צְדָקָה
righteousness
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Part of speech
- Noun
- A naming word — a person, place, thing, or idea.
Noun type
- Common
- A common noun — a general class of person, place, or thing (“king,” “city,” “water”), not a specific name.
State
- Absolute
- The independent form of a noun, not bound to a following word.
- Construct
- A noun bound to a following noun in a possessive / “of” relationship (the construct chain).
Gender
- Feminine
- Grammatically feminine.
Number
- Singular
- One.
- Plural
- More than one (in Hebrew, generally three or more).
83 distinct verses where H6666 appears in the Absolute state, across 19 books. Filtered view — show all forms. Click any verse to open its interlinear word-by-word view. Verse text shown in the World English Bible for context — . Each verse’s Hebrew form is shown with its reference; the English is not keyword-highlighted, since the data carries no word-level English alignment. Use “Compare translations” on any verse to read it across multiple English versions. This concordance covers the Hebrew Bible; Septuagint (Greek Old Testament) occurrences are not indexed here.
Genesis 2 verses
- Genesis 15:6 צְדָקָֽה n c fs He believed in Yahweh; and he reckoned it to him for righteousness.
- Genesis 18:19 צְדָקָ֖ה n c fs For I have known him, to the end that he may command his children and his household after him, that they may keep the way of Yahweh, to do righteousness and justice; to the end that Yahweh may bring on Abraham that which he has spoken of him."
Deuteronomy 2 verses
- Deuteronomy 6:25 וּ/צְדָקָ֖ה conj + n c fs It shall be righteousness to us, if we observe to do all this commandment before Yahweh our God, as he has commanded us.
- Deuteronomy 24:13 צְדָקָ֔ה n c fs you shall surely restore to him the pledge when the sun goes down, that he may sleep in his garment, and bless you: and it shall be righteousness to you before Yahweh your God.
2 Samuel 2 verses
- 2 Samuel 8:15 וּ/צְדָקָ֖ה conj + n c fs David reigned over all Israel; and David executed justice and righteousness to all his people.
- 2 Samuel 19:28 צְדָקָ֔ה n c fs For all my father's house were but dead men before my lord the king; yet you set your servant among those who ate at your own table. What right therefore have I yet that I should cry any more to the king?
1 Kings 2 verses
- 1 Kings 3:6 וּ/בִ/צְדָקָ֛ה conj + prep + n c fs Solomon said, You have shown to your servant David my father great loving kindness, according as he walked before you in truth, and in righteousness, and in uprightness of heart with you; and you have kept for him this great loving kindness, that you have given him a son to sit on his throne, as it is this day.
- 1 Kings 10:9 וּ/צְדָקָֽה conj + n c fs Blessed be Yahweh your God, who delighted in you, to set you on the throne of Israel: because Yahweh loved Israel forever, therefore made he you king, to do justice and righteousness.
1 Chronicles 1 verse
2 Chronicles 1 verse
Nehemiah 1 verse
Job 1 verse
Psalms 8 verses
- Psalms 11:7 צְדָק֣וֹת n c fp For Yahweh is righteous. He loves righteousness. The upright shall see his face.
- Psalms 24:5 וּ֝/צְדָקָ֗ה conj + n c fs He shall receive a blessing from Yahweh, Righteousness from the God of his salvation.
- Psalms 33:5 צְדָקָ֣ה n c fs He loves righteousness and justice. The earth is full of the loving kindness of Yahweh.
- Psalms 72:3 בִּ/צְדָקָֽה prep + n c fs The mountains shall bring prosperity to the people. The hills bring the fruit of righteousness.
- Psalms 99:4 וּ֝/צְדָקָ֗ה conj + n c fs The King's strength also loves justice. You do establish equity. You execute justice and righteousness in Jacob.
- Psalms 103:6 צְדָק֣וֹת n c fp Yahweh executes righteous acts, And justice for all who are oppressed.
- Psalms 106:3 צְדָקָ֣ה n c fs Blessed are those who keep justice. Blessed is one who does what is right at all times.
- Psalms 106:31 לִ/צְדָקָ֑ה prep + n c fs That was credited to him for righteousness, For all generations to come.
Proverbs 15 verses
- Proverbs 8:18 וּ/צְדָקָֽה conj + n c fs With me are riches, honor, Enduring wealth, and prosperity.
