Lexical Summary tsaddiq: Righteous, just Original Word: צַדִיק Strong's Exhaustive Concordance just, lawful, righteous man From tsadaq; just -- just, lawful, righteous (man). see HEBREW tsadaq NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom the same as tsedeq Definition just, righteous NASB Translation blameless (1), innocent (1), just (5), man that the righteous (1), one in the right (1), right (2), righteous (164), righteous man (19), righteous men (2), Righteous One (2), righteous one (2), righteous ones (3), righteously (1), who are in the right (1). Brown-Driver-Briggs צַדִּיק206 adjective just, righteous; — absolute ׳צ Genesis 6:9+; plural צַדִּיקִים Exodus 23:8+, etc.; — 1 just, righteous, in government: a. of Davidic king 2 Samuel 23:3; צֶמַהּ Jeremiah 23:5; Zechariah 9:9 ("" victorious). b. of judges, Ezekiel 23:45; Proverbs 29:2 (see Toy; Kau questions this meaning in all these). c. of law, ׳מִשְׁמָּטִים צ Deuteronomy 4:8. d. of God Deuteronomy 32:4; Psalm 119:137; Psalm 129:4; Job 34:17, opposed to Pharaoh Exodus 9:27 (J); in discrimination Jeremiah 12:1; Zephaniah 3:5; Psalm 7:10; Psalm 7:12; Psalm 11:7; condemnation 2Chronicles 12:6; Daniel 9:14; Lamentations 1:18; Ezra 9:15; Nehemiah 9:33; redemption Isaiah 45:21; Psalm 116:5; keeping promises Nehemiah 9:8; in all his ways Psalm 145:17. 2 just in one's cause, right: Exodus 23:7,8 (E) Deuteronomy 16:19; Deuteronomy 25:1; 1 Kings 8:32 2Chronicles 6:23; Isaiah 5:23; Isaiah 29:21; Job 32:1; Job 36:7; Proverbs 17:15,26; Proverbs 18:5,17; Proverbs 24:24; Amos 2:6; Amos 5:12; Habakkuk 1:4,13; right in law, not under penalty 2 Samuel 4:11; 1 Kings 2:32; innocent of specific offence 2 Kings 10:9; with מְן compare 1 Samuel 24:18. 3 just, righteous, in conduct and character: a. towards God Genesis 7:1; Genesis 18:23,24 (twice in verse); Genesis 18:25 (twice in verse); Genesis 18:26,28 (J) Genesis 20:4 (E), Habakkuk 2:4; Malachi 3:18. b. in General, ethically: Psalm 5:13; Psalm 7:10; Psalm 11:3; Psalm 11:5 21t. Psalms (+below), Proverbs 2:20; Proverbs 3:33; Proverbs 4:18; Proverbs 9:9 56t. Proverbs; Ecclesiastes 3:17 7t. Ecclesiastes; Isaiah 3:10; Isaiah 57:1 (twice in verse); Jeremiah 20:12; Lamentations 4:13; Ezekiel 3:20,21 (twice in verse) + 12 t. Ezekiel; Hosea 14:10; "" תמים Genesis 6:9 (P) Job 12:4; "" נָקִי Job 17:9; Job 22:19; Job 27:17; Psalm 94:21; "" יִשְׁרֵי לֵב Psalm 32:11; Psalm 64:11; Psalm 97:11. 4 righteous, as justified and vindicated by ׳י, especially servant of ׳י Isaiah 53:11, so his people, usually plural Isaiah 60:21; Psalm 33:1 8t. Psalms (see also above); ׳אָהֳלֵי צ Psalm 118:15 tents of the righteous; ׳גּוֺרַל צ Psalm 125:3; ׳עֲדִת צ Psalm 1:5; ׳דֶּרֶךְ צ Psalm 1:6; singular collective Psalm 34:20,22; Psalm 75:11; Isaiah 24:16; Isaiah 26:7 (twice in verse); גּוֺי צַדִּיק Isaiah 26:2 ("" שֹׁמֵר אֱמֻנִים). 