tzaddik

English

Alternative forms

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)

(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)

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