- Proverbs 8:20 צְדָקָ֥ה n c fs I walk in the way of righteousness, In the midst of the paths of justice;
- Proverbs 10:2 וּ֝/צְדָקָ֗ה conj + n c fs Treasures of wickedness profit nothing, But righteousness delivers from death.
- Proverbs 11:4 וּ֝/צְדָקָ֗ה conj + n c fs Riches don't profit in the day of wrath, But righteousness delivers from death.
- Proverbs 11:18 צְ֝דָקָ֗ה n c fs Wicked people earn deceitful wages, But one who sows righteousness reaps a sure reward.
- Proverbs 11:19 צְדָקָ֥ה n c fs He who is truly righteous gets life. He who pursues evil gets death.
- Proverbs 12:28 צְדָקָ֥ה n c fs In the way of righteousness is life; In its path there is no death.
- Proverbs 13:6 צְ֭דָקָה n c fs Righteousness guards the way of integrity, But wickedness overthrows the sinner.
- Proverbs 14:34 צְדָקָ֥ה n c fs Righteousness exalts a nation, But sin is a disgrace to any people.
- Proverbs 15:9 צְדָקָ֣ה n c fs The way of the wicked is an abomination to Yahweh, But he loves him who follows after righteousness.
- Proverbs 16:8 בִּ/צְדָקָ֑ה prep + n c fs Better is a little with righteousness, Than great revenues with injustice.
- Proverbs 16:12 בִ֝/צְדָקָ֗ה prep + n c fs It is an abomination for kings to do wrong, For the throne is established by righteousness.
- Proverbs 16:31 צְ֝דָקָ֗ה n c fs Gray hair is a crown of glory. It is attained by a life of righteousness.
- Proverbs 21:3 צְדָקָ֣ה n c fs To do righteousness and justice Is more acceptable to Yahweh than sacrifice.
- Proverbs 21:21 צְדָקָ֣ה צְדָקָ֥ה n c fs n c fs He who follows after righteousness and kindness Finds life, righteousness, and honor.
Isaiah 25 verses
- Isaiah 1:27 בִּ/צְדָקָֽה prep + n c fs Zion shall be redeemed with justice, And her converts with righteousness.
- Isaiah 5:7 לִ/צְדָקָ֖ה prep + n c fs For the vineyard of Yahweh of Hosts is the house of Israel, And the men of Judah his pleasant plant: And he looked for justice, but, behold, oppression; For righteousness, but, behold, a cry of distress.
- Isaiah 5:16 בִּ/צְדָקָֽה prep + n c fs But Yahweh of Hosts is exalted in justice, And God the Holy One is sanctified in righteousness.
- Isaiah 9:7 וּ/בִ/צְדָקָ֑ה conj + prep + n c fs Of the increase of his government and of peace there shall be no end, on the throne of David, and on his kingdom, to establish it, and to uphold it with justice and with righteousness from henceforth even forever. The zeal of Yahweh of Hosts will perform this.
- Isaiah 10:22 צְדָקָֽה n c fs For though your people, Israel, be as the sand of the sea, [only] a remnant of them shall return: a destruction [is] determined, overflowing with righteousness.
- Isaiah 28:17 וּ/צְדָקָ֖ה conj + n c fs I will make justice the line, and righteousness the plummet; and the hail shall sweep away the refuge of lies, and the waters shall overflow the hiding-place.
- Isaiah 32:16 וּ/צְדָקָ֖ה conj + n c fs Then justice shall dwell in the wilderness; and righteousness shall abide in the fruitful field.
- Isaiah 32:17 הַ/צְּדָקָ֖ה הַ/צְּדָקָ֔ה ptcl def.art + n c fs ptcl def.art + n c fs The work of righteousness shall be peace; and the effect of righteousness, quietness and confidence forever.
- Isaiah 33:5 וּ/צְדָקָֽה conj + n c fs Yahweh is exalted; for he dwells on high: he has filled Zion with justice and righteousness.
- Isaiah 33:15 צְדָק֔וֹת n c fp He who walks righteously, and speaks blamelessly; he who despises the gain of oppressions, who shakes his hands from taking a bribe, who stops his ears from hearing of blood, and shuts his eyes from looking on evil:
- Isaiah 45:8 וּ/צְדָקָ֤ה conj + n c fs Distil, you heavens, from above, and let the skies pour down righteousness: let the earth open, that it may bring forth salvation, and let it cause righteousness to spring up together; I, Yahweh, have created it.
