H6664. tsedeq

צֶ֫דֶק‎ noun masculine^{Isaiah 1:21} rightness, righteousness; — ׳צ‎ Leviticus 19:36 87t.; צִדְקִי‎ Isaiah 41:10 8t., etc.; —

1 what is right, just, normal; rightness, justness, of weights and measures, וָצֶדֶק שְׁלֵמָה אֶבֶן אֵיפָה,‎ Deuteronomy 25:15 a perfect and a just weight, ephah; צ ׳מאֹזְנֵי‎; צ ׳בַּת צ, ׳הִין צ, ׳אֵיפַת צ, ׳אַבְנֵי‎ Leviticus 19:36 (H) Job 31:6; Ezekiel 45:10; צ ׳מַעְגְּלֵי‎ right paths Psalm 23:3; צ ׳זִבְחֵי‎ right peace-offerings Deuteronomy 33:19; Psalm 4:6; Psalm 51:21.

2 righteousness, in government:

a. of judges, rulers, kings, בצ ׳שׁפט‎ Leviticus 19:15(H); צ ׳שׁפט‎ Deuteronomy 1:16; Proverbs 31:9; צ ׳משׁפט‎ Deuteronomy 16:18; צ ׳רדף‎ 16:20; צ ׳חוֺקֵק‎ Proverbs 8:15; לצ ׳מלך‎ Isaiah 32:1; צ ׳דבּר‎ Psalm 58:2; also Proverbs 25:5; Psalm 94:15; Ecclesiastes 5:7.

b. of law, as מִשְׁמָּטִים‎ Isaiah 58:2; Psalm 119:7; 119:62; 119:75; 119:106; 119:160 (ᵐ5‎, but מִשְׁמַּט ᵑ0‎), 119:164; as עֵדוֺת‎ 119:138; 119:144; as מִצְוֺר‎ 119:172.

c. of Davidic king, Messiah Isaiah 11:4-5, 16:5; Psalm 45:5, דצ ׳דין‎ 72:2.

d. of Jerusalem, as seat of just government, הַצֶּדֶק עִיר‎ Isaiah 1:26 city of righteousness; צ ׳נְוֵה‎ Jeremiah 31:23; 50:7 (possibly these reflect an original god צֶדֶק‎, see צֶדֶק מַלְכִּי‎); ׳צ בָּהּ יָלִין‎ Isaiah 1:21 righteousness used to lodge in her; compare הצ ׳מְקוֺם‎ Ecclesiastes 3:16 the place of righteousness.

e. of God's attribute as sovereign Job 36:3, husband of Israel Hosea 2:21; ׳צ‎ his personified agent Psalm 85:11; 85:12; Psalm 85:14, foundation of his throne 89:15 = 97:2; in his government 9:9; 65:6; 96:13 = 98:9, promise Isaiah 45:19, administration of justice Job 8:3; Jeremiah 11:20; Psalm 7:18; Psalm 48:11; 50:6 = 97:6, vindication of his people 9:5; 35:24; 35:28; raising up Cyrus Isaiah 45:13, calling his servant 42:6; צִדְקִי אֱלֹהֵי‎ Psalm 4:2 God of my righteousness (who vindicates me); his ׳צ‎ is everlasting 119:142.

3 righteousness, justice, in a case or cause Job 6:29; 8:6; 29:14; Psalm 35:27; Isaiah 59:4; God כצ ׳שׁפט‎ Psalm 7:9 judges according to righteousness; כצ ׳גמל‎ 18:21; כצ ׳השׁיב‎ 18:25; צ ׳שׁמע‎ 17:1 צ ׳הוציא‎ 37:6.

4 rightness, in speech, צ ׳דבּר‎ Psalm 52:5 (opposed to שֶׁקֶר‎); צ ׳יַגִּיד‎ Proverbs 12:17; ׳בצ פי אמרי כל‎ 8:8; צ ׳שִׂפְתֵי‎ 16:13.

5 righteousness, as ethically right Job 35:2; Psalm 17:15; 45:8; Proverbs 1:3; 2:9; Ecclesiastes 7:15; Jeremiah 22:13; Ezekiel 3:20; Hosea 10:12 (read צ ׳מְּרִי‎, so ᵐ5‎ We Now); עלמים׳צ‎ Daniel 9:24; צ ׳עשׂה‎ Isaiah 64:4; Psalm 119:121; צ ׳פעל‎ 15:2; צ ׳למד‎ Isaiah 26:6, 10; צ ׳בקּשׁ‎ Zephaniah 2:3; צ ׳רדף‎ Isaiah 51:1; צ ׳ידע‎ 51:7.

6 righteousness as vindicated, justification in controversy with enemies and troubles, deliverance, victory, prosperity:

a. of God as covenant-keeping, in redemption, צִדְקִי בִּימִין‎ Isaiah 41:10, "" יֵשַׁע‎ 45:8; 51:5, compare 42:21; צ ׳בשּׂר‎ Psalm 40:10; צ ׳אִמְרַת‎ 119:123.

b. in name צִדְקֵנוּ יהוה‎, of Messianic king (vindicating people's cause and giving victory) Jeremiah 23:6; of city 33:16.

c. of people as enjoying ׳צ‎ of salvation, "" יְשׁוּעָה‎ Isaiah 62:1; "" כָּבוֺד‎ 58:8; 62:2; צ יִלְבְּשׁוּ ׳כהנים‎ Psalm 132:9; צ ׳שַׁעֲרֵי‎ 118:19; הצ ׳אֵילֵי‎ Isaiah 61:3.

d. of Cyrus, ׳צ לְרַגְלוֺ יִקְרָאֵהוּ‎ Isaiah 41:2 (who) in victory calleth him at every step (Che^Hpt on whose steps attends victory, so Di Du).