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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 1 / 4 (Gen 6:9–Psa 37:16)

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 6:9 - This is the account of Noah and his family. Noah was a righteous man, the only blameless person living on earth at the time, and he walked in close fellowship with God.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 7:1 - When everything was ready, the LORD said to Noah, “Go into the boat with all your family, for among all the people of the earth, I can see that you alone are righteous.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 18:23 - Abraham approached him and said, “Will you sweep away both the righteous and the wicked?

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 18:24 - Suppose you find fifty righteous people living there in the city—will you still sweep it away and not spare it for their sakes?

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 18:25 - Surely you wouldn’t do such a thing, destroying the righteous along with the wicked. Why, you would be treating the righteous and the wicked exactly the same! Surely you wouldn’t do that! Should not the Judge of all the earth do what is right?”

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 18:26 - And the LORD replied, “If I find fifty righteous people in Sodom, I will spare the entire city for their sake.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 18:28 - Suppose there are only forty-five righteous people rather than fifty? Will you destroy the whole city for lack of five?”
And the LORD said, “I will not destroy it if I find forty-five righteous people there.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 20:4 - But Abimelech had not slept with her yet, so he said, “Lord, will you destroy an innocent nation?

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 9:27 - Then Pharaoh quickly summoned Moses and Aaron. “This time I have sinned,” he confessed. “The LORD is the righteous one, and my people and I are wrong.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 23:7 - “Be sure never to charge anyone falsely with evil. Never sentence an innocent or blameless person to death, for I never declare a guilty person to be innocent.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 23:8 - “Take no bribes, for a bribe makes you ignore something that you clearly see. A bribe makes even a righteous person twist the truth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 4:8

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 4:8 - And what great nation has decrees and regulations as righteous and fair as this body of instructions that I am giving you today?

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 16:19

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 16:19 - You must never twist justice or show partiality. Never accept a bribe, for bribes blind the eyes of the wise and corrupt the decisions of the godly.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 25:1

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 25:1 - “Suppose two people take a dispute to court, and the judges declare that one is right and the other is wrong.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 32:4

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 32:4 - He is the Rock; his deeds are perfect.
Everything he does is just and fair.
He is a faithful God who does no wrong;
how just and upright he is!

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 24:17

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 24:17 - And he said to David, “You are a better man than I am, for you have repaid me good for evil.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 4:11

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 4:11 - How much more should I reward evil men who have killed an innocent man in his own house and on his own bed? Shouldn’t I hold you responsible for his blood and rid the earth of you?”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 23:3

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 23:3 - The God of Israel spoke.
The Rock of Israel said to me:
‘The one who rules righteously,
who rules in the fear of God,

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 2:32 - The LORD will repay him[fn] for the murders of two men who were more righteous and better than he. For my father knew nothing about the deaths of Abner son of Ner, commander of the army of Israel, and of Amasa son of Jether, commander of the army of Judah.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 8:32

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 8:32 - then hear from heaven and judge between your servants—the accuser and the accused. Punish the guilty as they deserve. Acquit the innocent because of their innocence.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 10:9

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 10:9 - In the morning he went out and spoke to the crowd that had gathered around them. “You are not to blame,” he told them. “I am the one who conspired against my master and killed him. But who killed all these?

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 6:23

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 6:23 - then hear from heaven and judge between your servants—the accuser and the accused. Pay back the guilty as they deserve. Acquit the innocent because of their innocence.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 12:6

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 12:6 - Then the leaders of Israel and the king humbled themselves and said, “The LORD is right in doing this to us!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 9:15

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 9:15 - O LORD, God of Israel, you are just. We come before you in our guilt as nothing but an escaped remnant, though in such a condition none of us can stand in your presence.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 9:8

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 9:8 - When he had proved himself faithful, you made a covenant with him to give him and his descendants the land of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Jebusites, and Girgashites. And you have done what you promised, for you are always true to your word.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 9:33 - Every time you punished us you were being just. We have sinned greatly, and you gave us only what we deserved.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 12:4 - Yet my friends laugh at me,
for I call on God and expect an answer.
I am a just and blameless man,
yet they laugh at me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 17:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 17:9 - The righteous keep moving forward,
and those with clean hands become stronger and stronger.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 22:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 22:19 - “The righteous will be happy to see the wicked destroyed,
and the innocent will laugh in contempt.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 27:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 27:17 - But the righteous will wear that clothing,
and the innocent will divide that money.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 32:1

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 32:1 - Job’s three friends refused to reply further to him because he kept insisting on his innocence.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 34:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 34:17 - Could God govern if he hated justice?
Are you going to condemn the almighty judge?

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 36:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 36:7 - He never takes his eyes off the innocent,
but he sets them on thrones with kings
and exalts them forever.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 1:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 1:5 - They will be condemned at the time of judgment.
Sinners will have no place among the godly.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 1:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 1:6 - For the LORD watches over the path of the godly,
but the path of the wicked leads to destruction.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 5:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 5:12 - For you bless the godly, O LORD;
you surround them with your shield of love.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 7:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 7:9 - End the evil of those who are wicked,
and defend the righteous.
For you look deep within the mind and heart,
O righteous God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 7:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 7:11 - God is an honest judge.
He is angry with the wicked every day.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 11:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 11:3 - The foundations of law and order have collapsed.
What can the righteous do?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 11:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 11:5 - The LORD examines both the righteous and the wicked.
He hates those who love violence.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 11:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 11:7 - For the righteous LORD loves justice.
The virtuous will see his face.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 14:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 14:5 - Terror will grip them,
for God is with those who obey him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 31:18

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 31:18 - Silence their lying lips—
those proud and arrogant lips that accuse the godly.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 32:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 32:11 - So rejoice in the LORD and be glad, all you who obey him!
Shout for joy, all you whose hearts are pure!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 33:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 33:1 - Let the godly sing for joy to the LORD;
it is fitting for the pure to praise him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 34:15

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 34:15 - The eyes of the LORD watch over those who do right;
his ears are open to their cries for help.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 34:19

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 34:19 - The righteous person faces many troubles,
but the LORD comes to the rescue each time.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 34:21

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 34:21 - Calamity will surely overtake the wicked,
and those who hate the righteous will be punished.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 37:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:12 - The wicked plot against the godly;
they snarl at them in defiance.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 37:16

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:16 - It is better to be godly and have little
than to be evil and rich.

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2. LOAD PAGE 2 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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