֥נִי יְהוָ֖ה כְּצִדְקָתִ֑י כְּבֹ֥ר יָדַ֖י
NAS: has rewarded me according to my righteousness; According to the cleanness
KJV: rewarded me according to my righteousness: according to the cleanness
INT: has rewarded the LORD to my righteousness to the cleanness of my hands

2 Samuel 22:25
HEB: יְהוָ֛ה לִ֖י כְּצִדְקָתִ֑י כְּבֹרִ֖י לְנֶ֥גֶד
NAS: has recompensed me according to my righteousness, According to my cleanness
KJV: hath recompensed me according to my righteousness; according to my cleanness
INT: has recompensed the LORD to my righteousness to my cleanness before

1 Kings 3:6
HEB: לְפָנֶ֜יךָ בֶּאֱמֶ֧ת וּבִצְדָקָ֛ה וּבְיִשְׁרַ֥ת לֵבָ֖ב
NAS: You in truth and righteousness and uprightness
KJV: thee in truth, and in righteousness, and in uprightness
INT: before truth and righteousness and uprightness of heart

1 Kings 8:32
HEB: לָ֥תֶת ל֖וֹ כְּצִדְקָתֽוֹ׃ ס
NAS: by giving him according to his righteousness.
KJV: to give him according to his righteousness.
INT: the righteous giving to his righteousness

1 Kings 10:9
HEB: לַעֲשׂ֥וֹת מִשְׁפָּ֖ט וּצְדָקָֽה׃
NAS: to do justice and righteousness.
KJV: to do judgment and justice.
INT: to do justice and righteousness

1 Chronicles 18:14
HEB: עֹשֶׂ֛ה מִשְׁפָּ֥ט וּצְדָקָ֖ה לְכָל־ עַמּֽוֹ׃
NAS: justice and righteousness for all
KJV: judgment and justice among all his people.
INT: and executed justice and righteousness for all his people

2 Chronicles 6:23
HEB: לָ֥תֶת ל֖וֹ כְּצִדְקָתֽוֹ׃ ס
NAS: by giving him according to his righteousness.
KJV: by giving him according to his righteousness.
INT: the righteous giving to his righteousness

2 Chronicles 9:8
HEB: לַעֲשׂ֖וֹת מִשְׁפָּ֥ט וּצְדָקָֽה׃
NAS: justice and righteousness.
KJV: over them, to do judgment and justice.
INT: to do justice and righteousness

Nehemiah 2:20
HEB: אֵֽין־ חֵ֧לֶק וּצְדָקָ֛ה וְזִכָּר֖וֹן בִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃
NAS: portion, right or memorial
KJV: but ye have no portion, nor right, nor memorial,
INT: have portion right memorial Jerusalem

Job 27:6
HEB: בְּצִדְקָתִ֣י הֶ֭חֱזַקְתִּי וְלֹ֣א
NAS: I hold fast my righteousness and will not let it go.
KJV: My righteousness I hold
INT: my righteousness hold and will not

157 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 6666
157 Occurrences


bə·ṣiḏ·qā·ṯə·ḵā — 6 Occ.
bə·ṣiḏ·qā·ṯî — 2 Occ.
bə·ṣiḏ·qā·ṯōw — 2 Occ.
biṣ·ḏā·qāh — 7 Occ.
haṣ·ṣə·ḏā·qāh — 3 Occ.
kə·ṣiḏ·qā·ṯî — 2 Occ.
kə·ṣiḏ·qā·ṯōw — 2 Occ.
liṣ·ḏā·qāh — 4 Occ.
miṣ·ṣə·ḏā·qāh — 1 Occ.
miṣ·ṣiḏ·qā·ṯōw — 3 Occ.
ṣə·ḏā·qāh — 30 Occ.
ṣə·ḏā·qō·wṯ — 4 Occ.
ṣiḏ·qaṯ — 5 Occ.
ṣiḏ·qā·ṯêḵ — 1 Occ.
ṣiḏ·qā·ṯe·ḵā — 8 Occ.
ṣiḏ·qā·ṯî — 2 Occ.
ṣiḏ·qā·ṯōw — 6 Occ.
ṣiḏ·qō·wṯ — 4 Occ.
ṣiḏ·qō·ṯāw — 3 Occ.
ṣiḏ·qō·ṯe·ḵā — 1 Occ.
ṣiḏ·qō·ṯê·nū — 3 Occ.
ū·ṣə·ḏā·qāh — 31 Occ.
ū·ḇə·ṣiḏ·qā·ṯə·ḵā — 1 Occ.
ū·ḇiṣ·ḏā·qāh — 4 Occ.
wə·ṣiḏ·qaṯ — 1 Occ.
wə·ṣiḏ·qā·ṯām — 3 Occ.
ḇə·ṣiḏ·qā·ṯə·ḵā — 9 Occ.
wə·ṣiḏ·qā·ṯî — 3 Occ.
wə·ṣiḏ·qā·ṯōw — 4 Occ.
ḇiṣ·ḏā·qāh — 2 Occ.
















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