צדקה

Cognate to Arabic صَدَقَة (ṣadaqa).

• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /t͡sdaˈka/
• (Tiberian Hebrew) IPA^(key): /sˤă.ðɔ.ˈqɔ/

צְדָקָה • (ts'daká) f (plural indefinite צְדָקוֹת, singular construct צִדְקַת־, plural construct צִדְקוֹת־) [pattern: קְטָלָה]

1. (modern, countable) charity
   • 1971 September 26, Ze'ev Tsur, “צדקה אינה תחליף לצדק [Charity Isn't a Replacement for Justice]”, in Davar‎^[1], page 10:
2. (Jewish law) tzedakah
3. (Biblical Hebrew, uncountable) righteousness
   • Tanach, 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.

   • Tanach, 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, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible

From Hebrew צְדָקָה.

צדקה f (Latin spelling sedaka)

1. charity, righteousness

From Hebrew צְדָקָה.

צדקה • (tsedoke) f

1. charity

• צדקהלע (tsdokele)