צָדַק

Strong’s Definition

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

Etymology & Derivation

a primitive root;

KJV Usage

cleanse, clear self, (be, do) just(-ice, -ify, -ify self), (be turn to) righteous(-ness).

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.to be just, be righteous
• 2.(qal)
• 3.(niphal) to be put or made right, be justified
• 4.(piel) justify, make to appear righteous, make someone righteous
• 5.(hiphil)
• 6.(hithpael) to justify oneself

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: tsâdaq; Pronunciation: tsaw-dak'