צדקה

Cognate to Arabic صَدَقَة‎ (ṣadaqa).

• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /t͡sdaˈka/

צְדָקָה • (ts'daká) f (plural indefinite צְדָקוֹת‎, singular construct צִדְקַת־‎, plural construct צִדְקוֹת־‎)

1. (modern, countable) charity
   • 1971 September 26, Ze'ev Tsur, “צדקה אינה תחליף לצדק‎ [Charity Isn't a Replacement for Justice]”, in Davar‎, page 10:

2. (Jewish law) tzedakah
3. (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.

• H6666 in Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible, 1979

From Hebrew צדקה‎.

צדקה f (Hebrew spelling, Latin spelling sedaka)

1. charity, righteousness

From Hebrew צְדָקָה‎.

צדקה • (tsedoke) f

1. charity