Tsᵉdâqâh — H6666

H6666 · Hebrew — צדקה

Pronunciation: tsed-aw-kaw'

Definition

feminine noun

rightness (abstractly), subjectively (rectitude), objectively (justice), morally (virtue) or figuratively (prosperity)

  1. justice, righteousness
    1. righteousness (in government)
      1. of judge, ruler, king
      2. of law
      3. of Davidic king Messiah
    2. righteousness (of God's attribute)
    3. righteousness (in a case or cause)
    4. righteousness, truthfulness
    5. righteousness (as ethically right)
    6. righteousness (as vindicated), justification, salvation
      1. of God
      2. prosperity (of people)
    7. righteous acts

Usually translated as

justice, right, moderately, righteous, rightly, rightness

Origin

from H6663

Greek equivalents

Occurrences

Tsᵉdâqâh occurs 157 times in 150 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Genesis (3), Deuteronomy (6), Judges (1), 1 Samuel (2), 2 Samuel (4), 1 Kings (3), 1 Chronicles (1), 2 Chronicles (2), Nehemiah (1), Job (4), Psalms (34), Proverbs (17), Isaiah (34), Jeremiah (7), Ezekiel (18), Daniel (3), Hosea (1), Joel (1), Amos (3), Micah (2), Zechariah (1), Malachi (2)

Strong's Lexicon — T