Strong's Lexicon tsedeq: Righteousness, justice, rightness Original Word: צֶדֶק Word Origin: Derived from the root צָדַק (tsadaq), meaning "to be just" or "to be righteous." Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G1343 (δικαιοσύνη, dikaiosynē): Often translated as "righteousness" in the New Testament, reflecting the same moral and ethical standards as "tsedeq." Usage: The Hebrew word "tsedeq" primarily denotes the concept of righteousness and justice. It is used to describe the moral and ethical standards that align with God's character and law. In the Old Testament, "tsedeq" often refers to the righteousness of God, the righteous acts of individuals, or the justice that should be evident in society. It encompasses both personal integrity and social justice, emphasizing a life lived in accordance with divine standards. Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Israel, righteousness was not merely a personal virtue but a communal expectation. The concept of "tsedeq" was integral to the covenant relationship between God and His people. It was expected that leaders, judges, and kings would rule with righteousness, ensuring justice for all, especially the marginalized. The prophets frequently called Israel back to "tsedeq," condemning social injustices and urging a return to God's righteous ways. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom 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 wəṣeḏeqLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance 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 Leviticus 19:36 Leviticus 19:36 Leviticus 19:36 Deuteronomy 1:16 Deuteronomy 16:18 Deuteronomy 16:20 Deuteronomy 16:20 Deuteronomy 25:15 Deuteronomy 25:15 Deuteronomy 33:19 Job 6:29 Job 8:3 Job 8:6 Job 29:14 Job 31:6 Job 35:2 Job 36:3 Psalm 4:1 Psalm 4:5 Psalm 7:8 Psalm 7:17 Psalm 9:4 Psalm 9:8 118 Occurrences |
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