6666. tsedaqah
Lexical Summary
tsedaqah: righteousness
Original Word: צְדָקָה
Transliteration: tsedaqah
Phonetic Spelling: (tsed-aw-kaw')
Part of Speech: Noun Feminine
Short Definition: righteousness
Meaning: rightness, subjectively, objectively
Strong's 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

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H6666. tsedaqah

צְדָקָה157 noun feminine righteousness; — absolute ׳צGenesis 15:6+81 t.; construct צִדְקַתDeuteronomy 33:21+5 t.; suffix צִדְקָתִיGenesis 30:33 +, etc.; plural צְדָקוֺתIsaiah 33:15+3t.; construct צִדְקוֺתJudges 5:11+; suffix צִדְקֹתֶיךָDaniel 9:16, etc.; —

1 righteousness, in government:

a. of judge, ruler, king: "" משׁפטIsaiah 5:7; 9:6; Amos 5:7; 6:12; וצ ׳משׁפט2 Samuel 8:15, עשׂהDavid executed justice and righteousness = 1 Chronicles 18:14, compare 1 Kings 10:9 2 Chronicles 9:8; Jeremiah 22:3, 15; 33:15; Ezekiel 45:9; ׳בּצ כִּסֵּא יִכּוֺןProverbs 16:12, compare Isaiah 54:14; הצ ׳מַעֲשֵׂה השׂ, ׳עֲבֹדַת32:17, compare V:16; צ ׳נֹגְשַׂיִךְ60:17.

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

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

2 God's attribute as sovereign Psalm 36:7; 71:19; in government, וצ ׳משׁפט עשׂה99:4; Jeremiah 9:23; administering justice Job 37:28; punishment Isaiah 1:27; 5:16; 10:22; 28:17; Daniel 9:7; vindication of his people Micah 7:9.

3 righteousness, in a case or cause, החזקתי בצדקתיJob 27:6 on my righteousness I hold fast; צ עוד לי ישׁ ׳מה2 Samuel 19:29 what right have I yet ? of God's judgments, צ ׳הגידIsaiah 57:12 (iron.); צ ׳השׁיב1 Samuel 26:23; Job 33:26; השׁיב ׳כּצ,2 Samuel 22:25, גמל22:21, נתן1 Kings 8:52 2 Chronicles 6:23.

4 righteousness = truthfulness, ובצ ׳באמתIsaiah 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; 41:18; Ezekiel 14:14, 20; Proverbs 10:2; 11:4-5, 18, 19+17 t., +(ה)צַדִּיק(יםׅ צִדְקַתIsaiah 5:23; Ezekiel 18:20; 33:12; ׳צ ישׁריםProverbs 11:6; צ ׳אֹרַח8:20; 12:28; צ ׳דֶּרֶךְ16:31; צ ׳עשׂהdo righteousness Psalm 106:3; Isaiah 56:1; 58:2; Ezekiel 18:22; וצ משׁפט ׳עשׂה18:5-6t. Ezekiel; צ ׳עשׂה ומשׁפטGenesis 18:10 (J) Proverbs 21:8; צ ׳רדף15:9; 21:21; ובצ באמת ׳הלך‎1k 3:6; (ל)צ לוֺ ׳חשׁבGenesis 15:6 (JE) imputed to him (for) righteousness, Psalm 106:31; ׳צ וָחֶסֶדProverbs 21:21 (twice in verse) (strike out ᵐ5A B Toy).

6 righteousness as vindicated, justification, salvation, etc. (compare צֶדֶק6):

a. of God "" יְשׁוּעָה תְּשׁוּעָה, יָשַׁע,Isaiah 45:8; 46:13; 51:6-7t. Isa2; "" בְּרָכָהPsalm 24:6; "" נַחֲלָהIsaiah 54:17; "" חֶסֶדPsalm 36:11; 103:17; צ ׳שֶׁמֶשׁ‎ Malachi 3:20 sun of righteousness (with healing); ׳י ׳בִּצ,‎ delivers, guides, exalts his people 5:9; 31:2; 71:2; 89:17; 119:40; 143:1; 143:11; בְּצִדְקָתֶ֑ךָ אַליָֿבאֹוּ69:28 (of wicked); as accusative after verbs of declaring, etc., his saving (delivering) righteousness Psalm 22:32; 40:11; 51:16; 71:15; 71:16; 71:24; 98:2; 145:7; also צ ׳יִוָּדַע88:13; לָעַד ׳צ עֹמֶדֶתhis righteousness endureth for ever 111:3; compare 119:142.

b. of people, = prosperity, "" עשׁר הון,Proverbs 8:18; לצ ׳מוֺרֶהearly 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; 18:24; 33:13 (Kt singular) Psalm 11:7 (? gloss), Daniel 9:18; as adverb accusative, צְדָקוֺת הֹלֵךְIsaiah 33:15.








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