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by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
Bible Verse Dictionary
Isaiah 5:23 - For
Isaiah 5:23 - Which justify the wicked for reward, and take away the righteousness of the righteous from him!
| Verse | Strongs No. | Hebrew | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Which justify | H6663 | צָדַק |
[Verb] to be (causatively make) right (in a moral or forensic sense) |
| the wicked | H7563 | רָשָׁע |
[Adjective] morally wrong; concretely an (actively) bad person |
| for | H6118 | עֵקֶב |
[Noun Masculine] a {heel} that {is} (figuratively) the last of anything (used adverbially for ever); also {result} that {is} compensation; and so (adverbially with preposition or relatively) on account of |
| reward | H7810 | שַׁחַד |
[Noun Masculine] a donation (venal or redemptive) |
| and take away | H5493 | סוּר |
[Verb] to turn off (literally or figuratively) |
| the righteousness | H6666 | צְדָקָה |
[Noun Feminine] rightness ({abstractly}) subjectively ({rectitude }) objectively ({justice }) morally (virtue) or figuratively (prosperity) |
| of the righteous | H6662 | צַדִּיק |
[Adjective] just |
| from | H4480 | מִן |
[Preposition] properly a part of; hence ({prepositionally}) from or out of in many senses |
| him |
Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.