- Isaiah 45:23 צְדָקָ֛ה n c fs By myself have I sworn, the word is gone forth from my mouth [in] righteousness, and shall not return, that to me every knee shall bow, every tongue shall swear.
- Isaiah 45:24 צְדָק֣וֹת n c fp Only in Yahweh, it is said of me, is righteousness and strength; even to him shall men come; and all those who were incensed against him shall be disappointed.
- Isaiah 46:12 מִ/צְּדָקָֽה prep + n c fs Listen to me, you stout-hearted, who are far from righteousness:
- Isaiah 48:1 בִ/צְדָקָֽה prep + n c fs Hear you this, house of Jacob, who are called by the name of Israel, and are come forth out of the waters of Judah; who swear by the name of Yahweh, and make mention of the God of Israel, but not in truth, nor in righteousness
- Isaiah 54:14 בִּ/צְדָקָ֖ה prep + n c fs In righteousness shall you be established: you shall be far from oppression, for you shall not be afraid; and from terror, for it shall not come near you.
- Isaiah 56:1 צְדָקָ֑ה וְ/צִדְקָתִ֖/י n c fs conj + n c fs cs + sfx pers 1cs Thus says Yahweh, Keep you justice, and do righteousness; for my salvation is near to come, and my righteousness to be revealed.
- Isaiah 58:2 צְדָקָ֣ה n c fs Yet they seek me daily, and delight to know my ways: as a nation that did righteousness, and didn't forsake the ordinance of their God, they ask of me righteous judgments; they delight to draw near to God.
- Isaiah 59:9 צְדָקָ֑ה n c fs Therefore is justice far from us, neither does righteousness overtake us: we look for light, but, behold, darkness; for brightness, but we walk in obscurity.
- Isaiah 59:14 וּ/צְדָקָ֖ה conj + n c fs Justice is turned away backward, and righteousness stands afar off; for truth is fallen in the street, and uprightness can't enter.
- Isaiah 59:17 צְדָקָה֙ n c fs He put on righteousness as a breastplate, and a helmet of salvation on his head; and he put on garments of vengeance for clothing, and was clad with zeal as a mantle.
- Isaiah 60:17 צְדָקָֽה n c fs For brass I will bring gold, and for iron I will bring silver, and for wood brass, and for stones iron. I will also make your officers peace, and righteousness your ruler.
- Isaiah 61:10 צְדָקָ֖ה n c fs I will greatly rejoice in Yahweh, my soul shall be joyful in my God; for he has clothed me with the garments of salvation, he has covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decks himself with a garland, and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.
- Isaiah 61:11 צְדָקָה֙ n c fs For as the earth brings forth its bud, and as the garden causes the things that are sown in it to spring forth; so the Lord Yahweh will cause righteousness and praise to spring forth before all the nations.
- Isaiah 63:1 בִּ/צְדָקָ֖ה prep + n c fs Who is this who comes from Edom, with dyed garments from Bozrah? this who is glorious in his clothing, marching in the greatness of his strength? I who speak in righteousness, mighty to save.
Jeremiah 6 verses
- Jeremiah 4:2 וּ/בִ/צְדָקָ֑ה conj + prep + n c fs and you shall swear, As Yahweh lives, in truth, in justice, and in righteousness; and the nations shall bless themselves in him, and in him shall they glory.
- Jeremiah 9:24 וּ/צְדָקָ֖ה conj + n c fs but let him who glories glory in this, that he has understanding, and knows me, that I am Yahweh who exercises loving kindness, justice, and righteousness, in the earth: for in these things I delight, says Yahweh.
- Jeremiah 22:3 וּ/צְדָקָ֔ה conj + n c fs Thus says Yahweh: Execute you justice and righteousness, and deliver him who is robbed out of the hand of the oppressor: and do no wrong, do no violence, to the foreigner, the fatherless, nor the widow; neither shed innocent blood in this place.
- Jeremiah 22:15 וּ/צְדָקָ֔ה conj + n c fs Shall you reign, because you strive to excel in cedar? Didn't your father eat and drink, and do justice and righteousness? then it was well with him.
