צָדַק
tsâdaq(tsaw-dak')
“to be (causatively, make) right (in a moral or forensic sense)”
41 occurrencesOld TestamentUncommon Word
Definition
Strong’s Definition
to be (causatively, make) right (in a moral or forensic sense)
Translated in KJV as
cleanseclear self(be, do) just(-ice, -ify, -ify self)(be turn to) righteous(-ness).
Etymology
a primitive root;
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“Then was kindled the wrath of Elihu the son of Barachel the Buzite, of the kindred of Ram: against Job was his wrath kindled, because he justified himself rather than God.”
— Job 32:2