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Lexicon :: Strong's H6662 - ṣadîq

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צַדִּיק
Transliteration
ṣadîq
Pronunciation
tsad-deek'
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Part of Speech
adjective
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 1879c

Strong’s Definitions

צַדִּיק tsaddîyq, tsad-deek'; from H6663; just:—just, lawful, righteous (man).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 206x

The KJV translates Strong's H6662 in the following manner: righteous (162x), just (42x), righteous man (1x), lawful (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 206x
The KJV translates Strong's H6662 in the following manner: righteous (162x), just (42x), righteous man (1x), lawful (1x).

  1. just, lawful, righteous

    1. just, righteous (in government)

    2. just, right (in one's cause)

    3. just, righteous (in conduct and character)

    4. righteous (as justified and vindicated by God)

    5. right, correct, lawful

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
צַדִּיק tsaddîyq, tsad-deek'; from H6663; just:—just, lawful, righteous (man).
STRONGS H6662: Abbreviations
צַדִּיק 206 adjective just, righteous; — absolute צ׳ Genesis 6:9+; plural צַדִּיקִים Exodus 23:8+, etc.; —
1. just, righteous, in government:
a. of Davidic king 2 Samuel 23:3; צֶמַהּ Jeremiah 23:5; Zechariah 9:9 (|| victorious).
b. of judges, Ezekiel 23:45; Proverbs 29:2 (see Toy; Kau questions this meaning in all these).
c. of law, צ׳מִשְׁפָּטִים Deuteronomy 4:8.
d. of God Deuteronomy 32:4; Psalm 119:137; Psalm 129:4; Job 34:17, opposed to Pharaoh Exodus 9:27 (J); in discrimination Jeremiah 12:1; Zephaniah 3:5; Psalm 7:10; Psalm 7:12; Psalm 11:7; condemnation 2 Chronicles 12:6; Daniel 9:14; Lamentations 1:18; Ezra 9:15; Nehemiah 9:33; redemption Isaiah 45:21; Psalm 116:5; keeping promises Nehemiah 9:8; in all his ways Psalm 145:17.
2. just in one's cause, right: Exodus 23:7, 8 (E) Deuteronomy 16:19; Deuteronomy 25:1; 1 Kings 8:32 2 Chronicles 6:23; Isaiah 5:23; Isaiah 29:21; Job 32:1; Job 36:7; Proverbs 17:15, 26; Proverbs 18:5, 17; Proverbs 24:24; Amos 2:6; Amos 5:12; Habakkuk 1:4, 13; right in law, not under penalty 2 Samuel 4:11; 1 Kings 2:32; innocent of specific offence 2 Kings 10:9; with מְן compare 1 Samuel 24:18.
3. just, righteous, in conduct and character:
a. towards God Genesis 7:1; Genesis 18:23, 24 (twice in verse); Genesis 18:25 (twice in verse); Genesis 18:26, 28 (J) Genesis 20:4 (E), Habakkuk 2:4; Malachi 3:18.
b. in general, ethically: Psalm 5:13; Psalm 7:10; Psalm 11:3; Psalm 11:5 + 21 times Psalms (+below), Proverbs 2:20; Proverbs 3:33; Proverbs 4:18; Proverbs 9:9 + 56 times Proverbs; Ecclesiastes 3:17 + 7 times Ecclesiastes; Isaiah 3:10; Isaiah 57:1 (twice in verse); Jeremiah 20:12; Lamentations 4:13; Ezekiel 3:20, 21 (twice in verse) + 12 times Ezekiel; Hosea 14:10; || תמים Genesis 6:9 (P) Job 12:4; || נָקִי Job 17:9; Job 22:19; Job 27:17; Psalm 94:21; || יִשְׁרֵי לֵב Psalm 32:11; Psalm 64:11; Psalm 97:11.
4. righteous, as justified and vindicated by י׳, especially servant of י׳ Isaiah 53:11, so his people, usually plural Isaiah 60:21; Psalm 33:1 + 8 times Psalms (see also above); אָהֳלֵי צ׳ Psalm 118:15 tents of the righteous; גּוֺרַל צ׳ Psalm 125:3; עֲדִת צ׳ Psalm 1:5; דֶּרֶךְ צ׳ Psalm 1:6; singular collective Psalm 34:20, 22; Psalm 75:11; Isaiah 24:16; Isaiah 26:7 (twice in verse); גּוֺי צַדִּיק Isaiah 26:2 (|| שֹׁמֵר אֱמֻנִים).
5. right, correct, Isaiah 41:26 (compare אֱמֶת Isaiah 43:9); lawful שְׁבִי צ׳ Isaiah 49:24 EV; but read H6184 עָרִיץ.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

