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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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Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H6662 matches the Hebrew צַדִּיק (ṣadîq),
which occurs 52 times in 50 verses in 'Psa' in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 1:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 1:5 - Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment,
Nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 1:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 1:6 - For the LORD knows the way of the righteous,
But the way of the ungodly shall perish.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 5:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 5:12 - For You, O LORD, will bless the righteous;
With favor You will surround him as with a shield.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 7:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 7:9 - Oh, let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end,
But establish the just;
For the righteous God tests the hearts and minds.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 7:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 7:11 - God is a just judge,
And God is angry with the wicked every day.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 11:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 11:3 - If the foundations are destroyed,
What can the righteous do?

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 11:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 11:5 - The LORD tests the righteous,
But the wicked and the one who loves violence His soul hates.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 11:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 11:7 - For the LORD is righteous,
He loves righteousness;
His countenance beholds the upright.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 14:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 14:5 - There they are in great fear,
For God is with the generation of the righteous.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 31:18

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 31:18 - Let the lying lips be put to silence,
Which speak insolent things proudly and contemptuously against the righteous.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 32:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 32:11 - Be glad in the LORD and rejoice, you righteous;
And shout for joy, all you upright in heart!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 33:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 33:1 - Rejoice in the LORD, O you righteous!
For praise from the upright is beautiful.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 34:15

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 34:15 - The eyes of the LORD are on the righteous,
And His ears are open to their cry.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 34:19

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 34:19 - Many are the afflictions of the righteous,
But the LORD delivers him out of them all.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 34:21

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 34:21 - Evil shall slay the wicked,
And those who hate the righteous shall be condemned.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 37:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:12 - The wicked plots against the just,
And gnashes at him with his teeth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 37:16

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:16 - A little that a righteous man has
Is better than the riches of many wicked.

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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 and does not repay,
But the righteous shows mercy 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,
Nor his descendants begging bread.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 37:29

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:29 - The righteous shall inherit the land,
And dwell in it forever.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 37:30

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 37:32

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:32 - The wicked watches the righteous,
And seeks to slay him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 37:39

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:39 - But the salvation of the righteous is from the LORD;
He is their strength in the time of trouble.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 52:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 52:6 - The righteous also 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 shall sustain you;
He shall never permit the righteous to be moved.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 58:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 58:10 - The righteous shall rejoice when he sees the vengeance;
He shall wash his feet in the blood of the wicked,

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 58:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 58:11 - So that men will say,
“Surely there is a reward for the righteous;
Surely He is God who judges in the earth.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 64:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 64:10 - The righteous shall be glad in the LORD, and trust in Him.
And all the upright in heart shall glory.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 68:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 68:3 - But let the righteous be glad;
Let them rejoice before God;
Yes, let them rejoice exceedingly.

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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,
And not be written with the righteous.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 72:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 72:7 - In His days the righteous shall flourish,
And abundance of peace,
Until the moon is 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 also cut off,
But the horns of the righteous shall be exalted.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 92:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 92:12 - The righteous shall flourish like a palm tree,
He shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 94:21

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 94:21 - They gather together against the life of the righteous,
And condemn innocent blood.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 97:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 97:11 - Light is sown for the righteous,
And gladness for the upright in heart.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 97:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 97:12 - Rejoice in the LORD, you righteous,
And give thanks at the remembrance of His holy name.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 112:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 112:4 - Unto the upright there arises light in the darkness;
He is gracious, and full of compassion, and righteous.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 112:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 112:6 - Surely he will never be shaken;
The righteous will be in everlasting remembrance.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 116:5

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 118:15

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 118:15 - The voice of rejoicing and salvation
Is 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,
Through which the righteous shall enter.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 119:137

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:137 - TSADDE
Righteous are You, O LORD,
And upright are Your judgments.

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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 reach out their hands to iniquity.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 129:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 129:4 - The LORD is righteous;
He has cut in pieces 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 the righteous strike me;
It shall be a kindness.
And let him rebuke me;
It shall be as excellent oil;
Let my head not refuse it.

For still my prayer is against the deeds of the wicked.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 142:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 142:7 - Bring my soul out of prison,
That I may praise Your name;
The righteous shall surround me,
For You shall 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,
Gracious 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 raises those who are bowed down;
The LORD loves the righteous.
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