What does צְדָקָה · δικαιοσύνη mean in the Bible?
צְדָקָה · δικαιοσύνη is a Hebrew phrase meaning "righteousness, justice".
Hebrew · H6666, G1343
Tsedaqah
Rightness (abstractly), subjectively ( rectitude ), objectively ( justice ), morally ( virtue ) or figuratively ( prosperity ) · equity (of character or act); specially (Christian) justification
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צְדָקָה H6666 rightness (abstractly), subjectively ( rectitude ), objectively ( justice ), morally ( virtue ) or figuratively ( prosperity )
Pronunciation ṣəḏāqāh
Righteousness as both relational right-standing with God and active justice toward others—covenantal wholeness.
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δικαιοσύνη G1343 equity (of character or act); specially (Christian) justification
Pronunciation dikaiosýnē
Righteousness as God's character and covenant faithfulness, not merely human moral conformity to law
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What does tsedaqah (tsedaqah) mean in the Bible?
צְדָקָה · δικαιοσύνη is a Hebrew phrase meaning "righteousness, justice".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H6666, G1343?
H6666, G1343 is connected to 159 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. righteousness, justice
Strong's H6666, G1343
Lexical occurrences 159 verses Source Gloss
righteousness, justice
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
tsedaqah is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain