צדק

See also: צ־ד־ק

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
צ־ד־ק (ts-d-q)
6 terms

From the root צ־ד־ק (TZ-d-q). The verb is in the pa`al conjugation. The planet is named after the Phoenician god Sydyk, whom the Romans equated with the god Jupiter. Thus, it is a calque of sorts of the Roman name for the planet.

Pronunciation

• (Tiberian Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ˈsˤɛ.ðɛq/
• (Ashkenazi Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡se.dek/, [ˈt͡se.dək]
• (Sephardi Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ˈse.dek/
• (Yemenite Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ˈsˤæ.ðæq/
• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡se.dek/

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Noun

צֶדֶק • (tzédek) m (plural indefinite צְדָקִים, singular construct צֶדֶק־) [pattern: קֶטֶל]

1. Justice, righteousness, rightness, right.

Derived terms

• צֶדֶק חֶבְרָתִי (tsedék khevráti)

Proper noun

צֶדֶק • (tzédek) m [pattern: קֶטֶל]

1. (astronomy) Jupiter

See also

• planets of the Solar System: חַמָּה (khamá) · נוגה / נֹגַהּ (nógah) · אֶרֶץ (érets) · מַאֲדִים (ma'adím) · צֶדֶק (tsédek) · שַׁבְּתַאי (shabtáy) · אוּרָנוּס (uránus)/אוֹרוֹן (orón) · נֶפְּטוּן (néptun)/רַהַב (raháv) ^[edit]

Verb

צָדַק • (tzadák) (pa'al construction)

1. (of a person) To be right.

Usage notes

• To describe a statement as right or correct, the adjective נָכוֹן (nakhón) is used.

Conjugation

Conjugation of צָדַק (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs)

non-finite forms		to-infinitive		לצדוק / לִצְדֹּק
		action noun		—
		passive participle		—
finite forms		singular		plural
		m	f	m	f
past	first	צָדַקְתִּי		צָדַקְנוּ
	second	צָדַקְתָּ	צָדַקְתְּ	צְדַקְתֶּם1	צְדַקְתֶּן1
	third	צָדַק	צָדְקָה	צָדְקוּ
present		צוֹדֵק	צוֹדֶקֶת	צוֹדְקִים	צוֹדְקוֹת
future	first	אֶצְדַּק		נִצְדַּק
	second	תִּצְדַּק	תִּצְדְּקִי	תִּצְדְּקוּ	תִּצְדַּקְנָה2
	third	יִצְדַּק	תִּצְדַּק	יִצְדְּקוּ	תִּצְדַּקְנָה2
imperative	positive	צְדַק	צִדְקִי	צִדְקוּ	צְדַקְנָה2
	negative	אַל + Second person future tense

¹ Pronounced צָדַקְתֶּם and צָדַקְתֶּן in informal Modern Hebrew.
² Rare in Modern Hebrew.