צדקה

Hebrew

FWOTD – 19 December 2016

Etymology

Root
צ־ד־ק‎

Cognate to Arabic صَدَقَة‎ (ṣadaqa).

Pronunciation

• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /t͡sdaˈka/

Noun

צְדָקָה • (ts'daká) f (plural indefinite צְדָקוֹת‎, singular construct צִדְקַת־‎, plural construct צִדְקוֹת־‎)

1. (modern, countable) charity
   • 1971 September 26, Ze'ev Tsur, “צדקה אינה תחליף לצדק‎ [Charity Isn't a Replacement for Justice]”, in Davar‎^[1], page 10:

2. (Jewish law) tzedakah
3. (Biblical Hebrew, uncountable) righteousness
   • Genesis 15:6, with translation of the King James Version:

     ‏וְהֶאֱמִן בַּיהוָה וַיַּחְשְׁבֶהָ לּוֹ צְדָקָֽה׃‎‎

     And he believed in the Lord; and he counted it to him for righteousness.

   • Proverbs 21:21, with translation of the English Standard Version:

     ‏רֹדֵף צְדָקָה וָחָסֶד יִמְצָא חַיִּים צְדָקָה וְכָבוֹד׃‎‎

     Whoever pursues righteousness and kindness will find life, righteousness, and honor.

Declension

Declension of צְדָקָה

Number	Isolated forms		With possessive pronouns
	State	Form	Person	singular		plural
				m.	f.	m.	f.
singular	indefinite	צְדָקָה	first	צִדְקָתִי‎		צִדְקָתֵנוּ‎
	definite	הַצְּדָקָה‎	second	צִדְקָתְךָ‎	צִדְקָתֵךְ‎	צִדְקַתְכֶם‎	צִדְקַתְכֶן‎
	construct	צִדְקַת־‎	third	צִדְקָתוֹ‎	צִדְקָתָהּ‎	צִדְקָתָם‎	צִדְקָתָן‎
plural	indefinite	צְדָקוֹת‎	first	צדקותיי \ צִדְקוֹתַי‎		צִדְקוֹתֵינוּ‎
	definite	הַצְּדָקוֹת‎	second	צִדְקוֹתֶיךָ‎	צדקותייך \ צִדְקוֹתַיִךְ‎	צִדְקוֹתֵיכֶם‎	צִדְקוֹתֵיכֶן‎
	construct	צִדְקוֹת־‎	third	צִדְקוֹתָיו‎	צִדְקוֹתֶיהָ‎	צִדְקוֹתָם‎	צִדְקוֹתָן‎

References

• H6666 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible

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Ladino

Etymology

From Hebrew צְדָקָה‎.

Noun

צדקה f (Hebrew spelling, Latin spelling sedaka)

1. charity, righteousness

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Yiddish

Etymology

From Hebrew צְדָקָה‎.

Noun

צדקה • (tsedoke) f

1. charity