5 right, correct, Isaiah 41:26 (compare אֱמֶת Isaiah 43:9); lawful ׳שְׁבִי צ Isaiah 49:24 EV; but read עָרִיץ. Topical Lexicon Definition and Semantic Range צַדִיק (tsaddiq) designates a person or action aligned with the moral, judicial, and covenantal standards of the LORD. It speaks of right standing before God and right conduct toward people, joining inner integrity with outward justice. Frequency and Distribution Appearing about two hundred six times from Genesis to Malachi, the term clusters in Psalms (≈45), Proverbs (≈33), Job (≈25), and the Prophets (≈50), while narrative and legal texts provide foundational examples. Early Canonical Foundations • Genesis 6:9; 7:1 introduce Noah as “a righteous man, blameless among the men of his time,” highlighting divine preservation of the righteous. The Righteous Individual Traits include faith (Habakkuk 2:4), integrity (Job 27:5-6), generosity (Psalm 112:9), truthful speech (Proverbs 10:11), and courage (Proverbs 28:1). Such persons are sustained and vindicated by God: “The LORD guards the path of the righteous” (Psalm 1:6). Social and Judicial Righteousness צַדִיק functions in legal contexts—judges must “acquit the righteous” (2 Samuel 15:4); bribery that condemns the righteous is condemned (Proverbs 17:15; Isaiah 5:23). Kings are to protect the oppressed (Jeremiah 22:3), demonstrating that righteousness is societal as well as personal. Community and Remnant A corporate sense emerges: “All your people will be righteous” (Isaiah 60:21). Ezekiel envisions a faithful remnant (Ezekiel 14:14; 18:5-9), and Psalm 118:15 hears “shouts of joy and salvation in the tents of the righteous.” Wisdom Literature Portraits Proverbs contrasts righteousness with wickedness, promising life, stability, and honor (10:27; 12:3; 14:32). Job explores the riddle of righteous suffering, while Psalms celebrate divine favor: “Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the LORD delivers him from them all” (Psalm 34:19). Prophetic Anticipation and Messianic Fulfillment • Habakkuk 2:4—“the righteous will live by his faith.” These texts converge in the New Testament identification of Jesus Christ as “the Holy and Righteous One” (Acts 3:14). Eschatological Horizon Daniel 12:3 promises that “those who lead many to righteousness will shine like the stars forever.” Malachi 3:18 foresees final distinction between righteous and wicked, and Psalm 37 paints the ultimate inheritance of the righteous. Contrast with the Wicked Tsaddiq is regularly set over against רָשָׁע (rasha). “The reward of the righteous is life, the wages of the wicked are punishment” (Proverbs 10:16). The polarity clarifies moral choices and their destinies. Legal