- Jeremiah 23:5 וּ/צְדָקָ֖ה conj + n c fs Behold, the days come, says Yahweh, that I will raise to David a righteous Branch, and he shall reign as king and deal wisely, and shall execute justice and righteousness in the land.
- Jeremiah 33:15 צְדָקָ֑ה וּ/צְדָקָ֖ה n c fs conj + n c fs In those days, and at that time, will I cause a Branch of righteousness to grow up to David; and he shall execute justice and righteousness in the land.
Ezekiel 8 verses
- Ezekiel 18:5 וּ/צְדָקָֽה conj + n c fs But if a man is just, and does that which is lawful and right,
- Ezekiel 18:19 וּ/צְדָקָ֣ה conj + n c fs Yet say you, Why does not the son bear the iniquity of the father? when the son has done that which is lawful and right, and has kept all my statutes, and has done them, he shall surely live.
- Ezekiel 18:21 וּ/צְדָקָ֑ה conj + n c fs But if the wicked turn from all his sins that he has committed, and keep all my statutes, and do that which is lawful and right, he shall surely live, he shall not die.
- Ezekiel 18:27 וּ/צְדָקָ֑ה conj + n c fs Again, when the wicked man turns away from his wickedness that he has committed, and does that which is lawful and right, he shall save his soul alive.
- Ezekiel 33:14 וּ/צְדָקָֽה conj + n c fs Again, when I say to the wicked, You shall surely die; if he turn from his sin, and do that which is lawful and right;
- Ezekiel 33:16 וּ/צְדָקָ֛ה conj + n c fs None of his sins that he has committed shall be remembered against him: he has done that which is lawful and right; he shall surely live.
- Ezekiel 33:19 וּ/צְדָקָ֑ה conj + n c fs When the wicked turns from his wickedness, and does that which is lawful and right, he shall live thereby.
- Ezekiel 45:9 וּ/צְדָקָ֖ה conj + n c fs Thus says the Lord Yahweh: Let it suffice you, princes of Israel: remove violence and spoil, and execute justice and righteousness; dispossessing my people, says the Lord Yahweh.
Daniel 1 verse
Hosea 1 verse
Joel 1 verse
Amos 3 verses
- Amos 5:7 וּ/צְדָקָ֖ה conj + n c fs You who turn justice to wormwood, And cast down righteousness to the earth:
- Amos 5:24 וּ/צְדָקָ֖ה conj + n c fs But let justice roll on like rivers, And righteousness like a mighty stream.
- Amos 6:12 צְדָקָ֖ה n c fs Do horses run on the rocky crags? Does one plow there with oxen? But you have turned justice into poison, And the fruit of righteousness into bitterness;
Zechariah 1 verse
Malachi 2 verses
- Malachi 3:3 בִּ/צְדָקָֽה prep + n c fs and he will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver, and he will purify the sons of Levi, and refine them as gold and silver; and they shall offer to Yahweh offerings in righteousness.
- Malachi 4:2 צְדָקָ֔ה n c fs But to you who fear my name shall the sun of righteousness arise with healing in its wings. You will go out, and leap like calves of the stall.
About this entry
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“righteousness” is the headline sense of the Hebrew noun צדקה (tsᵉdâqâh). Carrying more than one sense, it rewards its full sense range. It appears 150 verses across 22 books of the Hebrew Bible, among its common vocabulary. Scripture first uses it in Genesis 15:6. It shares a root with צדק, צדיק and צדק. See the sense tree, 150-verse concordance, and the renderings breakdown below.
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About this word
Strong's H6666 catalogs a Hebrew word from the Hebrew Old Testament.
These counts are not copied from any lexicon or concordance. They are computed here, from the morphology-tagged Hebrew Old Testament. What Lemma adds →
- 150
- distinct verses
- The word appears in 150 distinct verses.
- 22 / 39
- OT books
- The word appears in 22 of 39 Old Testament books.
- #288
- by frequency
- Top 500 most frequent Hebrew words (rank 288 of 8,640 Hebrew words by occurrence).
View all 150 occurrences in the concordance →
By section of the Old Testament
By traditional corpus
Conventional, traditional groupings — biblical authorship is debated, so this is a traditional corpus grouping, not an authorship claim. Each share is this word’s portion of its verses in that division of the Hebrew canon. Each figure is a share of the word’s 150 distinct verses.
