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Isaiah 5:23

“Which justify the wicked for reward, and take away the righteousness of the righteous from him!” (KJV)

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Lexical meaning

צָדַקtsâdaq · tsaw-dak'
H6663 · Hebrew

Definition: to be (causatively, make) right (in a moral or forensic sense)
Derivation: a primitive root;
KJV renderings: cleanse, clear self, (be, do) just(-ice, -ify, -ify self), (be turn to) righteous(-ness).
Grammar: מַצְדִּיקֵ֥י — verb Hiphil, active participle, masculine, plural, construct
Code HVhrmpc
Usage: Occurs 41 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 38:26 Genesis 44:16 Exodus 23:7 Deuteronomy 25:1 2 Samuel 15:4

Theological interpretation (AI)

The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read צָדַק here.

Verse 22 Verse 24

Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.