and Cultic Contexts Worship demands righteousness: “Offer sacrifices of righteousness and trust in the LORD” (Psalm 4:5). Prophets denounce ritual without righteousness (Isaiah 1:21-23; Amos 5:21-24), proving that true piety integrates ethics and devotion. Ethical and Social Dimensions Righteousness touches economics (honest scales, Proverbs 16:11), compassion (concern for the poor, Proverbs 29:7), speech (detesting lies, Proverbs 13:5), and governance (“A throne is established through righteousness,” Proverbs 16:12). Practical Ministry Implications • Gospel: Habakkuk 2:4 undergirds justification by faith. צַדִיק thus functions as a covenantal badge marking those conformed to God’s character and anticipating full vindication in the reigning, returning Righteous King. Forms and Transliterations הַֽצַּדִּ֫יקִ֥ים הַצַּדִּ֔יק הַצַּדִּ֗יק הַצַּדִּ֣יק הַצַּדִּֽיק׃ הַצַּדִּיק֙ הַצַּדִּיקִ֑ים הַצַּדִּיקִ֖ם הַצַּדִּיקִ֧ים הַצַּדִּיקִ֨ים הַצַּדִּיקִם֙ הצדיק הצדיק׃ הצדיקים הצדיקם וְ֝צַדִּ֗יק וְ֝צַדִּיקִ֗ים וְֽצַדִּיקִ֗ים וְצַדִּ֑יק וְצַדִּ֖יק וְצַדִּ֗יק וְצַדִּ֣יק וְצַדִּ֥יק וְצַדִּֽיק׃ וְצַדִּיק֙ וְצַדִּקִים֙ וצדיק וצדיק׃ וצדיקים וצדקים כַצַּדִּ֖יק כצדיק לְ֝צַדִּ֗יק לַ֝צַּדִּ֗יק לַ֭צַּדִּיק לַצַּדִּ֑יק לַצַּדִּ֔יק לַצַּדִּ֖יק לַצַּדִּ֣יק לַצַּדִּ֤יק לַצַּדִּֽיק׃ לַצַּדִּיק֙ לצדיק לצדיק׃ מִצַּדִּ֗יק מצדיק צַ֝דִּ֗יק צַ֝דִּיקִ֗ים צַ֫דִּ֥יק צַ֭דִּיק צַ֭דִּיקִים צַדִּ֑יק צַדִּ֔יק צַדִּ֕יק צַדִּ֖יק צַדִּ֗יק צַדִּ֛יק צַדִּ֞יק צַדִּ֣יק צַדִּ֤יק צַדִּ֥יק צַדִּ֥יק ׀ צַדִּ֧יק צַדִּ֨יק ׀ צַדִּ֪יק צַדִּֽיק׃ צַדִּיק֙ צַדִּיקִ֑ים צַדִּיקִ֑ם צַדִּיקִ֔ים צַדִּיקִ֖ים צַדִּיקִ֖ם צַדִּיקִ֗ים צַדִּיקִ֗ם צַדִּיקִ֣ים צַדִּיקִ֥ים צַדִּיקִֽים׃ צַדִּיקִֽם׃ צַדִּקִ֖ים צַדִּקִ֨ים צדיק צדיק׃ צדיקים צדיקים׃ צדיקם צדיקם׃ צדקים chatztzadDik haṣ·ṣad·dî·qim haṣ·ṣad·dî·qîm haṣ·ṣad·dîq haṣṣaddîq haṣṣaddîqim haṣṣaddîqîm hatztzadDik hatztzaddiKim ḵaṣ·ṣad·dîq ḵaṣṣaddîq laṣ·ṣad·dîq laṣṣaddîq latztzadDik lə·ṣad·dîq ləṣaddîq letzadDik miṣ·ṣad·dîq miṣṣaddîq mitztzadDik ṣad·di·qîm ṣad·dî·qim ṣad·dî·qîm ṣad·dîq ṣaddîq ṣaddiqîm ṣaddîqim ṣaddîqîm tzadDik tzaddiKim vetzadDik vetzaddiKim wə·ṣad·di·qîm wə·ṣad·dî·qîm wə·ṣad·dîq wəṣaddîq wəṣaddiqîm wəṣaddîqîmLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Genesis 6:9 HEB: נֹ֗חַ אִ֥ישׁ צַדִּ֛יק תָּמִ֥ים הָיָ֖ה NAS: Noah was a righteous man, KJV: Noah was a just man INT: Noah another was a righteous blameless become Genesis 7:1 Genesis 18:23 Genesis 18:24 Genesis 18:24 Genesis 18:25 Genesis 18:25 Genesis 18:26 Genesis 18:28 Genesis 20:4 Exodus 9:27 Exodus 23:7 Exodus 23:8 Deuteronomy 4:8 Deuteronomy 16:19 Deuteronomy 25:1 Deuteronomy 32:4 1 Samuel 24:17 2 Samuel 4:11 2 Samuel 23:3 1 Kings 2:32 1 Kings 8:32 2 Kings 10:9 2 Chronicles 6:23 2 Chronicles 12:6 206 Occurrences |
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