What does צֶדֶק · צְדָקָה mean in the Bible?
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Hebrew · H6664, H6666
צֶדֶק / צְדָקָה
The right (natural, moral or legal); also (abstractly) equity or (figuratively) prosperity · rightness (abstractly), subjectively ( rectitude ), objectively ( justice ), morally ( virtue ) or figuratively ( prosperity )
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צֶדֶק H6664 the right (natural, moral or legal); also (abstractly) equity or (figuratively) prosperity
Pronunciation ṣedeq
Moral and legal rightness unified: what aligns with divine order, covenant standards, and just relationships simultaneously.
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צְדָקָה H6666 rightness (abstractly), subjectively ( rectitude ), objectively ( justice ), morally ( virtue ) or figuratively ( prosperity )
Pronunciation ṣəḏāqāh
Righteousness as both relational right-standing with God and active justice toward others—covenantal wholeness.
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What does צֶדֶק / צְדָקָה (ṣeḏeq / ṣᵉdāqâ) mean in the Bible?
צֶדֶק · צְדָקָה is a Hebrew phrase meaning "righteousness, justice, rightness.".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H6664, H6666?
H6664, H6666 is connected to 278 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. righteousness, justice, rightness.
Strong's H6664, H6666
Lexical occurrences 278 verses Source Gloss
righteousness, justice, rightness.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
צֶדֶק / צְדָקָה is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain