Word Study · Strong's H6663 · Hebrew
צָדַק
tsadaq
tsaw-dak'
Strong's 1890 spelling: tsâdaq
“to be (causatively, make) right (in a moral or forensic sense)”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
to be (causatively, make) right (in a moral or forensic sense)
Rendered in the KJV as
cleanse, clear self, (be, do) just(-ice, -ify, -ify self), (be turn to) righteous(-ness).
- 41occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 13 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 39inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 41 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 39
- וּלְהַצְדִּ֣יק2
- תִּצְדָּֽק׃2
- אַצְדִּ֖יק1
- אַצְדִּ֪יק1
- אֶ֭צְדָּק1
- אֶצְדָּֽק׃1
- בְּצַדֶּקְתֵּ֖ךְ1
- הַצְדִּֽיקוּ׃1
- וְהִצְדִּ֙יקוּ֙1
- וְהִצְדַּקְתִּֽיו׃1
- וְיִצְדָּ֔קוּ1
- וּמַצְדִּיקֵי֙1
and 27 more spellings in the ledger below.
How it is rendered · 36
- I am righteous3
- they are righteous2
- will he be righteous2
- you may be justified2
- [one who] justifies1
- [the one who] justifies me1
- [those who] justify1
- and [those who] turn to righteousness1
- and I have been righteous1
- and I will do justice him1
- and it will be put right1
- and they will declare righteous1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 29
- verb · simple (qal), ongoing or future action · 3rd person masculine singular6
- verb · simple (qal), jussive (“let him”) · 2nd person masculine singular3
- conjunction (“and”) + preposition + verb · causative (hiphil), infinitive (“to…”)2
- verb · causative (hiphil), ongoing or future action · 1st person common singular2
- verb · simple (qal), ongoing or future action · 1st person common singular2
- verb · simple (qal), completed action · 1st person common singular2
- verb · simple (qal), completed action · 2nd person masculine singular2
- Hc/Vhq1cs/Sp3ms1
- Hc/Vhq3cp1
- conjunction (“and”) + verb · causative (hiphil), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)1
- Hc/VNq3ms1
- Hc/Vpw2fs1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HVqi3ms · 6
- HVqj2ms · 3
- HC/R/Vhcc · 2
- HVhi1cs · 2
- HVqi1cs · 2
- HVqp1cs · 2
- HVqp2ms · 2
- Hc/Vhq1cs/Sp3ms · 1
- Hc/Vhq3cp · 1
- HC/Vhrmpc · 1
- Hc/VNq3ms · 1
- Hc/Vpw2fs · 1
All 41, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
Job carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Genesis2 occurrences
- Genesis 38:26צָֽדְקָ֣הtzadekahverb · simple (qal), completed action · 3rd person feminine singularJudah recognized the items and said, “She is more righteous than I, since I did not give her to my son Shelah.” And he did not have relations with her again.here: she is righteous
- Genesis 44:16נִּצְטַדָּ֑קnitztadakverb · reflexive (hithpael), ongoing or future action · 1st person common plural“What can we say to my lord?” Judah replied. “How can we plead? How can we justify ourselves? God has exposed the iniquity of your servants. We are now my lord’s slaves—both we and the one who was found with the cup.”here: will we justify ourselves
Job17 occurrences
- Job 4:17יִצְדָּ֑קyitzdakverb · simple (qal), ongoing or future action · 3rd person masculine singular‘Can a mortal be more righteous than God, or a man more pure than his Maker?here: will he be righteous
- Job 9:2יִּצְדַּ֖קyitzdakverb · simple (qal), ongoing or future action · 3rd person masculine singular“Yes, I know that it is so, but how can a mortal be righteous before God?here: will he be justified
- Job 9:15צָ֭דַקְתִּיtzadaktiverb · simple (qal), completed action · 1st person common singularFor even if I were right, I could not answer. I could only beg my Judge for mercy.here: I am righteous
- Job 9:20אֶ֭צְדָּקʾetzdokverb · simple (qal), ongoing or future action · 1st person common singularEven if I were righteous, my mouth would condemn me; if I were blameless, it would declare me guilty.here: I am righteous
- Job 10:15וְ֭צָדַקְתִּיvetzadaktiHc/Vqq1csIf I am guilty, woe to me! And even if I am righteous, I cannot lift my head. I am full of shame and aware of my affliction.here: and I have been righteous
- Job 11:2יִצְדָּֽק׃yitzdakverb · simple (qal), ongoing or future action · 3rd person masculine singular“Should this stream of words go unanswered and such a speaker be vindicated?here: will he be acquitted
- Job 13:18אֶצְדָּֽק׃ʾetzdakverb · simple (qal), ongoing or future action · 1st person common singularBehold, now that I have prepared my case, I know that I will be vindicated.here: I am in [the] right
- Job 15:14יִ֝צְדַּ֗קyitzdakverb · simple (qal), ongoing or future action · 3rd person masculine singularWhat is man, that he should be pure, or one born of woman, that he should be righteous?here: he will be righteous
- Job 22:3תִצְדָּ֑קtitzdakverb · simple (qal), ongoing or future action · 2nd person masculine singularDoes it delight the Almighty that you are righteous? Does He profit if your ways are blameless?here: you are righteous
- Job 25:4יִּצְדַּ֣קyitzdakverb · simple (qal), ongoing or future action · 3rd person masculine singularHow then can a man be just before God? How can one born of woman be pure?here: will he be righteous
- Job 27:5אַצְדִּ֪יקʾatzdikverb · causative (hiphil), ongoing or future action · 1st person common singularI will never say that you are right; I will maintain my integrity until I die.here: I will declare right
- Job 32:2צַדְּק֥וֹtzadekoverb · intensive (piel), infinitive (“to…”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularThis kindled the anger of Elihu son of Barachel the Buzite, of the family of Ram. He burned with anger against Job for justifying himself rather than God,here: justified he
- Job 33:12צָדַ֣קְתָּtzadaktaverb · simple (qal), completed action · 2nd person masculine singularBehold, you are not right in this matter. I will answer you, for God is greater than man.here: you are in [the] right
- Job 33:32צַדְּקֶֽךָּ׃tzadekekaverb · intensive (piel), infinitive (“to…”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singularBut if you have something to say, answer me; speak up, for I would like to vindicate you.here: to justify you
- Job 34:5צָדַ֑קְתִּיtzadaktiverb · simple (qal), completed action · 1st person common singularFor Job has declared, ‘I am righteous, yet God has deprived me of justice.here: I am righteous
- Job 35:7צָ֭דַקְתָּtzadaktaverb · simple (qal), completed action · 2nd person masculine singularIf you are righteous, what do you give Him, or what does He receive from your hand?here: you have been righteous
- Job 40:8תִּצְדָּֽק׃titzdakverb · simple (qal), jussive (“let him”) · 2nd person masculine singularWould you really annul My justice? Would you condemn Me to justify yourself?here: you may be justified
Psalms4 occurrences
- Psalms 19:9צָֽדְק֥וּtzadekuverb · simple (qal), completed action · 3rd person common pluralThe fear of the LORD is pure, enduring forever; the judgments of the LORD are true, being altogether righteous.here: they are righteous
- Psalms 51:4תִּצְדַּ֥קtitzdakverb · simple (qal), jussive (“let him”) · 2nd person masculine singularAgainst You, You only, have I sinned and done what is evil in Your sight, so that You may be proved right when You speak and blameless when You judge.here: you may be just
- Psalms 82:3הַצְדִּֽיקוּ׃hatzdikuverb · causative (hiphil), command · 2nd person masculine pluralDefend the cause of the weak and fatherless; uphold the rights of the afflicted and oppressed.here: vindicate
- Psalms 143:2יִצְדַּ֖קyitzdakverb · simple (qal), ongoing or future action · 3rd person masculine singularDo not bring Your servant into judgment, for no one alive is righteous before You.here: he is righteous
Isaiah6 occurrences
- Isaiah 5:23מַצְדִּיקֵ֥יmatzdikeiverb · causative (hiphil), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)who acquit the guilty for a bribe and deprive the innocent of justice.here: [those who] justify
- Isaiah 43:9וְיִצְדָּ֔קוּveyitzdakuHC/Vqu3mpAll the nations gather together and the peoples assemble. Who among them can declare this, and proclaim to us the former things? Let them present their witnesses to vindicate them, so that others may hear and say, “It is true.”here: so they may be justified
- Isaiah 43:26תִּצְדָּֽק׃titzdakverb · simple (qal), jussive (“let him”) · 2nd person masculine singularRemind Me, let us argue the matter together. State your case, so that you may be vindicated.here: you may be justified
- Isaiah 45:25יִצְדְּק֥וּyitzdekuverb · simple (qal), ongoing or future action · 3rd person masculine pluralIn the LORD all descendants of Israel will be justified and will exult.here: they will be justified
- Isaiah 50:8מַצְדִּיקִ֔יmatzdikiverb · causative (hiphil), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singularThe One who vindicates Me is near. Who will dare to contend with Me? Let us confront each other! Who has a case against Me? Let him approach Me!here: [the one who] justifies me
- Isaiah 53:11יַצְדִּ֥יקyatzdikverb · causative (hiphil), ongoing or future action · 3rd person masculine singularAfter the anguish of His soul, He will see the light of life and be satisfied. By His knowledge My righteous Servant will justify many, and He will bear their iniquities.here: he will justify
Ezekiel3 occurrences
- Ezekiel 16:51וַתְּצַדְּקִי֙vatetzadekiHc/Vpw2fsFurthermore, Samaria did not commit half the sins you did. You have multiplied your abominations beyond theirs, and all the abominations you have committed have made your sisters appear righteous.here: and you have made appear righteous
- Ezekiel 16:52תִּצְדַּ֣קְנָהtitzdaknahverb · simple (qal), ongoing or future action · 3rd person feminine pluralSo now you must bear your disgrace, since you have brought justification for your sisters. For they appear more righteous than you, because your sins were more vile than theirs. So you too must bear your shame and disgrace, since you have made your sisters appear righteous.here: they are righteous
- Ezekiel 16:52בְּצַדֶּקְתֵּ֖ךְbetzadektekhpreposition + verb · intensive (piel), infinitive (“to…”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person feminine singularSo now you must bear your disgrace, since you have brought justification for your sisters. For they appear more righteous than you, because your sins were more vile than theirs. So you too must bear your shame and disgrace, since you have made your sisters appear righteous.here: because have made appear righteous you
Daniel2 occurrences
- Daniel 8:14וְנִצְדַּ֖קvenitzdakHc/VNq3msHe said to me, “It will take 2,300 evenings and mornings; then the sanctuary will be properly restored.”here: and it will be put right
- Daniel 12:3וּמַצְדִּיקֵי֙umatzdikeiconjunction (“and”) + verb · causative (hiphil), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)Then the wise will shine like the brightness of the heavens, and those who lead many to righteousness will shine like the stars forever and ever.here: and [those who] turn to righteousness