Word

צְדָקָה

tsᵉdâqâh · H6666 · Hebrew · 157 occurrences

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Meanings

righteousness, justice, deliverance, victory, vindication, prosperity

Pattern of behavior of humans or deities that is in accordance to the requirements of the divine law and generally aimed at establishing or restoring this pattern as a standard, which in certain cases requires a victory over evil and results in prosperity and happiness

Examples
Genesis 15:6 Then he believed in the LORD; and He credited it to him as righteousness.
Genesis 18:19 “For I have chosen him, so that he may command his children and his household after him to keep the way of the LORD by doing righteousness and justice, so that the LORD may bring upon Abraham what He has spoken about him.”
right, privilege, due

Something that one considers one's rightful due

Examples
2 Samuel 19:28 “For all my father’s household was only people worthy of death to my lord the king; yet you placed your servant among those who ate at your own table. So what right do I still have, that I should complain anymore to the king?”
Nehemiah 2:20 So I answered them and said to them, “The God of heaven will make us successful; therefore we His servants will arise and build, but you have no part, right, or memorial in Jerusalem.”
Isaiah 5:23 Who declare the wicked innocent for a bribe, And take away the rights of the ones who are in the right!
righteous acts, just deeds, saving justice

Action of humans or deities that is in accordance with the requirements of the divine law and and generally aimed at establishing or restoring this type of behavior as a standard, which often requires a victory over evil and results in prosperity and happiness

Examples
Judges 5:11 “At the sound of those who distribute water among the watering places, There they will recount the righteous deeds of the LORD, The righteous deeds for His peasantry in Israel. Then the people of the LORD went down to the gates.
1 Samuel 12:7 “Now then, take your stand, so that I may enter into judgment with you before the LORD concerning all the righteous acts of the LORD that He did for you and your fathers.
Psalm 11:7 For the LORD is righteous, He loves righteousness; The upright will see His face.

How it’s used In 10 roles

Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.

the word studied the word it goes with

Whose, or of whatGenitive or possessive

71 occurrences in 11 groups

ךָyour 25
הוּhis 20
יmy 9
יְהֹוָהthe LORD, YHWH 4
צַדִּיקrighteous, just, right 3
נוּour 3
Other words · 4 groups that occur once or twice (4) 4

Words describing itAdjectives, demonstratives, participles

4 occurrences in 1 groups

עָשָׂהto do, to make 4

Named alongside itApposition

2 occurrences in 1 groups

צְדָקָהrighteousness 2

What it doesIt is the subject

24 occurrences in 13 groups

הָיָהto be, to become 4
נָצַלto deliver, to rescue 4
עָמַדto stand 4
זָכַרto remember 3
Other words · 9 groups that occur once or twice (9) 9

What is done to itIt is the object

49 occurrences in 21 groups

עָשָׂהto do, to make 24
Other words · 20 groups that occur once or twice (25) 25

Second object ofSecond object

1 occurrences in 1 groups

חָשַׁבto think about 1

What it is said to bePredicate

10 occurrences in 9 groups

Other words · 9 groups that occur once or twice (10) 10

What is said to be itIt is the predicate

1 occurrences in 1 groups

זֹאתthis 1

After prepositionsPrepositional phrases

44 occurrences in 5 groups

בin/on/with 49
כlike/as 9
מִןfrom 7
לto/for 7
עַלon, upon, over, against 4

In phrases “… of it”It is the genitive

11 occurrences in 10 groups

Other words · 10 groups that occur once or twice (11) 11

When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.

MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.

Near synonyms 1 word

מִישׁוֹר mîyshôwr · H4334 · plain, plateau, tableland: מִישׁוֹר (mîyshôwr, H4334) spans both concrete topographical meanings ("plain," "even place") and abstract moral meanings ("equity," "uprightness," "right"), while צְדָקָה (tsᵉdâqâh, H6666) is consistently abstract ("justice," "righteousness," "right").

Contrasting words 1 word

רֶשַׁע reshaʻ · H7562 · wicked deeds, wickedness: The direct lexical opposite of רֶשַׁע, denoting righteousness or justice as opposed to wickedness.

In the other Testament 2 words

δικαιοσύνη dikaiosýnē · G1343 · righteousness, doing what God requires, doing what is right: Greek δικαιοσύνη is the standard LXX rendering of Hebrew צְדָקָה, both denoting righteousness/justice as ethical quality, right action, or divine attribute; the Greek term extends into NT technical usage for justification theology while preserving the core righteousness sense.
צִדְקָה tsidqâh · H6665 · righteousness, justice: צִדְקָה (tsidqâh, H6665) is the Aramaic cognate of צְדָקָה (tsᵉdâqâh, H6666), reflecting the same root צדק denoting righteousness/justice across sister languages; both terms carry the core ethical and legal sense of righteous conduct or just action.

Semantic domains 2 entries

Right002001003013: צְדָקָה most often denotes righteousness, as of the righteousness credited to Abram for believing the LORD in Genesis 15:6, the righteousness and justice Abraham is chosen to command his household to keep in Genesis 18:19, and the righteousness Israel is promised for careful obedience in Deuteronomy 6:25.
Events002: This domain's connection to צְדָקָה is not directly illustrated among the sampled citations, which show the word's sense of righteousness as a moral quality rather than a general event.

Word family 5 words

Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.

