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צָדַק(b. h.; reduplic. of זק; cmp. זָכָה) (to be clear, pure, sincere, to be right, true, just; to be cleared. Y.Snh.IV, 22b top יכול אם צ׳ בדינך יִצְדַּק בדיני you may think, if he (the guilty) is cleared in thy court, he will also be cleared in my (Gods) court. Pi. צִדֵּק 1) (cmp. זכה) to act in favor of a person; to be liberal. B. Bath.88b (ref. to Deut. 25:15) צַדֶּק משלך ותן לו be liberal with what is thine own and give it to him, i. e. add overweight and overmeasure (גֵּירוּמִים); Ḥull.134a (ref. to the poor mans share). Num. R. s. 2 (ref. to ואתן צדק Job 26:3) צי׳ עמהם שלאוכ׳ the Lord dealt kindly with them in not changing their arrangements. 2) to justify, declare or consider a person right; to defend. Gen. R. s. 49 (ref. to Ps. 45:8) אהבת לצַדֵּק את בריותיוכ׳ thou (Abraham) lovest to defend my creatures, and hatest to condemn them. Y.Snh.IV, beg.22a צַדְּקֵיהוּ consider him to be right (a true witness), opp. חקריהו cross-examine him; Deut. R. s. 5.Esp. צ׳ את הדין to justify Gods judgment, to submit to divine dispensation as just, to punishment as deserved. Sifra Shmini, introd. כיון ששמע אהרן כן צ׳ … ושתק when Aaron heard this, he submitted to divine judgment and kept his peace (Lev. 10:3). Ib. אברהם צי׳ עליווכ׳ Abraham resigned himself to Gods will, for we read (Gen. 18:27), ‘I am dust and ashes. Ib. צִידְּקוּ עליהםוכ׳ they resigned themselves Y.Sot.VIII, 22c bot. צ̇ד̇ק̇יהו שצ̇יד̇ק̇ עליווכ׳. Shallum was surnamed Zedekiah (justifier of God), because he justified Gods judgment upon him. Ab. Zar.18a בשעה שיצאו … צידקו עליהםוכ׳ all three of them, when they were taken out for execution, resigned themselves (reciting an appropriate Bible verse); a. fr.Part. pass. מְצוּדָּק; pl. מְצוּדָּקִים. Mekh. Mishp., s. 20 (ref. to Ex. 23:8) שונא דברים המצ׳וכ׳ he will hate the justified words (the exhortations to justice) spoken at Sinai; Yalk. Ex. 353 (not דברי). Hif. הִצְדִּיק 1) to justify, clear, declare to be right; to make virtuous. Snh.10a (ref. to Deut. 25:1) עדים שהרשיעו את הצדיק ואתו … והִצְדִּיקוּוכ׳ when witnesses denounced an innocent man, and other witnesses came and justified him that was right, and thus exposed those (first witnesses) as wicked men; Macc.2b. Gen. R. s. 21 (ref. to Ps. 16:5) לכשיקיץ … אני מַצְדִּיקוֹ מאותה גזרה when he that is created in thine (Adams) image shall awake (when the Messiah comes) …, then I shall clear him from this decree (of expulsion from Eden). Lev. R. s. 4, beg. (ref. to Koh. 3:16) מקום שהִצְדַּקְתִּיםוכ׳ there where I made them virtuous and called them divine beings …, there they acted wickedly Gen. R. s. 43 (ref. to Gen. 14:18) מַצְדִּיקוכ׳ המקום הזה this place (Salem-Jerusalem) makes its inhabitants righteous.ה׳ עליו את הדין to deal strictly with. Taan.8a כל המצדיק … מַצְדִּיקִין עליו את הדיןוכ׳ he who makes himself righteous here below (who strives for righteousness) is judged righteously (strictly dealt with) in the judgment above (cmp. Yeb.121b quot. s. v. דִּקְדֵּק). Hor.11b (play on צדקיהו) אמר לו יה יַצְדִּיק עליךוכ׳ he (Nebuchadnezzar) said to him, Yah shall deal strictly with thee, if thou wilt rebel against me; a. fr. 2) to treat with צְדָקָה, to be liberal towards. Y.Peah IV, end 18c (alluding to Ps. 82:3) עני ורש הַצְדִּיקוּהוּ במתנותיו (not ועשיר) treat the poor and needy liberally as regards the gifts belonging to him (v. Ḥull.134a quot. supra). 3) ה׳ את הדין to submit to divine judgment, be resigned (v. supra). Sifra l. c. למודים צדיקים שמַצְדִּיקִיםוכ׳ the righteous are wont to resign themselves to the will of God. Taan.11a מצדיק עליווכ׳ he acknowledges the justice of the verdict and says, you have judged me rightly Ber.19a והוא עומד ומצדיקוכ׳ he (the mourner) stands up and declares the judgment to be just ; a. fr.Part. pass. מוּצְדָּק justified, lawfully qualified. Gitt.86a (in a Chaldaic formula of sale of a slave) מ׳ לעבדו, v. עַבְדּוּתָא. Hithpa. הִצְטַדֵּק to justify ones self, excuse ones self. Gen. R. s. 92 (ref. to Gen. 44:16) מה נִצְטַּדָּק בדינה how can we justify ourselves for what we have done in the case of Dinah (that we killed the Shechemites)? ; Yalk. ib. 150.

