Strong's Hebrew · H6663
H6663 tsâdaq
צָדַק
tsaw-dak'
to justify
tsâdaq appears 41 times in Scripture, including Genesis 38:26 and Exodus 23:7. In the Doxa app, open any verse that uses it, keep your notes on it, and ask Doxa Engage how it connects to what God has said to you.
Definition
to be (causatively, make) right (in a moral or forensic sense)
In the King James Version
cleanse, clear self, (be, do) just(-ice, -ify, -ify self), (be turn to) righteous(-ness).
Derivation
a primitive root;
Appears 41 times in Scripture
“Stay far away from a false accusation. Do not kill the innocent or the just, for I will not acquit the guilty.”
“Judah recognized the items and said, “She is more righteous than I, since I did not give her to my son Shelah.” And he did not have relations with her again.”
“And he would add, “If only someone would appoint me judge in the land, then everyone with a grievance or dispute could come to me, and I would give him justice.””
“If I am guilty, woe to me! And even if I am righteous, I cannot lift my head. I am full of shame and aware of my affliction.”
“If there is a dispute between men, they are to go to court to be judged, so that the innocent may be acquitted and the guilty condemned.”
“then may You hear from heaven and act. May You judge Your servants, condemning the wicked man by bringing down on his own head what he has done, and justifying the righteous man by rewarding him according to his righteousness.”
“then may You hear from heaven and act. May You judge Your servants, condemning the wicked man by bringing down on his own head what he has done, and justifying the righteous man by rewarding him according to his righteousness.”
“See now, I have prepared my case; I know that I will be vindicated.”
““What can we say to my lord?” Judah replied. “How can we plead? How can we justify ourselves? God has exposed the iniquity of your servants. We are now my lord’s slaves—both we and the one who was found with the cup.””
“Behold, you are not right in this matter. I will answer you, for God is greater than man.”
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Word study: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), with glosses and editions from STEP Bible (www.STEPBible.org); Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0); Strong's Greek Dictionary in XML by Ulrik Sandborg-Petersen (CC0). Sources and changes Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).