צָדַק tsâdaq · H6663 · to be righteous, to prove to be righteous, to be just · 41×צַדִּיק tsaddîyq · H6662 · righteous, just, right · 206×צְדָקָהtsᵉdâqâh · H6666צֶדֶק tsedeq · H6664 · just, accurate, righteousness · 119×צִדְקָה tsidqâh · H6665 · righteousness, justice · 1×

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon H6666. tsedaqah צְדָקָה157 noun feminine righteousness; — absolute ׳צ Gen 15:6+81 t.;…

H6666. tsedaqah
צְדָקָה157 noun feminine righteousness; — absolute ׳צ Gen 15:6+81 t.; construct צִדְקַת Deu 33:21+5 t.; suffix צִדְקָתִי Gen 30:33 +, etc.; plural צְדָקוֺת Isa 33:15+3t.; construct צִדְקוֺת Jdg 5:11+; suffix צִדְקֹתֶיךָ Dan 9:16, etc.; —
1 righteousness, in government:
a. of judge, ruler, king: || משׁפט Isa 5:7; Isa 9:6; Amo 5:7; Amo 6:12; וצ ׳משׁפט 2Sa 8:15, עשׂה David executed justice and righteousness = 1Ch 18:14, compare 1Ki 10:9 2Ch 9:8; Jer 22:3, Jer 22:15; Jer 33:15; Eze 45:9; ׳בּצ כִּסֵּא יִכּוֺן Pro 16:12, compare Isa 54:14; הצ ׳מַעֲשֵׂה השׂ, ׳עֲבֹדַת Isa 32:17, compare V:16; צ ׳נֹגְשַׂיִךְ Isa 60:17.
b. of law, || י ׳צִדְקַת משׁפטים, Deu 33:21.
c. of Davidic king, Messiah, || משׁפט, Psa 72:1; Psa 72:3; Isa 9:6; Jer 23:5; Jer 33:15.
2 God's attribute as sovereign Psa 36:7; Psa 71:19; in government, וצ ׳משׁפט עשׂה Psa 99:4; Jer 9:23; administering justice Job 37:28; punishment Isa 1:27; Isa 5:16; Isa 10:22; Isa 28:17; Dan 9:7; vindication of his people Mic 7:9.
3 righteousness, in a case or cause, החזקתי בצדקתי Job 27:6 on my righteousness I hold fast; צ עוד לי ישׁ ׳מה 2Sa 19:29 what right have I yet ? of God's judgments, צ ׳הגיד Isa 57:12 (iron.); צ ׳השׁיב 1Sa 26:23; Job 33:26; השׁיב ׳כּצ, 2Sa 22:25, גמל 2Sa 22:21, נתן 1Ki 8:52 2Ch 6:23.
4 righteousness = truthfulness, ובצ ׳באמת Isa 48:1; Zec 8:8; in word Isaiah 45:28; Isa 63:1, oath Jer 4:2.
5 righteousness, as ethically right: Gen 30:33 (J) Deu 6:25; Isa 33:5; Isa 41:18; Eze 14:14, Eze 14:20; Pro 10:2; Pro 11:4-5, Pro 11:18, Pro 11:19+17 t., +(ה)צַדִּיק(יםׅ צִדְקַת Isa 5:23; Eze 18:20; Eze 33:12; ׳צ ישׁרים Pro 11:6; צ ׳אֹרַח Pro 8:20; Pro 12:28; צ ׳דֶּרֶךְ Pro 16:31; צ ׳עשׂה do righteousness Psa 106:3; Isa 56:1; Isa 58:2; Eze 18:22; וצ משׁפט ׳עשׂה Eze 18:5-6t. Ezekiel; צ ׳עשׂה ומשׁפט Gen 18:10 (J) Pro 21:8; צ ׳רדף Pro 15:9; Pro 21:21; ובצ באמת ׳הלך1k Pro 3:6; (ל)צ לוֺ ׳חשׁב Gen 15:6 (JE) imputed to him (for) righteousness, Psa 106:31; ׳צ וָחֶסֶד Pro 21:21 (twice in verse) (strike out ᵐ5A B Toy).
6 righteousness as vindicated, justification, salvation, etc. (compare צֶדֶק 6):
a. of God || יְשׁוּעָה תְּשׁוּעָה, יָשַׁע, Isa 45:8; Isa 46:13; Isa 51:6-7t. Isa2; || בְּרָכָה Psa 24:6; || נַחֲלָה Isa 54:17; || חֶסֶד Psa 36:11; Psa 103:17; צ ׳שֶׁמֶשׁ Malachi 3:20 sun of righteousness (with healing); ׳י ׳בִּצ, delivers, guides, exalts his people Psa 5:9; Psa 31:2; Psa 71:2; Psa 89:17; Psa 119:40; Psa 143:1; Psa 143:11; בְּצִדְקָתֶ֑ךָ אַליָֿבאֹוּ Psa 69:28 (of wicked); as accusative after verbs of declaring, etc., his saving (delivering) righteousness Psalm 22:32; Psa 40:11; Psa 51:16; Psa 71:15; Psa 71:16; Psa 71:24; Psa 98:2; Psa 145:7; also צ ׳יִוָּדַע Psa 88:13; לָעַד ׳צ עֹמֶדֶת his righteousness endureth for ever Psa 111:3; compare Psa 119:142.
b. of people, = prosperity, || עשׁר הון, Pro 8:18; לצ ׳מוֺרֶה early rain for prosperity Joe 2:23.
7 plural righteous acts:
a. of God Jdg 5:11 (twice in verse); 1Sa 12:7; Mic 6:5; vindication of right Psa 103:6; redemptive Isa 45:24; Dan 9:16.
b. of man's moral conduct Isa 64:5; Jer 51:10, also probably Eze 3:20; Eze 18:24; Eze 33:13 (Kt singular) Psa 11:7 (? gloss), Dan 9:18; as adverb accusative, צְדָקוֺת הֹלֵךְ Isa 33:15.

Brown, Driver and Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain

Topical studies with this word 2 entries

Events15 occurrences Right142 occurrences

Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.

Sources

eRhema lexical overview, based on the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew and the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament (© United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Macula Hebrew and Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0); released under CC BY-SA 4.0