צֶדֶק (ṣedeq) is a Hebrew noun meaning rightness. It appears 119 times in 12 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H6664).

Also rendered

• righteousness

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 1879a)

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

• צַדִּיק tsaddiq — just
• צְדָקָה ṣĕdāqâ — righteousness
• צָדֵק ṣādēq — be just

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