צְדָקָה: tsedaqah (H6666), a Hebrew word meaning "rightness (abstractly), subjectively (rectitude), objectively (justice), morally (virtue) or figuratively (prosperity)"
tsedaqah
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tsedaqah is a Hebrew word meaning "rightness (abstractly), subjectively (rectitude), objectively (justice), morally (virtue) or figuratively (prosperity)", encompassing ideas like justice, moderately, right ..
righteousness; justice, rightness
The Hebrew word tsedaqah means "righteousness; justice, rightness," encompassing related ideas including justice, moderately, right ..
- a righteous act or deed
- moral integrity
- vindication, deliverance (by righteous judgment)
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צְדָקָה
Pronunciationtsedaqah
H6666
rightness (abstractly), subjectively (rectitude), objectively (justice), morally (virtue) or figuratively (prosperity)
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