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Lexicon :: Strong's H6664 - ṣeḏeq

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צֶדֶק
Transliteration
ṣeḏeq
Pronunciation
tseh'-dek
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 1879a

Strong’s Definitions

צֶדֶק tsedeq, tseh'-dek; from H6663; the right (natural, moral or legal); also (abstractly) equity or (figuratively) prosperity:—× even, (× that which is altogether) just(-ice), (un-)right(-eous) (cause, -ly, -ness).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 116x

The KJV translates Strong's H6664 in the following manner: righteousness (77x), just (11x), justice (10x), righteous (8x), righteously (3x), right (3x), righteous cause (1x), unrighteousness (1x), miscellaneous (2x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 116x
The KJV translates Strong's H6664 in the following manner: righteousness (77x), just (11x), justice (10x), righteous (8x), righteously (3x), right (3x), righteous cause (1x), unrighteousness (1x), miscellaneous (2x).

  1. justice, rightness, righteousness

    1. what is right or just or normal, rightness, justness (of weights and measures)

    2. righteousness (in government)

      1. of judges, rulers, kings

      2. of law

      3. of Davidic king, Messiah

      4. of Jerusalem as seat of just government

      5. of God's attribute

    3. righteousness, justice (in case or cause)

    4. rightness (in speech)

    5. righteousness (as ethically right)

    6. righteousness (as vindicated), justification (in controversy), deliverance, victory, prosperity

      1. of God as covenant-keeping in redemption

      2. in name of Messianic king

      3. of people enjoying salvation

      4. of Cyrus

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
צֶדֶק tsedeq, tseh'-dek; from H6663; the right (natural, moral or legal); also (abstractly) equity or (figuratively) prosperity:—× even, (× that which is altogether) just(-ice), (un-)right(-eous) (cause, -ly, -ness).
STRONGS H6664: Abbreviations
† צֶ֫דֶק noun masculineIsaiah 1:21 rightness, righteousness; — צ׳ Leviticus 19:36 + 87 times; צִדְקִי Isaiah 41:10 + 8 times, 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 4:3]; Psalm 51:21 [Psalm 51:19].
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 [Psalm 58:1]; also Proverbs 25:5; Psalm 94:15; Ecclesiastes 5:7 [Ecclesiastes 5:8].
b. of law, as מִשְׁמָּטִים Isaiah 58:2; Psalm 119:7; Psalm 119:62; Psalm 119:75; Psalm 119:106; Psalm 119:160 (Greek Version of the LXX, but MT מִשְׁפַּט), Psalm 119:164; as עֵדוֺת Psalm 119:138; Psalm 119:144; as מִצְוֺר Psalm 119:172.
c. of Davidic king, Messiah Isaiah 11:4, Isaiah 11:5; Isaiah 16:5; Psalm 45:5 [Psalm 45:4], 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 85:10]; Psalm 85:12 [Psalm 85:11]; Psalm 85:14 [Psalm 85:13], foundation of his throne Psalm 89:15 [Psalm 89:14] = Psalm 97:2; in his government Psalm 9:9 [Psalm 9:8]; Psalm 65:6 [Psalm 65:5]; Psalm 96:13 = Psalm 98:9, promise Isaiah 45:19, administration of justice Job 8:3; Jeremiah 11:20; Psalm 7:18 [Psalm 7:17]; Psalm 48:11 [Psalm 48:10]; Psalm 50:6 = Psalm 97:6, vindication of his people Psalm 9:5 [Psalm 9:4]; Psalm 35:24; Psalm 35:28; raising up Cyrus Isaiah 45:13, calling his servant Isaiah 42:6; אֱלֹהֵי צִדְקִי Psalm 4:2 [Psalm 4:1] 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 [Psalm 7:8] judges according to righteousness; גמל כצ׳ Psalm 18:21 [Psalm 18:20]; השׁיב כצ׳ Psalm 18:25 [Psalm 18:24]; שׁמע צ׳ Psalm 17:1 הוציא צ׳ Psalm 37:6.
4. rightness, in speech, דבּר צ׳ Psalm 52:5 [Psalm 52:3] (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 [Psalm 45:7]; Proverbs 1:3; Proverbs 2:9; Ecclesiastes 7:15; Jeremiah 22:13; Ezekiel 3:20; Hosea 10:12 (read צ׳פְּרִי, so Greek Version of the LXX We Now); עלמים צ׳ Daniel 9:24; עשׂה צ׳ Isaiah 64:4 [Isaiah 64:5]; Psalm 119:121; פעל צ׳ Psalm 15:2; למד צ׳ Isaiah 26:6 [Isaiah 26:9] , Isaiah 26:10; 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 [Psalm 40:9]; אִמְרַת צ׳ Psalm 119:123.
b. in name יהוה צִדְקֵנוּ, of Messianic king (vindicating people's cause and giving victory) [H3072 Jeremiah 23:6]; of city [H3072 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).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Leviticus

