צדק

צדק

See also: צ־ד־ק‎

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
צ־ד־ק‎ (ṣ-d-q)

From the root צ־ד־ק‎ (TZ-d-q). The verb is in the pa`al conjugation. The planet is named after the Phoenician god Sydyk, whom the Romans equated with the god Jupiter. Thus, it is a calque of sorts of the Roman name for the planet.

Pronunciation

• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡se.dek/, [ˈt͡sɛ.dɛk]
• (Ashkenazi Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡se.dek/, [ˈt͡se.dək]
• (Sephardi Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ˈse.dek/
• (Yemenite Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ˈsˤæ.ðæq/
• (Tiberian Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ˈsˤɛ.ðɛq/

Noun

צֶדֶק • (tzédek) m (plural indefinite צְדָקִים‎, singular construct צֶדֶק־) [pattern: קֶטֶל]

1. Justice, righteousness, rightness, right.

Derived terms

• צֶדֶק חֶבְרָתִי‎ (tsedék khevráti)

Proper noun

צֶדֶק • (tzédek) m [pattern: קֶטֶל]

1. Jupiter (the planet).

See also

• (planets of the Solar System) חַמָּה‎ (khamá), נוגה / נֹגַהּ‎ (nógah), אֶרֶץ‎ (érets), מַאֲדִים‎ (ma'adím), צֶדֶק (tsédek), שַׁבְּתַאי‎ (shabtá'i), אוּרָנוּס‎ (uránus) or אוֹרוֹן‎ (orón), נֶפטוּן‎ (néptun) or רַהַב‎ (raháv)

Verb

צָדַק • (tzadák) (pa'al construction)

1. (of a person) To be right.

Usage notes

• To describe a statement as right or correct, the adjective נָכוֹן‎ (nakhón) is used.

Conjugation

Conjugation of צָדַק (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs) 

non-finite forms		to-infinitive: לצדוק / לִצְדֹּק‎ action noun: — passive participle: —
finite forms		singular		plural
		m.	f.	m.	f.
past	first	צָדַקְתִּי‎		צָדַקְנוּ‎
	second	צָדַקְתָּ‎	צָדַקְתְּ‎	צְדַקְתֶּם‎1	צְדַקְתֶּן‎1
	third	צָדַק	צָדְקָה‎	צָדְקוּ‎
present		צוֹדֵק‎	צוֹדֶקֶת‎	צוֹדְקִים‎	צוֹדְקוֹת‎
future	first	אֶצְדַּק‎		נִצְדַּק‎
	second	תִּצְדַּק‎	תִּצְדְּקִי‎	תִּצְדְּקוּ‎	תִּצְדַּקְנָה‎2
	third	יִצְדַּק‎	תִּצְדַּק‎	יִצְדְּקוּ‎	תִּצְדַּקְנָה‎2
imperative		צְדַק	צִדְקִי‎	צִדְקוּ‎	צְדַקְנָה‎2
notes		Pronounced צָדַקְתֶּם‎ and צָדַקְתֶּן‎ in informal Modern Hebrew. Rare in Modern Hebrew.