צַדִּיק
tsaddiq
just
Strong's H6662AdjectiveHebrewTWOT 1879c

צַדִּיק (tsaddiq) is a Hebrew adjective meaning just. It appears 206 times in 25 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H6662).

Also rendered

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 1879c)

Range of meaning (TWOT 1879c)just, righteous; lawful
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's

צַדִּיק adjective: just, righteous

Strong's H6662 צַדִּיק: just
KJV:just, lawful, righteous (man).

Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.

Root family 1879: צָדֵק ṣādēq — be just, righteous; have a just cause, be in the right, be justified; justify; do justice, declare righteous, vindicate the cause of, save, make righteous, turn to righteousness; be, make, right; cleanse, clear self, justice…

See it in Scripture

Genesis 6:9Exodus 9:27Deuteronomy 4:8

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