19:15; 19:36; 19:36

Deuteronomy

1:16; 16:18; 16:20; 25:15; 33:19

Job

6:29; 8:3; 8:6; 29:14; 31:6; 35:2; 36:3

Psalms

4:1; 4:3; 7:8; 7:17; 9:4; 9:8; 15:2; 17:1; 17:15; 18:20; 18:24; 23:3; 35:24; 35:27; 35:28; 37:6; 40:9; 45:4; 45:7; 48:10; 50:6; 51:19; 52:3; 58:1; 65:5; 72:2; 85:10; 85:11; 85:13; 89:14; 94:15; 96:13; 97:2; 97:6; 98:9; 118:19; 119:7; 119:62; 119:75; 119:106; 119:121; 119:123; 119:138; 119:142; 119:144; 119:160; 119:164; 119:172; 132:9

Proverbs

1:3; 2:9; 8:8; 8:15; 12:17; 16:13; 25:5; 31:9

Ecclesiastes

3:16; 5:8; 7:15

Isaiah

1:21; 1:21; 1:26; 11:4; 11:5; 16:5; 26:9; 26:10; 32:1; 41:2; 41:10; 41:10; 42:6; 42:21; 45:8; 45:13; 45:19; 51:1; 51:5; 51:7; 58:2; 58:8; 59:4; 61:3; 62:1; 62:2; 64:5

Jeremiah

11:20; 22:13; 31:23; 50:7

Ezekiel

3:20; 45:10

Daniel

9:24

Hosea

2:21; 10:12

Zephaniah

2:3

H6664

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Strong's Number H6664 matches the Hebrew צֶדֶק (ṣeḏeq),
which occurs 119 times in 112 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 1 / 3 (Lev 19:15–Psa 118:19)

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 19:15 - “ ‘Do not pervert justice; do not show partiality to the poor or favoritism to the great, but judge your neighbor fairly.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 19:36

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 19:36 - Use honest scales and honest weights, an honest ephah[fn] and an honest hin.[fn] I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of Egypt.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 1:16 - And I charged your judges at that time, “Hear the disputes between your people and judge fairly, whether the case is between two Israelites or between an Israelite and a foreigner residing among you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 16:18

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 16:18 - Appoint judges and officials for each of your tribes in every town the LORD your God is giving you, and they shall judge the people fairly.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 16:20

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 16:20 - Follow justice and justice alone, so that you may live and possess the land the LORD your God is giving you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 25:15

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 25:15 - You must have accurate and honest weights and measures, so that you may live long in the land the LORD your God is giving you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 33:19

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 33:19 - They will summon peoples to the mountain and there offer the sacrifices of the righteous; they will feast on the abundance of the seas, on the treasures hidden in the sand.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 6:29 - Relent, do not be unjust; reconsider, for my integrity is at stake.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 8:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 8:3 - Does God pervert justice? Does the Almighty pervert what is right?

