tzaddik

tzaddik

English

Alternative forms

• zaddik, tsadik, tsadiq, tsaddik, tzadik

Etymology

From Hebrew צַדִּיק‎ (tsadík, “righteous person”). Many pronunciations have come under the influence of Yiddish צדיק‎ (tsadek).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtsɑː.diːk/, /ˈtsɑː.dək/, /ˈsɑː.dək/

Noun

tzaddik (plural tzaddiks or tzaddikim)

1. (Judaism) A very righteous person, especially a Hassidic spiritual leader.
   • 1988, Christina Pribićević-Zorić, translating Milorad Pavić, Dictionary of the Khazars, Vintage 1989, p. 226:

     For in dreams one thinks with the eyes and the ears; speech has no nouns, just verbs; only in dreams is every person a zaddik, never a murderer….

Translations

a very righteous person

Czech: cadik (cs) m Estonian: õiglane inimene German: Zaddik (de) m Hebrew: צַדִּיק‎ (he) m (tsadík) Hungarian: cadik Polish: cadyk (pl) m Slovak: cadik m Yiddish: צדיק‎ m (tsadek)