Strong's H6664 (Hebrew)

Hebrew: צֶדֶק (tsedeq)

Pronunciation: tseh'-dek

Morphology: n-m

Derivation: from צָדַק (tsâdaq) H6663

Definition: the right (natural, moral or legal); also (abstractly) equity or (figuratively) prosperity

KJV Renderings: [idiom] even, ([idiom] that which is altogether) just(-ice), (un-)right(-eous) (cause, -ly, -ness)

Senses

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

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