צדק tsâdaq tsaw-dak' A primitive root; to be (causatively make) right (in a moral or forensic sense)KJV Usage: cleanse, clear self, (be, do) just (-ice, -ify, -ify self), (be, turn to) righteous (-ness).
Brown-Driver-Briggs' Hebrew Definitionsצדק 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 Origin: a primitive root TWOT: 1879 Parts of Speech: Verb