צָדֵק (ṣādēq) is a Hebrew verb meaning be just. It appears 41 times in 13 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H6663).

Also rendered

• to justify

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 1879)

Root family 1879: צָדֵק ṣādēq — be just, righteous. Denominative verb

• צַדִּיק tsaddiq — just
• צְדָקָה ṣĕdāqâ — righteousness
• צֶדֶק ṣedeq — rightness

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