צִדְקָה
tsid.qah
righteousness
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
ExploredThe Hebrew word צִדְקָה (tsid.qah) is a term that conveys the concept of righteousness. With 157 occurrences in the Bible, it is a significant and recurring theme. Its semantic domain falls under the broader categories of sin and righteousness, indicating that it is closely tied to these concepts. In terms of its range of usage, the word צִדְקָה appears to be a noun, describing a state or quality of being righteous. It may refer to God's righteousness, as well as human righteousness, suggesting that it encompasses both divine and human aspects of righteousness. The frequency of its occurrence in the Bible suggests that it is a central idea in the Hebrew scriptures, and its repeated use may indicate its importance for the authors and readers of these texts. The significance of the word צִדְקָה lies in its association with the concepts of sin and righteousness. As a term that describes a state of being righteous, it implies a relationship between the individual or community and God. The repeated use of this term in the Bible may suggest that righteousness is a key aspect of the relationship between God and humanity, and that it is a central theme in the Hebrew scriptures.
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Occurrences in Scripture
157 total occurrences across the text — showing 50
Then I answered them, and said to them, “The God of heaven will prosper us. Therefore we, his servants, will arise and build; but you have no portion, nor right, nor memorial, in Jerusalem.”
Job 27:6I hold fast to my righteousness, and will not let it go. My heart will not reproach me so long as I live.
Job 33:26He prays to God, and he is favorable to him, so that he sees his face with joy. He restores to man his righteousness.
Job 35:8Your wickedness may hurt a man as you are, and your righteousness may profit a son of man.
Job 37:23We can’t reach the Almighty. He is exalted in power. In justice and great righteousness, he will not oppress.
Psalms 5:8Lead me, Yahweh, in your righteousness because of my enemies. Make your way straight before my face.
Psalms 11:7For Yahweh is righteous. He loves righteousness. The upright shall see his face.
Psalms 22:31They shall come and shall declare his righteousness to a people that shall be born, for he has done it.
Psalms 24:5He shall receive a blessing from Yahweh, righteousness from the God of his salvation.
Psalms 31:1In you, Yahweh, I take refuge. Let me never be disappointed. Deliver me in your righteousness.
Psalms 33:5He loves righteousness and justice. The earth is full of the loving kindness of Yahweh.
Psalms 36:6Your righteousness is like the mountains of God. Your judgments are like a great deep. Yahweh, you preserve man and animal.
Psalms 36:10Oh continue your loving kindness to those who know you, your righteousness to the upright in heart.
Psalms 40:10I have not hidden your righteousness within my heart. I have declared your faithfulness and your salvation. I have not concealed your loving kindness and your truth from the great assembly.
Psalms 51:14Deliver me from the guilt of bloodshed, O God, the God of my salvation. My tongue will sing aloud of your righteousness.
Psalms 69:27Charge them with crime upon crime. Don’t let them come into your righteousness.
Psalms 71:2Deliver me in your righteousness, and rescue me. Turn your ear to me, and save me.
Psalms 71:15My mouth will tell about your righteousness, and of your salvation all day, though I don’t know its full measure.
Psalms 71:16I will come with the mighty acts of the Lord Yahweh. I will make mention of your righteousness, even of yours alone.
Psalms 71:19Your righteousness also, God, reaches to the heavens; you have done great things. God, who is like you?
Psalms 71:24My tongue will also talk about your righteousness all day long, for they are disappointed, and they are confounded, who want to harm me.
Psalms 72:1God, give the king your justice; your righteousness to the royal son.
Psalms 72:3The mountains shall bring prosperity to the people. The hills bring the fruit of righteousness.
Psalms 88:12Are your wonders made known in the dark? Or your righteousness in the land of forgetfulness?
Psalms 89:16In your name they rejoice all day. In your righteousness, they are exalted.
Psalms 98:2Yahweh has made known his salvation. He has openly shown his righteousness in the sight of the nations.
Psalms 99:4The King’s strength also loves justice. You establish equity. You execute justice and righteousness in Jacob.
Psalms 103:6Yahweh executes righteous acts, and justice for all who are oppressed.
Psalms 103:17But Yahweh’s loving kindness is from everlasting to everlasting with those who fear him, his righteousness to children’s children,
Psalms 106:3Blessed are those who keep justice. Blessed is one who does what is right at all times.
Psalms 106:31That was credited to him for righteousness, for all generations to come.
Psalms 111:3His work is honor and majesty. His righteousness endures forever.
Psalms 112:3Wealth and riches are in his house. His righteousness endures forever.
Psalms 112:9He has dispersed, he has given to the poor. His righteousness endures forever. His horn will be exalted with honor.
Psalms 119:40Behold, I long for your precepts! Revive me in your righteousness.
Psalms 119:142Your righteousness is an everlasting righteousness. Your law is truth.
Psalms 143:1Hear my prayer, Yahweh. Listen to my petitions. In your faithfulness and righteousness, relieve me.
Psalms 143:11Revive me, Yahweh, for your name’s sake. In your righteousness, bring my soul out of trouble.
Psalms 145:7They will utter the memory of your great goodness, and will sing of your righteousness.
Proverbs 8:18With me are riches, honor, enduring wealth, and prosperity.
Proverbs 8:20I walk in the way of righteousness, in the middle of the paths of justice,
Proverbs 10:2Treasures of wickedness profit nothing, but righteousness delivers from death.
Proverbs 11:4Riches don’t profit in the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from death.
Proverbs 11:5The righteousness of the blameless will direct his way, but the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness.
Proverbs 11:6The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them, but the unfaithful will be trapped by evil desires.
Proverbs 11:18Wicked people earn deceitful wages, but one who sows righteousness reaps a sure reward.
Proverbs 11:19He who is truly righteous gets life. He who pursues evil gets death.
Proverbs 12:28In the way of righteousness is life; in its path there is no death.
Proverbs 13:6Righteousness guards the way of integrity, but wickedness overthrows the sinner.
Proverbs 14:34Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin is a disgrace to any people.