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צְדָקָה H6666

tsᵉdâqâh

tsed-aw-kaw'

from צָדַק; rightness (abstractly), subjectively (rectitude), objectively (justice), morally (virtue) or figuratively (prosperity); justice, moderately, right(-eous) (act, -ly, -ness).

Brown–Driver–Briggs

צְדָקָה 157 n.f. righteousness
1 righteousness, in government
2 God's attribute as sovereign
3 righteousness, in a case or cause
4 righteousness = truthfulness
5 righteousness, as ethically right
6 righteousness as vindicated, justification, salvation, etc.
7 pl. righteous acts

From Brown, Driver, and Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), in the public domain.


150 occurrences

Shown in the King James Version (KJV), whichever translation you read in — it is the text these numbers are tagged against.

  • Psalms 24:5
    He shall receive the blessing from the LORD, and righteousness from the God of his salvation.
  • Psalms 31:1
    To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. In thee, O LORD, do I put my trust; let me never be ashamed: deliver me in thy righteousness.
  • Psalms 33:5
    He loveth righteousness and judgment: the earth is full of the goodness of the LORD.
  • Psalms 36:6
    Thy righteousness is like the great mountains; thy judgments are a great deep: O LORD, thou preservest man and beast.
  • Psalms 36:10
    O continue thy lovingkindness unto them that know thee; and thy righteousness to the upright in heart.
  • Psalms 40:10
    I have not hid thy righteousness within my heart; I have declared thy faithfulness and thy salvation: I have not concealed thy lovingkindness and thy truth from the great congregation.
  • Psalms 51:14
    Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God, thou God of my salvation: and my tongue shall sing aloud of thy righteousness.
  • Psalms 69:27
    Add iniquity unto their iniquity: and let them not come into thy righteousness.
  • Psalms 71:2
    Deliver me in thy righteousness, and cause me to escape: incline thine ear unto me, and save me.
  • Psalms 71:15
    My mouth shall shew forth thy righteousness and thy salvation all the day; for I know not the numbers thereof.