Hebrew word study

צָדַקtsâdaq to be (causatively, make) right (in a moral or forensic s…

Pronounced “tsaw-dak'

to be (causatively, make) right (in a moral or forensic sense)

Translated in the King James as: cleanse, clear self, (be, do) just(-ice, -ify, -ify self), (be turn to) righteous(-ness).

Appears 41 times in Scripture

Origin: a primitive root;

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Where it appears

Genesis 2×
Genesis 38:26Genesis 44:16
Exodus 1×
Exodus 23:7
Deuteronomy 1×
Deuteronomy 25:1
2 Samuel 1×
2 Sam 15:4
1 Kings 1×
1 Ki 8:32
2 Chronicles 1×
2 Chr 6:23
Job 17×
Job 4:17Job 9:2Job 9:15Job 9:20Job 10:15Job 11:2Job 13:18Job 15:14Job 22:3Job 25:4Job 27:5Job 32:2Job 33:12Job 33:32Job 34:5Job 35:7Job 40:8
Psalms 4×
Psalms 19:9Psalms 51:4Psalms 82:3Psalms 143:2
Proverbs 1×
Proverbs 17:15
Isaiah 6×
Isaiah 5:23Isaiah 43:9Isaiah 43:26Isaiah 45:25Isaiah 50:8Isaiah 53:11
Jeremiah 1×
Jeremiah 3:11
Ezekiel 3×
Ezekiel 16:51Ezekiel 16:52+ 1 more in Ezekiel
Daniel 2×
Daniel 8:14Daniel 12:3

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