Tsedeq

The KJV Old Testament Hebrew Lexicon

Strong's Number: 06664

Original Word	Word Origin
qdc	from (06663)
Transliterated Word	TDNT Entry
Tsedeq	TWOT - 1879a
Phonetic Spelling	Parts of Speech
tseh'-dek	Noun Masculine

Definition

justice, rightness, righteousness
1. what is right or just or normal, rightness, justness (of weights and measures)
2. righteousness (in government)
  1. of judges, rulers, kings
  2. of law
  3. of Davidic king, Messiah
  4. of Jerusalem as seat of just government
  5. of God's attribute
3. righteousness, justice (in case or cause)
4. rightness (in speech)
5. righteousness (as ethically right)
6. righteousness (as vindicated), justification (in controversy), deliverance, victory, prosperity
  1. of God as covenant-keeping in redemption
  2. in name of Messianic king
  3. of people enjoying salvation
  4. of Cyrus

King James Word Usage - Total: 116

righteousness 77, just 11, justice 10, righteous 8, righteously 3, right 3, righteous cause 1, unrighteousness 1, miscellaneous 2

KJV Verse Count
Leviticus	2
Deuteronomy	5
Job	7
Psalms	49
Proverbs	8
Ecclesiastes	3
Isaiah	25
Jeremiah	4
Ezekiel	2
Daniel	1
Hosea	2
Zephaniah	1

Total	109

The Hebrew lexicon is Brown, Driver, Briggs, Gesenius Lexicon; this is keyed to the "Theological Word Book of the Old Testament." These files are considered public domain.

Bibliography Information

Brown, Driver, Briggs and Gesenius. "Hebrew Lexicon entry for Tsedeq". "The KJV Old Testament Hebrew Lexicon". .

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