Hebrew · H6666, H4941 · unreviewed

צְדָקָה וּמִשְׁפָּט

Rightness (abstractly), subjectively ( rectitude ), objectively ( justice ), morally ( virtue ) or figuratively ( prosperity ) · properly, a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (participant's) divine law , individual or collective), including the act, the place, the suit, the crime, and the penalty; abstractly, justice , including a participant's right or privilege (statutory or customary), or even a style

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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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מִשְׁפָּט H4941 properly, a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (participant's) divine law , individual or collective), including the act, the place, the suit, the crime, and the penalty; abstractly, justice , including a participant's right or privilege (statutory or customary), or even a style
Pronunciation mišpāṭ
Judicial decision encompassing verdict, law, and justice; God's decisive rulings establish cosmic and moral order.
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What does צְדָקָה וּמִשְׁפָּט (tsedaqah u-mishpat) mean in the Bible?

צְדָקָה · מִשְׁפָּט is a Hebrew word meaning "righteousness and justice".

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Meaning

righteousness and justice
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