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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 - "'You must not deal unjustly in judgment: you must neither show partiality to the poor nor honor the rich. You must judge your fellow citizen fairly.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 19:36 - You must have honest balances, honest weights, an honest ephah, and an honest hin. I am the LORD your God who brought you out from the land of Egypt.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 1:16 - I furthermore admonished your judges at that time that they should pay attention to issues among your fellow citizens and judge fairly, whether between one citizen and another or a citizen and a resident foreigner.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 16:18

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 16:18 - You must appoint judges and civil servants for each tribe in all your villages that the LORD your God is giving you, and they must judge the people fairly.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 16:20

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 16:20 - You must pursue justice alone so that you may live and inherit 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 an accurate and correct stone weight and an accurate and correct measuring container, so that your life may be extended in the land the LORD your God is about to give you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 33:19

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 33:19 - They will summon peoples to the mountain, there they will sacrifice proper sacrifices; for they will enjoy the abundance of the seas, and the hidden treasures of the shores.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 6:29 - Relent, let there be no falsehood; reconsider, for my righteousness is intact!

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 8:3

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 8:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 8:6 - if you become pure and upright, even now he will rouse himself for you, and will restore your righteous abode.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 29:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 29:14 - I put on righteousness and it clothed me, my just dealing was like a robe and a turban;

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 31:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 31:6 - let him weigh me with honest scales; then God will discover my integrity.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 35:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 35:2 - "Do you think this to be just: when you say, 'My right before God.'

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 36:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 36:3 - With my knowledge I will speak comprehensively, and to my Creator I will ascribe righteousness.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 4:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 4:1 - When I call out, answer me, O God who vindicates me! Though I am hemmed in, you will lead me into a wide, open place. Have mercy on me and respond to my prayer!

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 4:5 - Offer the prescribed sacrifices and trust in the LORD!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 7:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 7:8 - The LORD judges the nations. Vindicate me, LORD, because I am innocent, because I am blameless, O Exalted One!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 7:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 7:17 - I will thank the LORD for his justice; I will sing praises to the sovereign LORD!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 9:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 9:4 - For you defended my just cause; from your throne you pronounced a just decision.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 9:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 9:8 - He judges the world fairly; he makes just legal decisions for the nations.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 15:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 15:2 - Whoever lives a blameless life, does what is right, and speaks honestly.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 17:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 17:1 - LORD, consider my just cause! Pay attention to my cry for help! Listen to the prayer I sincerely offer!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 17:15

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 17:15 - As for me, because I am innocent I will see your face; when I awake you will reveal yourself to me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 18:20

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 18:20 - The LORD repaid me for my godly deeds; he rewarded my blameless behavior.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 18:24

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 18:24 - The LORD rewarded me for my godly deeds; he took notice of my blameless behavior.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 23:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 23:3 - He restores my strength. He leads me down the right paths for the sake of his reputation.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 35:24 - Vindicate me by your justice, O 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 desire my vindication shout for joy and rejoice! May they continually say, "May the LORD be praised, for he wants his servant to be secure."

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 35:28

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 35:28 - Then I will tell others about your justice, and praise you all day long.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 37:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:6 - He will vindicate you in broad daylight, and publicly defend your just cause.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 40:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 40:9 - I have told the great assembly about your justice. Look! I spare no words! O LORD, you know this is true.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 45:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 45:4 - Appear in your majesty and be victorious! Ride forth for the sake of what is right, on behalf of justice! Then your right hand will accomplish mighty acts!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 45:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 45:7 - You love justice and hate evil. For this reason God, your God has anointed you with the oil of joy, elevating you above your companions.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 48:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 48:10 - The praise you receive as far away as the ends of the earth is worthy of your reputation, O God. You execute justice!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 50:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 50:6 - The heavens declare his fairness, for God is judge. (Selah)

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 51:19

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 51:19 - Then you will accept the proper sacrifices, burnt sacrifices and whole offerings; then bulls will be sacrificed on your altar.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 52:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 52:3 - You love evil more than good, lies more than speaking the truth. (Selah)

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 58:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 58:1 - Do you rulers really pronounce just decisions? Do you judge people fairly?

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 65:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 65:5 - You answer our prayers by performing awesome acts of deliverance, O God, our savior. All the ends of the earth trust in you, as well as those living across the wide seas.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 72:2 - Then he will judge your people fairly, and your oppressed ones equitably.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 85:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 85:10 - Loyal love and faithfulness meet; deliverance and peace greet each other with a kiss.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 85:11 - Faithfulness grows from the ground, and deliverance looks down from the sky.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 85:13 - Deliverance goes before him, and prepares a pathway for him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 89:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:14 - Equity and justice are the foundation of your throne. Loyal love and faithfulness characterize your rule.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 94:15

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 94:15 - For justice will prevail, and all the morally upright will be vindicated.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 96:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 96:13 - before the LORD, for he comes! For he comes to judge the earth! He judges the world fairly, and the nations in accordance with his justice.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 97:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 97:2 - Dark clouds surround him; equity and justice are the foundation of his throne.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 97:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 97:6 - The sky declares his justice, and all the nations see his splendor.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 98:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 98:9 - before the LORD! For he comes to judge the earth! He judges the world fairly, and the nations in a just manner.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 118:19

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 118:19 - Open for me the gates of the just king's temple! I will enter through them and give thanks to the LORD.

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