צָדַק(b. h.; reduplic. of זק; cmp. זָכָה) (to be clear, pure, sincere, to be right, true, just; to be cleared. Y.Snh.IV, 22b top יכול אם צ׳ בדינך יִצְדַּק בדיני you may think, if he (the guilty) is cleared in thy court, he will also be cleared in my (Gods) court. Pi. צִדֵּק 1) (cmp. זכה) to act in favor of a person; to be liberal. B. Bath.88b (ref. to Deut. 25:15) צַדֶּק משלך ותן לו be liberal with what is thine own and give it to him, i. e. add overweight and overmeasure (גֵּירוּמִים); Ḥull.134a (ref. to the poor mans share). Num. R. s. 2 (ref. to ואתן צדק Job 26:3) צי׳ עמהם שלאוכ׳ the Lord dealt kindly with them in not changing their arrangements. 2) to justify, declare or consider a person right; to defend. Gen. R. s. 49 (ref. to Ps. 45:8) אהבת לצַדֵּק את בריותיוכ׳ thou (Abraham) lovest to defend my creatures, and hatest to condemn them. Y.Snh.IV, beg.22a צַדְּקֵיהוּ consider him to be right (a true witness), opp. חקריהו cross-examine him; Deut. R. s. 5.Esp. צ׳ את הדין to justify Gods judgment, to submit to divine dispensation as just, to punishment as deserved. Sifra Shmini, introd. כיון ששמע אהרן כן צ׳ … ושתק when Aaron heard this, he submitted to divine judgment and kept his peace (Lev. 10:3). Ib. אברהם צי׳ עליווכ׳ Abraham resigned himself to Gods will, for we read (Gen. 18:27), ‘I am dust and ashes. Ib. צִידְּקוּ עליהםוכ׳ they resigned themselves Y.Sot.VIII, 22c bot. צ̇ד̇ק̇יהו שצ̇יד̇ק̇ עליווכ׳. Shallum was surnamed Zedekiah (justifier of God), because he justified Gods judgment upon him. Ab. Zar.18a בשעה שיצאו … צידקו עליהםוכ׳ all three of them, when they were taken out for execution, resigned themselves (reciting an appropriate Bible verse); a. fr.Part. pass. מְצוּדָּק; pl. מְצוּדָּקִים. Mekh. Mishp., s. 20 (ref. to Ex. 23:8) שונא דברים המצ׳וכ׳ he will hate the justified words (the exhortations to justice) spoken at Sinai; Yalk. Ex. 353 (not דברי). Hif. הִצְדִּיק 1) to justify, clear, declare to be right; to make virtuous. Snh.10a (ref. to Deut. 25:1) עדים שהרשיעו את הצדיק ואתו … והִצְדִּיקוּוכ׳ when witnesses denounced an innocent man, and other witnesses came and justified him that was right, and thus exposed those (first witnesses) as wicked men; Macc.2b. Gen. R. s. 21 (ref. to Ps. 16:5) לכשיקיץ … אני מַצְדִּיקוֹ מאותה גזרה when he that is created in thine (Adams) image shall awake (when the Messiah comes) …, then I shall clear him from this decree (of expulsion from Eden). Lev. R. s. 4, beg. (ref. to Koh. 3:16) מקום שהִצְדַּקְתִּיםוכ׳ there where I made them virtuous and called them divine beings …, there they acted wickedly Gen. R. s. 43 (ref. to Gen. 14:18) מַצְדִּיקוכ׳ המקום הזה this place (Salem-Jerusalem) makes its inhabitants righteous.ה׳ עליו את הדין to deal strictly with. Taan.8a כל המצדיק … מַצְדִּיקִין עליו את הדיןוכ׳ he who makes himself righteous here below (who strives for righteousness) is judged righteously (strictly dealt with) in the judgment above (cmp. Yeb.121b quot. s. v. דִּקְדֵּק). Hor.11b (play on צדקיהו) אמר לו יה יַצְדִּיק עליךוכ׳ he (Nebuchadnezzar) said to him, Yah shall deal strictly with thee, if thou wilt rebel against me; a. fr. 2) to treat with צְדָקָה, to be liberal towards. Y.Peah IV, end 18c (alluding to Ps. 82:3) עני ורש הַצְדִּיקוּהוּ במתנותיו (not ועשיר) treat the poor and needy liberally as regards the gifts belonging to him (v. Ḥull.134a quot. supra). 3) ה׳ את הדין to submit to divine judgment, be resigned (v. supra). Sifra l. c. למודים צדיקים שמַצְדִּיקִיםוכ׳ the righteous are wont to resign themselves to the will of God. Taan.11a מצדיק עליווכ׳ he acknowledges the justice of the verdict and says, you have judged me rightly Ber.19a והוא עומד ומצדיקוכ׳ he (the mourner) stands up and declares the judgment to be just ; a. fr.Part. pass. מוּצְדָּק justified, lawfully qualified. Gitt.86a (in a Chaldaic formula of sale of a slave) מ׳ לעבדו, v. עַבְדּוּתָא. Hithpa. הִצְטַדֵּק to justify ones self, excuse ones self. Gen. R. s. 92 (ref. to Gen. 44:16) מה נִצְטַּדָּק בדינה how can we justify ourselves for what we have done in the case of Dinah (that we killed the Shechemites)? ; Yalk. ib. 150.

