6662. tsaddiq

Lexicon

tsaddiq: Righteous, just

Original Word: צַדִיק
Part of Speech: Adjective
Transliteration: tsaddiyq
Pronunciation: tsad-deek'
Phonetic Spelling: (tsad-deek')
Definition: Righteous, just
Meaning: just

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

just, lawful, righteous man

From tsadaq; just -- just, lawful, righteous (man).

see HEBREW tsadaq

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from 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

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

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G95 (ἀδικία, adikia) • unrighteousness
- G227 (ἀληθής, alēthēs) • true, truthful
- G1342 (δίκαιος, dikaios) • righteous, just
- G1343 (δικαιοσύνη, dikaiosynē) • righteousness
- G2152 (εὐσεβής, eusebēs) • pious, godly
- G4103 (πιστός, pistos) • faithful, trustworthy

These Greek terms reflect the continuation and expansion of the concept of righteousness found in the Hebrew Bible, emphasizing truth, justice, faithfulness, and godliness as key attributes of the righteous individual.

Usage: The word צַדִיק is used throughout the Hebrew Bible to describe individuals who live in accordance with God's laws and commandments. It is often used to contrast the righteous with the wicked.

Context: The Hebrew term צַדִיק (tsaddiq) is a significant concept in the Old Testament, embodying the idea of righteousness and justice. It is frequently used to describe individuals who adhere to God's commandments and live a life of moral integrity. The righteous person, or צַדִיק, is often depicted as one who is in right standing with God, characterized by ethical behavior, fairness, and a commitment to justice.

In the Psalms and Proverbs, the צַדִיק is often contrasted with the wicked (רָשָׁע, rasha), highlighting the blessings and favor that come to those who live righteously. For example, Psalm 1:6 states, "For the LORD guards the path of the righteous, but the way of the wicked will perish" (BSB). This verse underscores the protective and guiding role of God in the life of the righteous.

The concept of righteousness is not merely legalistic but is deeply relational, involving a faithful relationship with God and others. The צַדִיק is seen as a model of virtue, often serving as a leader or example within the community. In the prophetic literature, the call to righteousness is a central theme, urging the people of Israel to return to just and ethical living.

The New Testament continues this theme, translating the concept of righteousness into Greek and expanding its application through the teachings of Jesus and the apostles. The righteous are those who are justified by faith and live according to the Spirit.

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 wəṣaddîqîm

Englishman'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
HEB: אֹתְךָ֥ רָאִ֛יתִי צַדִּ֥יק לְפָנַ֖י בַּדּ֥וֹר
NAS: for you [alone] I have seen [to be] righteous before
KJV: for thee have I seen righteous before me
INT: for have seen righteous before time

Genesis 18:23
HEB: הַאַ֣ף תִּסְפֶּ֔ה צַדִּ֖יק עִם־ רָשָֽׁע׃
NAS: sweep away the righteous with the wicked?
KJV: Wilt thou also destroy the righteous with
INT: indeed sweep the righteous with wicked

Genesis 18:24
HEB: יֵ֛שׁ חֲמִשִּׁ֥ים צַדִּיקִ֖ם בְּת֣וֹךְ הָעִ֑יר
NAS: are fifty righteous within
KJV: fifty righteous within
INT: there are fifty righteous within the city

Genesis 18:24
HEB: לְמַ֛עַן חֲמִשִּׁ֥ים הַצַּדִּיקִ֖ם אֲשֶׁ֥ר בְּקִרְבָּֽהּ׃
NAS: of the fifty righteous who
KJV: the fifty righteous that [are] therein?
INT: the sake of the fifty righteous who among

Genesis 18:25
HEB: הַזֶּ֗ה לְהָמִ֤ית צַדִּיק֙ עִם־ רָשָׁ֔ע
NAS: to slay the righteous with the wicked,
KJV: to slay the righteous with the wicked:
INT: such to slay the righteous with the wicked

Genesis 18:25
HEB: רָשָׁ֔ע וְהָיָ֥ה כַצַּדִּ֖יק כָּרָשָׁ֑ע חָלִ֣לָה
NAS: with the wicked, so that the righteous and the wicked
KJV: with the wicked: and that the righteous should be as the wicked,
INT: the wicked become the righteous and the wicked Far

Genesis 18:26
HEB: בִסְדֹ֛ם חֲמִשִּׁ֥ים צַדִּיקִ֖ם בְּת֣וֹךְ הָעִ֑יר
NAS: fifty righteous within
KJV: fifty righteous within
INT: Sodom fifty righteous within the city

Genesis 18:28
HEB: יַחְסְר֞וּן חֲמִשִּׁ֤ים הַצַּדִּיקִם֙ חֲמִשָּׁ֔ה הֲתַשְׁחִ֥ית
NAS: the fifty righteous are lacking
KJV: of the fifty righteous: wilt thou destroy
INT: are lacking the fifty righteous five destroy

Genesis 20:4
HEB: הֲג֥וֹי גַּם־ צַדִּ֖יק תַּהֲרֹֽג׃
NAS: a nation, even [though] blameless?
KJV: wilt thou slay also a righteous nation?
INT: A nation even A righteous slay

