Hebrew - English Dictionary
H6664 - Righteousness
| Strong's No.: | H6664 |
| Hebrew: | צֶדֶק |
| Transliteration: | tsedeq |
| Phonetic: | tseh'-dek |
| Word Origin: | From H6663 |
| Bible Usage: | X-(idiom) {even} (X that which is altogether) just ({-ice}) ([un-]) right (-eous) ({cause} {-ly} -ness). |
| Part of Speech: | Noun Masculine |
| Strongs Definition: | the right ({natural} moral or legal); also (abstractly) equity or (figuratively) prosperity |
| Brown Driver Biggs Definition: | 1. justice, rightness, righteousness a. what is right or just or normal, rightness, justness (of weights and measures) b. 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 c. righteousness, justice (in case or cause) d. rightness (in speech) e. righteousness (as ethically right) f. 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 |
| Bible References:
Righteousness |
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| Translation Occurrences: |
cause ( 1 )
even ( 1 )
Just ( 11 )
justice ( 10 )
right ( 3 )
righteous ( 8 )
righteously ( 3 )
righteousness ( 77 )
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Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.