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Strong's Number H6663

צָדַק

tsadaq · tsaw-dak'

Transliteration:

tsadaq{tsaw-dak'}

Word Origin:

a primitive root

TWOT:

1879

Part of Speech:

verb

Strong's Definition:

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

Usage in the KJV:

justify 23, righteous 10, just 3, justice 2, cleansed 1, clear ourselves 1, righteousness 1

Total: 41
Occurs 41 times in the Hebrew text.

Definition:

to be just, be righteous
1. (Qal)
  1. to have a just cause, be in the right
  2. to be justified
  3. to be just (of God)
  4. to be just, be righteous (in conduct and character)
2. (Niphal) to be put or made right, be justified
3. (Piel) justify, make to appear righteous, make someone righteous
4. (Hiphil)
  1. to do or bring justice (in administering law)
  2. to declare righteous, justify
  3. to justify, vindicate the cause of, save
  4. to make righteous, turn to righteousness
5. (Hithpael) to justify oneself