Strong's H6663 (Hebrew)

Hebrew: צָדַק (tsâdaq)

Pronunciation: tsaw-dak'

Morphology: v

Derivation: a primitive root;

Definition: to be (causatively, make) right (in a moral or forensic sense)

KJV Renderings: cleanse, clear self, (be, do) just(-ice, -ify, -ify self), (be turn to) righteous(-ness).

Senses

1. to be just, be righteous
1. (Qal)
2. to have a just cause, be in the right
3. to be justified
4. to be just (of God)
5. to be just, be righteous (in conduct and character)
6. (Niphal) to be put or made right, be justified
7. (Piel) justify, make to appear righteous, make someone righteous
8. (Hiphil)
9. to do or bring justice (in administering law)
10. to declare righteous, justify
11. to justify, vindicate the cause of, save
12. to make righteous, turn to righteousness
13. (Hithpael) to justify oneself

Cross References

Sources. The definition, derivation and KJV renderings are James Strong's own wording from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890) — public domain. The numbered senses and the Hebrew–Greek cross-references are the editorial work of the OpenScriptures Strong's dictionary, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0; their sense-outline conventions match the Outline of Biblical Usage (Online Bible, Larry Pierce), noted as a convention match rather than a documented claim.