164 ; as עֵדֹות v 13 8, 144 ; as מִצְוֹת v 17 2. c. of Davidic king, Messiah Is 11:4 , 5 ; 16:5 ψ 45:5 , דין בצ׳ 72: 2. d. of Jerus. , as seat of just government, עִיר הַצֶּדֶק Is 1:26 city of righteousness; נְוֵה צ׳ Je 31:2 3; 50:7 (poss. these reflect an orig. god צֶדֶק , v. מַלְכִּי צֶדֶק ); צ׳ יָלִין בָּהּ Is 1:21 righteousness used to lodge in her; cf. מְקֹום הצ׳ Ec 3:16 the place of righteousness . e. of God’s attribute as sovereign Jb 36:3 , husband of Israel Ho 2:21 ; צ׳ his personif. agent ψ 85:11 , 12 , 14 , foundation of his throne 89:15 = 97: 2; in his government ψ 9:9 ; 65:6 ; 96:13 = 98: 9, promise Is 45:19 , administration of justice Jb 8:3 Je 11:20 ψ 7:18 ; 48:11 ; 50:6 = 97: 6, vindication of his people 9:5 ;
35:24
,
28
; raising up Cyrus
Is 45:13
, calling his servant
42:6
;
אֱלֹהֵי צִדְקִי
ψ 4:2
God
of my righteousness
(who vindicates me); his
צ׳
is everlasting
119:142
.
3.
righteousness, justice
, in a case or cause
Jb 6:29
;
8:6
;
29:14
ψ 35:27
Is 59:
4; God
שׁפט כצ׳
ψ 7:9
judges according to righteousness;
גמל כצ׳
18:2
1;
השׁיב כצ׳
v
2
5;
שׁמע צ׳
17:
1;
הוציא צ׳
37:
6.
4.
rightness
, in speech,
דבּר צ׳
ψ 52:5
(
opp.
שֶׁקֶר
);
יַגִּיד צ׳
Pr 12:1
7;
בצ׳ כל אמרי פי
8:
8;
שִׂפְתֵי צ׳
16:1
3.
5.
righteousness
, as ethically right
Jb 35:2
ψ 17:15
;
45:8 Pr 1:
3;
2:9 Ec 7:15 Je 22:13 Ez 3:20 Ho 10:12
(read
פְּרִי צ׳
, so
Ö
We No
w);
צ׳ עלמים
Dn 9:2
4;
עשׂה צ׳
Is 64:4
ψ 119:121
;
פעל צ׳
15:
2;
למד צ׳
Is 26:
9,
10
;
בקּשׁ צ׳
Zp 2:
3;
רדף צ׳
Is 51:
1;
ידע צ׳
v
7.
6.
righteousness
as vindicated,
justification
in controversy with enemies and troubles,
deliverance, victory, prosperity:
a.
of God as covenant-keeping, in redemption,
צִדְקִי בִּימִין
Is 41:1
0,
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יֵשַׁע
45:
8;
51:5
,
cf.
42:2
1;
בשּׂר צ׳
ψ 40:10
;
אִמְרַת צ׳
119:12
3.
b.
in name
יהוה צִדְקֵנוּ
, of Messianic king (vindicating people’s cause and giving victory)
Je 23:6
; of city
33:16
.
c.
of people as enjoying
צ׳
of salvation,
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יְשׁוּעָה
Is 62:
1;
||
כָּבֹוד
58:
8;
62:2
;
כהנים יִלְבְּשׁוּ צ׳
ψ 132:9
;
שַׁעֲרֵי צ׳
118:1
9;
אֵילֵי הצ׳
Is 61:
3.
d.
of Cyrus,
צ׳ יִקְרָאֵהוּ לְרַגְלֹו
Is 41:2
(who)
in victory calleth him at every step
(
Che
Hpt. on whose steps attends victory
, so
Di Du
).
צְדָקָה
S
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n.f.
righteousness
;—
abs.
צ׳
Gn 15:6
+
81 times;
cstr.
צִדְקַת
Dt 33:21
+
5 times;
sf.
צִדְקָתִי
Gn 30:33
+, etc.;
pl.
צְדָקֹות
Is 33:15
+
3 times;
cstr.
צִדְקֹות
Ju 5:11
+;
sf.
צִדְקֹתֶיךָ
Dn 9:16
, etc.;—
1.
righteousness
, in government:
a.
of judge, ruler, king:
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משׁפט
Is
opp.
opposite, as opposed to, or contrasted with.
Che
T. K. Cheyene, Isaiah, in Hpt.s sacred Books of the O. T. (Polychrome Bible), Eng. Trans., and Heb. Text
Du
B. Duhm.