צדקה

Hebrew

FWOTD – 19 December 2016

Etymology

Root
צ־ד־ק (ts-d-q)

Cognate to Arabic صَدَقَة (ṣadaqa).

Pronunciation

• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /t͡sdaˈka/
• (Tiberian Hebrew) IPA^(key): /sˤă.ðɔ.ˈqɔ/

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
   • Tanach, 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.

   • Tanach, 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

Ladino

Etymology

From Hebrew צְדָקָה.

Noun

צדקה f (Hebrew spelling, Latin spelling sedaka)

1. charity, righteousness

Yiddish

Etymology

From Hebrew צְדָקָה.

Noun

צדקה • (tsedoke) f

1. charity

Derived terms

• צדקהלע (tsdokele)