צָדֵק (ṣādēq) is
a Hebrew verb
meaning be just. It appears
41 times
in 13 books of the Hebrew Bible
(Strong's H6663).
Also rendered
to justify
Same Hebrew root (TWOT 1879)
Range of meaning (TWOT 1879)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…
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's
צָדֵקverb, denominative: be just, righteous
Qal
1.have a just cause, be in the right
2.be justified
3.be just
4.be just, righteous
Pieljustify
Hiphil
1.do justice
2.declare righteous, justify
3.justify, vindicate the cause of, save
4.make righteous, turn to righteousness
Strong's H6663צָדַק: to be (causatively, make) right (in a moral or forensic sense) KJV:cleanse, clear self, (be, do) just(-ice, -ify, -ify self), (be turn to) righteous(-ness).
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.