6:9; 6:9; 7:1; 18:23; 18:24; 18:25; 18:26; 18:28; 20:4

Exodus

9:27; 23:7; 23:8; 23:8

Deuteronomy

4:8; 16:19; 25:1; 32:4

1 Samuel

24:18

2 Samuel

4:11; 23:3

1 Kings

2:32; 8:32

2 Kings

10:9

2 Chronicles

6:23; 12:6

Ezra

9:15

Nehemiah

9:8; 9:33

Job

12:4; 17:9; 22:19; 27:17; 32:1; 34:17; 36:7

Psalms

1:5; 1:6; 7:10; 7:10; 7:12; 11:3; 11:5; 11:7; 32:11; 33:1; 34:20; 34:22; 94:21; 97:11; 116:5; 118:15; 119:137; 125:3; 129:4; 145:17

Proverbs

2:20; 3:33; 4:18; 9:9; 17:15; 17:26; 18:5; 18:17; 24:24; 29:2

Ecclesiastes

3:17

Isaiah

3:10; 5:23; 24:16; 26:2; 26:7; 29:21; 41:26; 43:9; 45:21; 49:24; 53:11; 57:1; 60:21

Jeremiah

12:1; 20:12; 23:5

Lamentations

1:18; 4:13

Ezekiel

3:20; 3:21; 23:45

Daniel

9:14

Amos

2:6; 5:12

Habakkuk

1:4; 1:13; 2:4

Zephaniah

3:5

Zechariah

9:9

Malachi

3:18

H6662

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Strong's Number H6662 matches the Hebrew צַדִּיק (ṣadîq),
which occurs 206 times in 197 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 2 / 4 (Psa 37:17–Pro 10:32)

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 37:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:17 - For the arms of the wicked shall be broken,
but the LORD upholds the righteous.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 37:21

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:21 - The wicked borrows but does not pay back,
but the righteous is generous and gives;

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 37:25

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:25 - I have been young, and now am old,
yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken
or his children begging for bread.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 37:29

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:29 - The righteous shall inherit the land
and dwell upon it forever.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 37:30

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:30 - The mouth of the righteous utters wisdom,
and his tongue speaks justice.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 37:32

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:32 - The wicked watches for the righteous
and seeks to put him to death.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 37:39

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:39 - The salvation of the righteous is from the LORD;
he is their stronghold in the time of trouble.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 52:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 52:6 - The righteous shall see and fear,
and shall laugh at him, saying,

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 55:22

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 55:22 - Cast your burden on the LORD,
and he will sustain you;
he will never permit
the righteous to be moved.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 58:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 58:10 - The righteous will rejoice when he sees the vengeance;
he will bathe his feet in the blood of the wicked.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 58:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 58:11 - Mankind will say, “Surely there is a reward for the righteous;
surely there is a God who judges on earth.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 64:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 64:10 - Let the righteous one rejoice in the LORD
and take refuge in him!
Let all the upright in heart exult!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 68:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 68:3 - But the righteous shall be glad;
they shall exult before God;
they shall be jubilant with joy!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 69:28

