צֶדֶק tsedeq
Hebrew word for “righteousness” · Strong’s H6664 · used 119 times in 112 verses
Meaning
1) justice, rightness, righteousness;
Senses in the lexicon
- righteousness (117)
- Righteousness (2)
How it is translated
Glosses given for tsedeq in context, with how often each is used:
- righteousness 119
Where it is used
| Book | Uses | Per 1,000 words | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Psalms | 49 | 2.5 | |
| Isaiah | 25 | 1.5 | |
| Proverbs | 9 | 1.3 | |
| Deuteronomy | 7 | 0.5 | |
| Job | 7 | 0.8 | |
| Jeremiah | 6 | 0.3 | |
| Leviticus | 5 | 0.4 | |
| Ezekiel | 4 | 0.2 | |
| Ecclesiastes | 3 | 1.0 | |
| Hosea | 2 | 0.8 | |
| Daniel | 1 | 0.2 | |
| Zephaniah | 1 | 1.3 |
Chapters where it is used most
Psalms 119 (12), Psalms 35 (3), Psalms 85 (3), Proverbs 8 (3), Isaiah 45 (3), Isaiah 51 (3), Leviticus 19 (2), Deuteronomy 16 (2), Job 8 (2), Psalms 4 (2)
Forms
- צדק 66
- בצדק 14
- צדקך 11
- צדקי 6
- וצדק 5
- כצדקי 3
- צדקו 3
- הצדק 3
- צדקנו 2
- כצדקו 1
Words used with it
Words that share verses with tsedeq more often than their overall frequency would suggest:
- מִשְׁפָּט mishpat “justice” 30
- שָׁפַט shaphat “to judge” 19
- מֵישָׁר meshar “uprightness” 6
- אֱמֶת emet “truth” 8
- אֱמוּנָה emunah “faithfulness” 6
- קָרָא qara “to call” 10
- דִּין din “to judge” 4
- נִי ni “me” 8
- כִּסֵּא kisse “throne” 5
- תֵּבֵל tevel “world” 4
- שׁוּב shuv “to return” 8
- צְדָקָה tsedaqah “righteousness” 5
Key verses
The verses using tsedeq that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):
- Psalms 17:15 — As for me, I will behold thy face in righteousness: I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with thy likeness.
- Psalms 45:7 — Thou lovest righteousness, and hatest wickedness: therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.
- Ecclesiastes 5:8 — If thou seest the oppression of the poor, and violent perverting of judgment and justice in a province, marvel not at the matter: for he that is higher than…
- Isaiah 11:4 — But with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and reprove with equity for the meek of the earth: and he shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth, and…
- Isaiah 32:1 — Behold, a king shall reign in righteousness, and princes shall rule in judgment.
- Isaiah 41:10 — Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right…
- Isaiah 42:6 — I the LORD have called thee in righteousness, and will hold thine hand, and will keep thee, and give thee for a covenant of the people, for a light of the…
- Isaiah 45:19 — I have not spoken in secret, in a dark place of the earth: I said not unto the seed of Jacob, Seek ye me in vain: I the LORD speak righteousness, I declare…
- Isaiah 61:3 — To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness;…
- Jeremiah 23:6 — In his days Judah shall be saved, and Israel shall dwell safely: and this is his name whereby he shall be called, THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS.
- Daniel 9:24 — Seventy weeks are determined upon thy people and upon thy holy city, to finish the transgression, and to make an end of sins, and to make reconciliation for…
- Zephaniah 2:3 — Seek ye the LORD, all ye meek of the earth, which have wrought his judgment; seek righteousness, seek meekness: it may be ye shall be hid in the day of the…
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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.