H6665 H6665
righteousness, right-doing (Aramaic); moral uprightness and justice
This Aramaic term corresponds to Hebrew *tzedaqah*, meaning righteousness or right action. In Daniel 4, it appears in the prophet's counsel to Nebuchadnezzar: break off your sins by practicing righteousness, show mercy to the oppressed. It's both legal and ethical—doing what is right in God's eyes, particularly in how one treats the vulnerable. The word bridges personal morality and social justice, insisting that right relationship with God must show itself in right treatment of others.
Senses
1. sense 1 — Daniel 4:27 (English 4:27) uses it in Daniel's advice to the king: "atone for your sins by righteousness." The Spanish "con justicia" (with justice) and French "pureté" (purity) reflect the moral dimension. This is not merely ritual purity but active justice and mercy, the tangible evidence of a changed heart and reformed rule. 1×
AR["بِالبِرِّ"]·ben["ধার্মিকতায়"]·DE["[בצדקה]"]·EN["by-righteousness"]·FR["pureté"]·heb["ב-צדקה"]·HI["धार्मिकता-से"]·ID["dengan-kebenaran"]·IT["[בצדקה]"]·jav["kalayan-kabecikan"]·KO["의-로"]·PT["com-justiça"]·RU["праведностью"]·ES["con-justicia"]·SW["kwa-haki"]·TR["doğrulukla"]·urd["راستبازی-سے"]
Related Senses
H2896a 1. good (quality or moral) (305×)H7563 1. wicked person (259×)H7451c 1. moral evil or wickedness (234×)H5771 1. iniquity, sin, wrongdoing (222×)H6662 1. righteous person (substantive) (195×)G0266 1. sin, failure, transgression (173×)H2403b 1. sin, transgression (170×)H2617a 1. Covenant faithfulness, steadfast love (167×)H2398 1. Qal: to sin, commit sin (165×)H6666 1. righteousness, moral uprightness (145×)G5485 1. grace, divine favor (141×)H7451a 1. morally evil, wicked (129×)H2403b 2. sin-offering, sacrifice for sin (120×)G2570 1. good, right, excellent (98×)H6588 1. transgression, offense against God (88×)G0018 1. good (moral quality) (85×)H2896b 1. good, what is good (85×)H7451b 1. evil, wickedness (moral) (83×)H7451a 2. evil, harm, calamity (80×)G1342 1. righteous, upright (of persons) (70×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† צִדְקָה n.f. right doing (Talm, Old Aramaic; v. BH צְדָקָה, √ צדק);—צ׳ Dn 4:24.