צדקה
Hebrew
FWOTD – 19 December 2016
Etymology
Root |
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צ־ד־ק |
Cognate to Arabic صَدَقَة (ṣadaqa).
Pronunciation
- (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /t͡sdaˈka/
Noun
צְדָקָה • (ts'daká) f (plural indefinite צְדָקוֹת, singular construct צִדְקַת־, plural construct צִדְקוֹת־)
- (modern, countable) charity
- 1971 September 26, Ze'ev Tsur, “צדקה אינה תחליף לצדק [Charity Isn't a Replacement for Justice]”, in Davar, page 10:
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- (Jewish law) tzedakah
- (Biblical Hebrew, uncountable) righteousness
- 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.
- 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.
- Genesis 15:6, with translation of the King James Version:
Declension
Declension of צְדָקָה
Number | Isolated forms | With possessive pronouns | |||||
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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 | צִדְקוֹתֵיהֶם | צִדְקוֹתֵיהֶן |
References
- H6666 in Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible, 1979
Ladino
Etymology
From Hebrew צדקה.
Noun
צדקה f (Hebrew spelling, Latin spelling sedaka)
- charity, righteousness
Yiddish
Etymology
From Hebrew צְדָקָה.
Noun
צדקה • (tsedoke) f
- charity