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:28 - Let them be blotted out of the book of the living;
let them not be enrolled among the righteous.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 72:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 72:7 - In his days may the righteous flourish,
and peace abound, till the moon be no more!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 75:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 75:10 - All the horns of the wicked I will cut off,
but the horns of the righteous shall be lifted up.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 92:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 92:12 - The righteous flourish like the palm tree
and grow like a cedar in Lebanon.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 94:21

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 94:21 - They band together against the life of the righteous
and condemn the innocent to death.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 97:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 97:11 - Light is sown[fn] for the righteous,
and joy for the upright in heart.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 97:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 97:12 - Rejoice in the LORD, O you righteous,
and give thanks to his holy name!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 112:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 112:4 - Light dawns in the darkness for the upright;
he is gracious, merciful, and righteous.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 112:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 112:6 - For the righteous will never be moved;
he will be remembered forever.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 116:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 116:5 - Gracious is the LORD, and righteous;
our God is merciful.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 118:15

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 118:15 - Glad songs of salvation
are in the tents of the righteous:
“The right hand of the LORD does valiantly,

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 118:20

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 118:20 - This is the gate of the LORD;
the righteous shall enter through it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 119:137

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:137 - Tsadhe
Righteous are you, O LORD,
and right are your rules.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 125:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 125:3 - For the scepter of wickedness shall not rest
on the land allotted to the righteous,
lest the righteous stretch out
their hands to do wrong.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 129:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 129:4 - The LORD is righteous;
he has cut the cords of the wicked.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 140:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 140:13 - Surely the righteous shall give thanks to your name;
the upright shall dwell in your presence.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 141:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 141:5 - Let a righteous man strike me—it is a kindness;
let him rebuke me—it is oil for my head;
let my head not refuse it.
Yet my prayer is continually against their evil deeds.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 142:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 142:7 - Bring me out of prison,
that I may give thanks to your name!
The righteous will surround me,
for you will deal bountifully with me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 145:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 145:17 - The LORD is righteous in all his ways
and kind in all his works.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 146:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 146:8 - the LORD opens the eyes of the blind.
The LORD lifts up those who are bowed down;
the LORD loves the righteous.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 2:20 - So you will walk in the way of the good
and keep to the paths of the righteous.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 3:33

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 3:33 - The LORD’s curse is on the house of the wicked,
but he blesses the dwelling of the righteous.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 4:18

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 4:18 - But the path of the righteous is like the light of dawn,
which shines brighter and brighter until full day.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 9:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 9:9 - Give instruction[fn] to a wise man, and he will be still wiser;
teach a righteous man, and he will increase in learning.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 10:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 10:3 - The LORD does not let the righteous go hungry,
but he thwarts the craving of the wicked.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 10:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 10:6 - Blessings are on the head of the righteous,
but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 10:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 10:7 - The memory of the righteous is a blessing,
but the name of the wicked will rot.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 10:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 10:11 - The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life,
but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 10:16

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 10:16 - The wage of the righteous leads to life,
the gain of the wicked to sin.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 10:20

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 10:20 - The tongue of the righteous is choice silver;
the heart of the wicked is of little worth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 10:21

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 10:21 - The lips of the righteous feed many,
but fools die for lack of sense.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 10:24

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 10:24 - What the wicked dreads will come upon him,
but the desire of the righteous will be granted.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 10:25

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 10:25 - When the tempest passes, the wicked is no more,
but the righteous is established forever.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 10:28

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 10:28 - The hope of the righteous brings joy,
but the expectation of the wicked will perish.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 10:30

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 10:30 - The righteous will never be removed,
but the wicked will not dwell in the land.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 10:31

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 10:31 - The mouth of the righteous brings forth wisdom,
but the perverse tongue will be cut off.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 10:32

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 10:32 - The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable,
but the mouth of the wicked, what is perverse.

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1. LOAD PAGE 1 Gen 6:9–Psa 37:16

2. Currently on page 2/4 (Psa 37:17–Pro 10:32) Psa 37:17–Pro 10:32

3. LOAD PAGE 3 Pro 11:8–Ecc 3:17

4. LOAD PAGE 4 Ecc 7:15–Mal 3:18

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