Tsaddîyq — H6662

H6662 · Hebrew — צדיק

Pronunciation: tsad-deek'

Definition

adjective

just

  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

Usually translated as

righteous, just, lawful

Origin

from H6663

Greek equivalents

Occurrences

Tsaddîyq occurs 206 times in 197 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Genesis (8), Exodus (3), Deuteronomy (4), 1 Samuel (1), 2 Samuel (2), 1 Kings (2), 2 Kings (1), 2 Chronicles (2), Ezra (1), Nehemiah (2), Job (7), Psalms (50), Proverbs (66), Ecclesiastes (7), Isaiah (12), Jeremiah (3), Lamentations (2), Ezekiel (14), Daniel (1), Hosea (1), Amos (2), Habakkuk (3), Zephaniah (1), Zechariah (1), Malachi (1)

Strong's Lexicon — T