צַדִּיק tsaddiq
Hebrew word for “righteous” · Strong’s H6662 · used 206 times in 197 verses
Meaning
1) just, lawful, righteous;
How it is translated
Glosses given for tsaddiq in context, with how often each is used:
- righteous 90
- righteous people 54
- righteous person 51
- righteous one 6
- righteous son 1
- correct 1
- will be righteous 1
- has been righteous 1
- person righteous 1
Where it is used
| Book | Uses | Per 1,000 words | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Proverbs | 66 | 9.5 | |
| Psalms | 52 | 2.7 | |
| Ezekiel | 16 | 0.9 | |
| Isaiah | 14 | 0.8 | |
| Genesis | 10 | 0.5 | |
| Ecclesiastes | 8 | 2.7 | |
| Job | 7 | 0.8 | |
| Deuteronomy | 4 | 0.3 | |
| Exodus | 3 | 0.2 | |
| Jeremiah | 3 | 0.1 | |
| Habakkuk | 3 | 4.5 | |
| 2 Samuel | 2 | 0.2 |
Also in 13 more books.
Chapters where it is used most
Proverbs 10 (13), Psalms 37 (9), Proverbs 11 (8), Proverbs 12 (8), Genesis 18 (5), Proverbs 13 (5), Proverbs 29 (5), Ezekiel 18 (5), Proverbs 21 (4), Psalms 11 (3)
Forms
- צדיק 110
- צדיקים 43
- לצדיק 16
- וצדיק 10
- הצדיק 8
- צדיקם 5
- הצדיקים 4
- וצדיקים 3
- הצדיקם 2
- צדקים 2
Words used with it
Words that share verses with tsaddiq more often than their overall frequency would suggest:
- רָשָׁע rasah “wicked” 81
- מִשְׁפָּט mishpat “justice” 19
- רַע ra “bad” 21
- יָשָׁר yashar “upright” 13
- צְדָקָה tsedaqah “righteousness” 13
- עַוְלָה avlah “injustice” 9
- שָׂמַח samach “to rejoice” 10
- חָטָא chata “to sin” 10
- טוֹב tov “pleasant” 12
- צָדֵק tsadaq “to justify” 7
- אַתָּה attah “you(m.s.)” 14
- דֶּרֶךְ derekh “way” 12
Key verses
The verses using tsaddiq that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):
- Genesis 18:25 — That be far from thee to do after this manner, to slay the righteous with the wicked: and that the righteous should be as the wicked, that be far from thee:…
- Deuteronomy 32:4 — He is the Rock, his work is perfect: for all his ways are judgment: a God of truth and without iniquity, just and right is he.
- Proverbs 4:18 — But the path of the just is as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day.
- Proverbs 14:32 — The wicked is driven away in his wickedness: but the righteous hath hope in his death.
- Isaiah 3:10 — Say ye to the righteous, that it shall be well for they shall eat the fruit of their doings.
- Isaiah 45:21 — Tell ye, and bring them near; yea, let them take counsel together: who hath declared this from ancient time? who hath told it from that time? have not I the…
- Isaiah 53:11 — He shall see of the travail of his soul, and shall be satisfied: by his knowledge shall my righteous servant justify many; for he shall bear their iniquities.
- Isaiah 60:21 — Thy people also shall be all righteous: they shall inherit the land for ever, the branch of my planting, the work of my hands, that I may be glorified.
- Jeremiah 12:1 — Righteous art thou, O LORD, when I plead with thee: yet let me talk with thee of thy judgments: Wherefore doth the way of the wicked prosper? wherefore are all…
- Jeremiah 23:5 — Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will raise unto David a righteous Branch, and a King shall reign and prosper, and shall execute judgment and…
- Hosea 14:9 — Who is wise, and he shall understand these things? prudent, and he shall know them? for the ways of the LORD are right, and the just shall walk in them: but…
- Zechariah 9:9 — Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, thy King cometh unto thee: he is just, and having salvation; lowly, and riding…
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Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.