Exodus 9:27
HEB: הַפָּ֑עַם יְהוָה֙ הַצַּדִּ֔יק וַאֲנִ֥י וְעַמִּ֖י
NAS: the LORD is the righteous one, and I and my people
KJV: the LORD [is] righteous, and I and my people
INT: this the LORD is the righteous and I people

Exodus 23:7
HEB: תִּרְחָ֑ק וְנָקִ֤י וְצַדִּיק֙ אַֽל־ תַּהֲרֹ֔ג
NAS: the innocent or the righteous, for I will not acquit
KJV: and the innocent and righteous slay
INT: Keep the innocent the righteous not kill

Exodus 23:8
HEB: וִֽיסַלֵּ֖ף דִּבְרֵ֥י צַדִּיקִֽים׃
NAS: and subverts the cause of the just.
KJV: the words of the righteous.
INT: and subverts the cause of the just

Deuteronomy 4:8
HEB: חֻקִּ֥ים וּמִשְׁפָּטִ֖ים צַדִּיקִ֑ם כְּכֹל֙ הַתּוֹרָ֣ה
NAS: and judgments as righteous as this
KJV: and judgments [so] righteous as all this law,
INT: has statutes and judgments righteous whole law

Deuteronomy 16:19
HEB: וִֽיסַלֵּ֖ף דִּבְרֵ֥י צַדִּיקִֽם׃
NAS: the words of the righteous.
KJV: the words of the righteous.
INT: and perverts the words of the righteous

Deuteronomy 25:1
HEB: וְהִצְדִּ֙יקוּ֙ אֶת־ הַצַּדִּ֔יק וְהִרְשִׁ֖יעוּ אֶת־
NAS: their case, and they justify the righteous and condemn
KJV: them; then they shall justify the righteous, and condemn
INT: and the judges justify the righteous and condemn the wicked

Deuteronomy 32:4
HEB: וְאֵ֣ין עָ֔וֶל צַדִּ֥יק וְיָשָׁ֖ר הֽוּא׃
NAS: injustice, Righteous and upright
KJV: and without iniquity, just and right
INT: and without injustice Righteous and upright They

1 Samuel 24:17
HEB: אֶל־ דָּוִ֔ד צַדִּ֥יק אַתָּ֖ה מִמֶּ֑נִּי
NAS: You are more righteous than
KJV: to David, Thou [art] more righteous than I: for thou hast rewarded
INT: to David righteous You are more

2 Samuel 4:11
HEB: אֶת־ אִישׁ־ צַדִּ֛יק בְּבֵית֖וֹ עַל־
NAS: have killed a righteous man
KJV: have slain a righteous person
INT: have killed man A righteous house on

2 Samuel 23:3
HEB: מוֹשֵׁל֙ בָּאָדָ֔ם צַדִּ֕יק מוֹשֵׁ֖ל יִרְאַ֥ת
NAS: over men righteously, Who rules
KJV: over men [must be] just, ruling
INT: rules men righteously rules the fear

1 Kings 2:32
HEB: בִּשְׁנֵֽי־ אֲ֠נָשִׁים צַדִּקִ֨ים וְטֹבִ֤ים מִמֶּ֙נּוּ֙
NAS: men more righteous and better than
KJV: men more righteous and better
INT: two men righteous and better more

1 Kings 8:32
HEB: בְּרֹאשׁ֑וֹ וּלְהַצְדִּ֣יק צַדִּ֔יק לָ֥תֶת ל֖וֹ
NAS: and justifying the righteous by giving
KJV: and justifying the righteous, to give
INT: head and justifying the righteous giving to his righteousness

2 Kings 10:9
HEB: כָּל־ הָעָ֔ם צַדִּקִ֖ים אַתֶּ֑ם הִנֵּ֨ה
NAS: the people, You are innocent; behold,
KJV: to all the people, Ye [be] righteous: behold, I conspired
INT: all the people are innocent you behold

2 Chronicles 6:23
HEB: בְּרֹאשׁ֑וֹ וּלְהַצְדִּ֣יק צַדִּ֔יק לָ֥תֶת ל֖וֹ
NAS: and justifying the righteous by giving
KJV: and by justifying the righteous, by giving
INT: head and justifying the righteous giving to his righteousness

2 Chronicles 12:6
HEB: וְהַמֶּ֑לֶךְ וַיֹּאמְר֖וּ צַדִּ֥יק ׀ יְהוָֽה׃
NAS: The LORD is righteous.
KJV: The LORD [is] righteous.
INT: and the king and said is righteous the LORD

206 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 6662
206 Occurrences

ḵaṣ·ṣad·dîq — 1 Occ.
haṣ·ṣad·dîq — 8 Occ.
haṣ·ṣad·dî·qim — 6 Occ.
laṣ·ṣad·dîq — 15 Occ.
lə·ṣad·dîq — 1 Occ.
miṣ·ṣad·dîq — 1 Occ.
ṣad·dîq — 110 Occ.
ṣad·dî·qim — 50 Occ.
wə·ṣad·dîq — 10 Occ.
wə·ṣad·dî·qîm — 4 Occ.