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 8:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 8:6 - if you are pure and upright, even now he will rouse himself on your behalf and restore you to your prosperous state.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 29:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 29:14 - I put on righteousness as my clothing; justice was my robe and my turban.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 31:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 31:6 - let God weigh me in honest scales and he will know that I am blameless—

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 35:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 35:2 - “Do you think this is just? You say, ‘I am in the right, not God.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 36:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 36:3 - I get my knowledge from afar; I will ascribe justice to my Maker.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 4:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 4:1 - [fn]For the director of music. With stringed instruments. A psalm of David. Answer me when I call to you, my righteous God. Give me relief from my distress; have mercy on me and hear my prayer.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 4:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 4:5 - Offer the sacrifices of the righteous and trust in the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 7:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 7:8 - Let the LORD judge the peoples. Vindicate me, LORD, according to my righteousness, according to my integrity, O Most High.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 7:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 7:17 - I will give thanks to the LORD because of his righteousness; I will sing the praises of the name of the LORD Most High.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 9:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 9:4 - For you have upheld my right and my cause, sitting enthroned as the righteous judge.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 9:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 9:8 - He rules the world in righteousness and judges the peoples with equity.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 15:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 15:2 - The one whose walk is blameless, who does what is righteous, who speaks the truth from their heart;

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 17:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 17:1 - A prayer of David. Hear me, LORD, my plea is just; listen to my cry. Hear my prayer— it does not rise from deceitful lips.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 17:15

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 17:15 - As for me, I will be vindicated and will see your face; when I awake, I will be satisfied with seeing your likeness.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 18:20

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 18:20 - The LORD has dealt with me according to my righteousness; according to the cleanness of my hands he has rewarded me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 18:24

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 18:24 - The LORD has rewarded me according to my righteousness, according to the cleanness of my hands in his sight.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 23:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 23:3 - he refreshes my soul. He guides me along the right paths for his name’s sake.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 35:24

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 35:24 - Vindicate me in your righteousness, LORD my God; do not let them gloat over me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 35:27

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 35:27 - May those who delight in my vindication shout for joy and gladness; may they always say, “The LORD be exalted, who delights in the well-being of his servant.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 35:28

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 35:28 - My tongue will proclaim your righteousness, your praises all day long.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 37:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:6 - He will make your righteous reward shine like the dawn, your vindication like the noonday sun.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 40:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 40:9 - I proclaim your saving acts in the great assembly; I do not seal my lips, LORD, as you know.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 45:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 45:4 - In your majesty ride forth victoriously in the cause of truth, humility and justice; let your right hand achieve awesome deeds.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 45:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 45:7 - You love righteousness and hate wickedness; therefore God, your God, has set you above your companions by anointing you with the oil of joy.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 48:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 48:10 - Like your name, O God, your praise reaches to the ends of the earth; your right hand is filled with righteousness.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 50:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 50:6 - And the heavens proclaim his righteousness, for he is a God of justice.[fn][fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 51:19

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 51:19 - Then you will delight in the sacrifices of the righteous, in burnt offerings offered whole; then bulls will be offered on your altar.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 52:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 52:3 - You love evil rather than good, falsehood rather than speaking the truth.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 58:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 58:1 - [fn]For the director of music. To the tune of “Do Not Destroy.” Of David. A miktam.[fn] Do you rulers indeed speak justly? Do you judge people with equity?

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 65:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 65:5 - You answer us with awesome and righteous deeds, God our Savior, the hope of all the ends of the earth and of the farthest seas,

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 72:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 72:2 - May he judge your people in righteousness, your afflicted ones with justice.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 85:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 85:10 - Love and faithfulness meet together; righteousness and peace kiss each other.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 85:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 85:11 - Faithfulness springs forth from the earth, and righteousness looks down from heaven.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 85:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 85:13 - Righteousness goes before him and prepares the way for his steps.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 89:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:14 - Righteousness and justice are the foundation of your throne; love and faithfulness go before you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 94:15

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 94:15 - Judgment will again be founded on righteousness, and all the upright in heart will follow it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 96:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 96:13 - Let all creation rejoice before the LORD, for he comes, he comes to judge the earth. He will judge the world in righteousness and the peoples in his faithfulness.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 97:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 97:2 - Clouds and thick darkness surround him; righteousness and justice are the foundation of his throne.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 97:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 97:6 - The heavens proclaim his righteousness, and all peoples see his glory.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 98:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 98:9 - let them sing before the LORD, for he comes to judge the earth. He will judge the world in righteousness and the peoples with equity.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 118:19

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 118:19 - Open for me the gates of the righteous; I will enter and give thanks to the LORD.

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