Tsedek (צדק) means justice in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
justice
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Tsedek.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1מצב שבו כל אחד מקבל את המגיע לו.
לֹא תַעֲשׂוּ עָוֶל בַּמִּשְׁפָּט: לֹא תִשָּׂא פְנֵי דָל, וְלֹא תֶהְדַּר פְּנֵי גָדוֹל; בְּצֶדֶק תִּשְׁפֹּט עֲמִיתֶךָ
- 2זכות אבות, זכות על פי חוק.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Tsedek is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- צֶדֶק
- Written without vowel points
- צדק
- Said
- tsedek
- Root
- צ־ד־ק
- Pattern
- קֶטֶל
- Inflections
- צִדְקוֹ
- Gematria
- 194
This is how Tsedek is said in other languages.
- English
- justice
- Russian
- справедливость
- German
- Gerechtigkeit
These words mean the opposite of Tsedek.
- רשע
- עוול
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Tsedek.
The word Tsedek is part of these phrases and sayings.
- שלהבת הצדק
- אמת וצדק
- בית דין צדק
- בית המשפט הגבוה לצדק
- גר צדק
- הן צדק
- יש צדק בדבריו
- מורה צדק
- הצדק יצא לאור
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Tsedek comes from the root צ־ד־ק, like these words.
These words come before and after Tsedek in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Tsedek.
What does Tsedek (צדק) mean in Hebrew?
Tsedek (צדק) means justice. It is said tsedek, with the stress on tse.
What is the opposite of Tsedek (צדק)?
Words that mean the opposite of Tsedek (צדק) are רשע and עוול.
What rhymes with Tsedek (צדק)?
Words that rhyme with Tsedek (צדק) include סדק, חדק, and הדק.
Is Tsedek (צדק) masculine or feminine?
The word Tsedek (צדק) is a masculine noun.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry צדק of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.