STRONGS NUMBER H6664


Word Summary
tsedeq: rightness, righteousness
Original Word: צֶדֶק
Transliteration: tsedeq
Phonetic Spelling: (tseh'-dek)
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Short Definition: rightness, righteousness
Meaning: the right, equity, prosperity
Strong's 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

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H6664. tsedeq

צֶ֫דֶקnoun masculineIsaiah 1:21 rightness, righteousness; — ׳צLeviticus 19:36 87t.; צִדְקִיIsaiah 41:10 8t., etc.; —

1 what is right, just, normal; rightness, justness, of weights and measures, וָצֶדֶק שְׁלֵמָה אֶבֶן אֵיפָה,Deuteronomy 25:15 a perfect and a just weight, ephah; צ ׳מאֹזְנֵי‎; צ ׳בַּת צ, ׳הִין צ, ׳אֵיפַת צ, ׳אַבְנֵיLeviticus 19:36 (H) Job 31:6; Ezekiel 45:10; צ ׳מַעְגְּלֵיright paths Psalm 23:3; צ ׳זִבְחֵיright peace-offerings Deuteronomy 33:19; Psalm 4:6; Psalm 51:21.

2 righteousness, in government:

a. of judges, rulers, kings, בצ ׳שׁפטLeviticus 19:15(H); צ ׳שׁפטDeuteronomy 1:16; Proverbs 31:9; צ ׳משׁפטDeuteronomy 16:18; צ ׳רדף16:20; צ ׳חוֺקֵקProverbs 8:15; לצ ׳מלךIsaiah 32:1; צ ׳דבּרPsalm 58:2; also Proverbs 25:5; Psalm 94:15; Ecclesiastes 5:7.

b. of law, as מִשְׁמָּטִיםIsaiah 58:2; Psalm 119:7; 119:62; 119:75; 119:106; 119:160 (ᵐ5‎, but מִשְׁמַּט ᵑ0‎), 119:164; as עֵדוֺת119:138; 119:144; as מִצְוֺר119:172.

c. of Davidic king, Messiah Isaiah 11:4-5, 16:5; Psalm 45:5, דצ ׳דין72:2.

d. of Jerusalem, as seat of just government, הַצֶּדֶק עִירIsaiah 1:26 city of righteousness; צ ׳נְוֵהJeremiah 31:23; 50:7 (possibly these reflect an original god צֶדֶק‎, see צֶדֶק מַלְכִּי‎); ׳צ בָּהּ יָלִיןIsaiah 1:21 righteousness used to lodge in her; compare הצ ׳מְקוֺםEcclesiastes 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; 85:12; Psalm 85:14, foundation of his throne 89:15 = 97:2; in his government 9:9; 65:6; 96:13 = 98:9, promise Isaiah 45:19, administration of justice Job 8:3; Jeremiah 11:20; Psalm 7:18; Psalm 48:11; 50:6 = 97:6, vindication of his people 9:5; 35:24; 35:28; raising up Cyrus Isaiah 45:13, calling his servant 42:6; צִדְקִי אֱלֹהֵיPsalm 4:2 God of my righteousness (who vindicates me); his ׳צ‎ is everlasting 119:142.

3 righteousness, justice, in a case or cause Job 6:29; 8:6; 29:14; Psalm 35:27; Isaiah 59:4; God כצ ׳שׁפטPsalm 7:9 judges according to righteousness; כצ ׳גמל18:21; כצ ׳השׁיב18:25; צ ׳שׁמע17:1 צ ׳הוציא37:6.

4 rightness, in speech, צ ׳דבּרPsalm 52:5 (opposed to שֶׁקֶר‎); צ ׳יַגִּידProverbs 12:17; ׳בצ פי אמרי כל8:8; צ ׳שִׂפְתֵי16:13.

5 righteousness, as ethically right Job 35:2; Psalm 17:15; 45:8; Proverbs 1:3; 2:9; Ecclesiastes 7:15; Jeremiah 22:13; Ezekiel 3:20; Hosea 10:12 (read צ ׳מְּרִי‎, so ᵐ5‎ We Now); עלמים׳צDaniel 9:24; צ ׳עשׂהIsaiah 64:4; Psalm 119:121; צ ׳פעל15:2; צ ׳למדIsaiah 26:6, 10; צ ׳בקּשׁZephaniah 2:3; צ ׳רדףIsaiah 51:1; צ ׳ידע51:7.

6 righteousness as vindicated, justification in controversy with enemies and troubles, deliverance, victory, prosperity:

a. of God as covenant-keeping, in redemption, צִדְקִי בִּימִיןIsaiah 41:10, "" יֵשַׁע45:8; 51:5, compare 42:21; צ ׳בשּׂרPsalm 40:10; צ ׳אִמְרַת119:123.

b. in name צִדְקֵנוּ יהוה‎, of Messianic king (vindicating people's cause and giving victory) Jeremiah 23:6; of city 33:16.

c. of people as enjoying ׳צ‎ of salvation, "" יְשׁוּעָהIsaiah 62:1; "" כָּבוֺד58:8; 62:2; צ יִלְבְּשׁוּ ׳כהניםPsalm 132:9; צ ׳שַׁעֲרֵי118:19; הצ ׳אֵילֵיIsaiah 61:3.

d. of Cyrus, ׳צ לְרַגְלוֺ יִקְרָאֵהוּIsaiah 41:2 (who) in victory calleth him at every step (CheHpt on whose steps attends victory, so Di Du).