- Prophets (Nevi'im) 79 verses · 53%
- Writings (Ketuvim) 62 verses · 41%
- Torah (Pentateuch) 9 verses · 6%
How translations render this word
Counts come from each version’s own published word-to-Strong’s tagging or interlinear alignment — an approximate guide to how each version renders this word, not a word-level alignment the data otherwise carries. Because each total is that version’s own tagged count, the per-version totals vary from one another and need not match the appearance or distinct-verse counts above. These counts may also differ from a printed concordance because Lemma counts each distinctly tagged rendering and does not collapse phrase taggings into a single head-word total. This is a fixed set of word-tagged versions (KJV, ASV, BSB, ULT) and does not change with the reading translation you choose elsewhere. Each version’s license is shown beside its name below (and on Sources).
- King James Version: Righteousness 105×, Justice 14×, Right 9×
- American Standard Version: Righteousness 109×, Right 9×, Justice 3×
- Berean Standard Bible: Righteousness 111×, Right 9×, Righteous acts 7×
- unfoldingWord Literal Text: Righteousness 128×, And 5×, Right 3×
King James Version Public Domain
Renders H6666 across 157 tagged occurrences — most commonly:
Plus 21 renderings that appear only once — usually multi-word phrases or single function words the recovered tagging swept in, not distinct renderings.
American Standard Version Public Domain
Renders H6666 across 159 tagged occurrences — most commonly:
Plus 19 renderings that appear only once — usually multi-word phrases or single function words the recovered tagging swept in, not distinct renderings.
Berean Standard Bible Public Domain
Renders H6666 across 157 tagged occurrences — most commonly:
Plus 12 renderings that appear only once — usually multi-word phrases or single function words the recovered tagging swept in, not distinct renderings.
unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Renders H6666 across 161 tagged occurrences — most commonly:
Plus 11 renderings that appear only once — usually multi-word phrases or single function words the recovered tagging swept in, not distinct renderings.
14 senses and sub-senses in the full BDB
What do BDB’s symbols mean?
BDB uses these scholarly abbreviations:
| Symbol | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 𝔊 | the Septuagint (the ancient Greek translation, LXX) |
| 𝔙 | the Vulgate (the Latin translation) |
| 𝔖 | the Syriac version (the Peshitta) |
| 𝔗 | the Targum (the Aramaic translation) |
| ψ | the Psalms |
| √ | root (the underlying root or stem) |
| ‖ | parallel passage (a synonymous or contrasted parallel) |
| † | the dagger: every passage where the word occurs is cited |
The 14 senses and sub-senses the full Brown-Driver-Briggs lexicon distinguishes for this word, in lexicon order (not ranked by frequency), with BDB’s own verbatim wording and sub-sense lettering. Shown in Hebrew script with BDB’s own scholarly abbreviations. The condensed entry is in the Lexicon Entry tab. See also the Forms in the corpus table below.
