צֶדֶק (ṣedeq) is
a Hebrew noun
meaning rightness. It appears
119 times
in 12 books of the Hebrew Bible
(Strong's H6664).
Also rendered
righteousness
Same Hebrew root (TWOT 1879a)
Range of meaning (TWOT 1879a)rightness, righteousness; what is right, just, normal, justness; justice; justification, deliverance, victory, prosperity; right, equity; righteous, rightly
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's
צֶ֫דֶקnoun, masculine: rightness, righteousness
1.what is right, just, normal; rightness, justness, of weights and measures
2.righteousness, in government
3.righteousness, justice, in a case or cause
4.rightness, in speech
5.righteousness, as ethically right
6.righteousness, as vindicated, justification in controversy with enemies and troubles, deliverance, victory, prosperity
Strong's H6664צֶדֶק: the right (natural, moral or legal); also (abstractly) equity or (figuratively) prosperity KJV:× even, (× that which is altogether) just(-ice), (un-)right(-eous) (cause, -ly, -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.
Root family 1879: צָדֵקṣādēq — 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…