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H6663 Hebrew

Original Word

צָדַק

Transliteration

tsâdaq

Pronunciation

tsaw-dak'

Definition

a primitive root; to be (causatively, make) right (in a moral or forensic sense); cleanse, clear self, (be, do) just(-ice, -ify, -ify self), (be turn to) righteous(-ness).
Concordance

Appears in 40 KJV verses

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Vine's Expository Dictionary

Righteous (To Be)

"to be righteous, be in the right, be justified, be just." This verb, which occurs fewer than 40 times in biblical Hebrew, is derived from the noun s?…

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