- 1. righteousness, in government:
- a. of judge, ruler, king: ‖ משׁפט Is 5:7; 9:6; Am 5:7; 6:12; משׁפט וצ׳ 2 S 8:15, עשׂה D. executed justice and righteousness = 1 Ch 18:14, cf. 1 K 10:9 = 2 Ch 9:8, Je 22:3, 15; 33:15 Ez 45:9; בּצ׳ יִכּוֹן כִּסֵּא Pr 16:12, cf. Is 54:14; עֲבֹדַת הצ׳, מַעֲשֵׂה הצ׳ Is 32:17, cf. v 16; נֹגְשַׂיִךְ צ׳ Is 60:17. e.g. Isaiah 5:7
- b. of law, ‖ משׁפטים, צִדְקַת י׳ Dt 33:21. e.g. Deuteronomy 33:21
- c. of Davidic king, Messiah, ‖ משׁפט, ψ 72:1, 3; Is 9:6; Je 23:5; 33:15. e.g. Psalms 72:1
- 2. God’s attribute as sovereign ψ 36:7; 71:19; in government, עשׂה משׁפט וצ׳ 99:4; Je 9:23; administering justice Jb 37:23; punishment Is 1:27; 5:16; 10:22; 28:17; Dn 9:7; vindication of his people Mi 7:9. e.g. Psalms 36:7
- 3. righteousness, in a case or cause, בצדקתי החזקתי Jb 27:6 on my righteousness I hold fast; מה ישׁ לי עוד צ׳ 2 S 19:29 what right have I yet? (cf. Ne 2:20); of God, הגיד צ׳ Is 57:12 (iron.); השׁיב צ׳ 1 S 26:23; Jb 33:26; כּצ׳, השׁיב 2 S 22:25, גמל v 21, נתן 1 K 8:32 = 2 Ch 6:23. e.g. Job 27:6
- 4. righteousness = truthfulness, באמת ובצ׳ Is 48:1; Zc 8:8; in word Is 45:23; 63:1, oath Je 4:2. e.g. Isaiah 48:1
- 5. righteousness, as ethically right: Gn 30:33 (J) Dt 6:25; Is 33:5; 48:18; Ez 14:14, 20; Pr 10:2; 11:4, 5, 18, 19 + 17 times, + צִדְקַת (ה)צַדִּיק(ים) Is 5:23; Ez 18:20; 33:12; צ׳ ישׁרים Pr 11:6; אֹרַח צ׳ 8:20; 12:28; דֶּרֶךְ צ׳ 16:31; עשׂה צ׳ do righteousness ψ 106:3; Is 56:1; 58:2; Ez 18:22; עשׂה משׁפט וצ׳ Ez 18:5 + 6 times Ez; עשׂה צ׳ ומשׁפט Gn 18:19 (J) Pr 21:3; רדף צ׳ Pr 15:9; 21:21; הלך באמת ובצ׳ 1 K 3:6; חשׁב לוֹ (ל)צ׳ Gn 15:6 (JE) imputed to him (for) righteousness, ψ 106:31; צ׳ וָחֶסֶד Pr 21:21(×2) (del. 𝔊 AB Toy). e.g. Genesis 30:33
- 6. righteousness as vindicated, justification, salvation, etc. (cf. צֶדֶק 6):
- a. of God, ‖ יֶשַׁע, תְּשׁוּעָה, יְשׁוּעָה Is 45:8; 46:13; 51:6 + 7 times Is 2; ‖ בְּרָכָה ψ 24:6; ‖ נַחֲלָה Is 54:17; ‖ חֶסֶד ψ 36:11; 103:17; שֶׁמֶשׁ צ׳ Mal 3:20 sun of righteousness (with healing); בִּצ׳, י׳ delivers, guides, exalts his people ψ 5:9; 31:2; 71:2; 89:17; 119:40; 143:1, 11; אַל־יָבֹאוּ בְּצִדְקָתֶ֑ךָ 69:28 (of wicked); as acc. after verbs of declaring, etc., his saving (delivering) righteousness 22:32; 40:11; 51:16; 71:15, 16, 24; 98:2; 145:7; also יִוָּדַע צ׳ 88:13; צ׳ עֹמֶדֶת לָעַד his righteousness endureth for ever 111:3 cf. 119:142. e.g. Isaiah 45:8
- b. of people, = prosperity, ‖ הון, עשׁר Pr 8:18; מוֹרֶה לצ׳ early rain for prosperity Jo 2:23. e.g. Proverbs 8:18
- 7. pl. righteous acts:
- a. of God Ju 5:11(×2); 1 S 12:7; Mi 6:5; vindication of right ψ 103:6; redemptive Is 45:24; Dn 9:16. e.g. Judges 5:11
- b. of man’s moral conduct Is 64:5; Je 51:10, also prob. Ez 3:20; 18:24; 33:13 (Kt sg.) ψ 11:7 (? gloss), Dn 9:18; as adv. acc., הֹלֵךְ צְדָקוֹת Is 33:15. e.g. Isaiah 64:5
Senses from the full Brown-Driver-Briggs lexicon (Brown, Driver, Briggs; Oxford 1906 — public domain), digitized via Sefaria, supplemented by the OpenScriptures HebrewLexicon (CC BY 4.0). Full attribution on Sources.
