Hebrew - English Dictionary
H6663 - Justice
| Strong's No.: | H6663 |
| Hebrew: | צָדַק |
| Transliteration: | tsâdaq |
| Phonetic: | tsaw-dak' |
| Word Origin: | A primitive root |
| Bible Usage: | {cleanse} clear {self} ({be} do) just ({-ice} {-ify} -ify {self}) ({be} turn to) righteous (-ness). |
| Part of Speech: | Verb |
| Strongs Definition: | to be (causatively make) right (in a moral or forensic sense) |
| Brown Driver Biggs Definition: | 1. to be just, be righteous a. (Qal) 1. to have a just cause, be in the right 2. to be justified 3. to be just (of God) 4. to be just, be righteous (in conduct and character) b. (Niphal) to be put or made right, be justified c. (Piel) justify, make to appear righteous, make someone righteous d. (Hiphil) 1. to do or bring justice (in administering law) 2. to declare righteous, justify 3. to justify, vindicate the cause of, save 4. to make righteous, turn to righteousness e. (Hithpael) to justify oneself |
| Bible References:
Justice |
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| Translation Occurrences: |
cleansed ( 1 )
God ( 1 )
just ( 2 )
justice ( 2 )
justified ( 12 )
justifieth ( 2 )
justify ( 7 )
justifying ( 2 )
ourselves ( 1 )
righteous ( 10 )
righteousness ( 1 )
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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.