Word origin
n.f. righteousness;—abs. צ׳ Gn 15:6 + 81 times; cstr. צִדְקַת Dt 33:21 + 5 times; sf. צִדְקָתִי Gn 30:33 +, etc.; pl. צְדָקוֹת Is 33:15 + 3 times; cstr. צִדְקוֹת Ju 5:11 +; sf. צִדְקֹתֶיךָ Dn 9:16, etc.;—
— Brown-Driver-Briggs (Oxford 1906, public domain), digitized via Sefaria, supplemented by the OpenScriptures HebrewLexicon (CC BY 4.0). See Sources.
Derived from צדק (tsâdaq) (H6663) — to be righteous.
Jastrow Dictionary
A second Hebrew/Aramaic lexicon for comparison, covering Aramaic and post-biblical (Talmudic, Targumic, Midrashic) usage that the biblical-Hebrew BDB does not. Matched by lemma rather than by Strong’s number, so a lemma may carry more than one Jastrow headword (shown separately below), and the entries cover usage well beyond the Bible.
צְדָקָה
- preced. wds.) purity, righteousness, equity, liberality, esp. almsgiving. Deut. R. s. 5 (ref. to Prov. XXI, 3) הקרבנות … והצ׳ והדין מכפרין וכ׳ sacrifices effect atonement only for the involuntary sinner, but righteousness (or charity) and justice atone for &c. Pes. 87ᵇ, v. פָּזַר. Tosef. Dem. III, 17, v. גַּבָּיי. Sabb. 118ᵇ גבאי צ׳ collectors of public charity; מחלקי צ׳ distributors of charity, v. חֵלֶק. Succ. 49ᵇ גדולה ג"ח יותר מן הצ׳ deeds of love are worth more than almsgiving; ib. צ׳ בממונו ג"ח וכ׳ charity is done at the mere sacrifice of money, deeds of love are performed with one’s money and with one’s person; צ׳ לעניים ג"ח וכ׳ almsgiving is only for the poor, deeds of love for the poor and the rich. B. Bath. 10ᵇ (ref. to Prov. XIV, 34) כשם … צ׳ מכפרת וכ׳ as the sin-offering brings atonement for Israel, so charity is a means of atonement for the nations. Gen. R. s. 49 (ref. to Gen. XVIII, 19) מתחלה צ׳ ולבסוף משפט (not צדק) first charity (undiscriminating hospitality), and then justice; a. fr.—Pl. צְרָקוֹת. B. Bath. 10ᵃ (ref. to Prov. XI, 4, a. X, 2) שתי צ׳ הללו למה why two verses saying the same thing about charity? Treat. Der. Er. ch. II מחלקי צ׳, v. supra. Ruth R. to III, 3 וסכת זו מצוות וצ׳ ‘anoint thyself’ (ib.), that means with good deeds and charitable acts; a. e. e.g. Proverbs 21:3
צְדָקָה ²
- ch., v. צִדְקְתָא
A Dictionary of the Targumim, the Talmud Babli and Yerushalmi, and the Midrashic Literature (Marcus Jastrow; London, Luzac, 1903) — Public Domain. Digitized via Sefaria. Digitized via Sefaria. Full attribution on Sources.
Forms in the corpus
The 87 distinct written forms H6666 takes in the Hebrew Bible, most frequent first — each parse links to that state’s occurrences in the concordance. Hebrew forms include their vowel points and cantillation, so a single lemma takes many written forms.
The 60 most common forms are shown; 27 rarer forms follow in the full concordance.
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Septuagint verse parallels
This word appears in 140 verses that also exist in the Greek Old Testament (Septuagint), out of the 150 Hebrew verses it occurs in. You can read those verses in Greek by switching the Old Testament edition to the Septuagint.
Read these verses in the Septuagint
- Genesis 15:6
- Deuteronomy 6:25
- Judges 5:11
- 1 Samuel 12:7
- 2 Samuel 8:15
- 1 Kings 3:6
- 1 Chronicles 18:14
- 2 Chronicles 6:23
- Job 27:6
- Psalms 5:8
- Proverbs 8:18
- Isaiah 1:27
This is a verse-level parallel only — the same verses exist in both the Hebrew and Greek Old Testaments. No word-level Hebrew↔Greek correspondence is claimed: the data carries no such alignment, so no Greek word is shown as this Hebrew word’s translation. Coverage is not total — the Septuagint omits the deuterocanon and renumbers the Psalms, so some Hebrew verses have no direct Greek parallel.