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הוֹגָןm. (preced.) balance; only in כְּהֹ׳ (adv.) appropriately, reasonably, correspondingly. Gen. R. s. 93 כה׳ וכשורה עשה he acted (according to balance and line) exactly right. Taan.4a שאלו שלא כה׳ made an unreasonable demand (making their actions dependent on chance); לשנים השיבו בה׳ two of them were answered properly (Providence favoring their ways); Gen. R. s. 60; Lev. R. s. 37. Yeb.110a הוא עשה שלא כה׳וכ׳ he acted improperly, therefore the court deals with him improperly (more strictly than the law would justify) and declares his marriage invalid; B. Bath.48b; a. fr.

הוֹגָןm. (preced.) balance; only in כְּהֹ׳ (adv.) appropriately, reasonably, correspondingly. Gen. R. s. 93 כה׳ וכשורה עשה he acted (according to balance and line) exactly right. Taan.4a שאלו שלא כה׳ made an unreasonable demand (making their actions dependent on chance); לשנים השיבו בה׳ two of them were answered properly (Providence favoring their ways); Gen. R. s. 60; Lev. R. s. 37. Yeb.110a הוא עשה שלא כה׳וכ׳ he acted improperly, therefore the court deals with him improperly (more strictly than the law would justify) and declares his marriage invalid; B. Bath.48b; a. fr.

זְכֵי, זְכָאch. sam( Hithpa. הִזִדַּכֶּה, Nithpa. נִזְדַּכֶּה to he acquitted, to be found not guilty), 1) to be clear, pure. Targ. Job 9:15. Ib. 10:15 זְכִיתִי (some ed. זִכִּי׳, corr. acc.); a. e. 2) to go unpunished (h. נקה). Targ. Jer. 25:29; a. e. 3) to deserve welt, do good, to obtain a claim on divine favor. Lev. R. s. 34 (read:) אדם … זְכִי בי או דְכִי בי the beggar says … ‘obtain a claim through me, or ‘become pure through me, (which means) זַכֵּי גדמך בי benefit thyself through me. Ib. אנן זַכְיִין בן we shall give thee something. Ib. ז׳ בהאי אתתא give this woman (me) something. Y. Ḥag.I, 76b bot. שלח … מִזְכֵּיוכ׳ sent his son to Tiberias for his improvement (through study); Y.Pes.III, 30b bot. יזכי (corr. acc.); a. fr. 4) to become worthy of divine grace, to be privileged to enjoy, to live to see. Targ. Job 20:17; a. e.Ber.17a נשים בטאי זַכְיָין wherewith do women (who do not study the Law) deserve divine grace?Sabb.21b אי זְכָאִי if I had been worthy (if the Lord had permitted me). Lev. R. s. 25 אִי זָכִית אכלית if the Lord permit, I may eat thereof. Ib. אם זַכְיַת (תיכול) אכול if thou shalt live long enough to eat thereof. Ḥull.50a; Bets.27a, a. e. אִזְכֵּי ואסיקוכ׳ the Lord permitting I will go ; a. fr. 4) to take possession, acquire a title. B. Mets.8a מיגו דזָכֵי לנפשיה since he has a right to take possession for himself, v. מִיגּוֹ, s. v. גּוֹ.B. Kam.12b; a. fr. Pa. זַכֵּי 1) to clear (from rubbish). M. Kat. 10b; B. Bath.54a, v. זִיכֵּי. 2) to clear, acquit, justify; to leave unpunished. Targ. O. Ex. 20:7 (Y. מִזְכֵי, read: מְזַכֵּי). Targ. Cant. 7:3; a. fr. 3) to cleanse. Targ. Ps. 73:13 זַכָּאִית Ms. (ed. זַכִּית, ed. Wil. זַכְוַת, corr. acc.); a. e.Lev. R. s. 34, v. supra. 4) to win, defeat. Ab. Zar.10b; Snh.39a כל דז׳ מלכא Ms. M. (ed. למלכא) whosoever defeats the: king in argument. Ib. 107a עבדא ז׳ למריה (old ed. כפייה) the servant conquered his master. Bekh.8b אי זַכִּיתוּ לי if you defeat me: ואי זַכִּינָא בכו (read לכו) and if we defeat you. Ḥull.31b זַכַּנְהוּוכ׳ R. N. defeated the Rabbis; a. e. 5) to entitle, give possession to. Pes.78a שטרא מְזַכֵּי לבי תרי a document giving a title to both contestants, i. e. one agreeing with two opposite opinions. Ithpa. אִזְדַּכֵּי, Ithpe. אִזְדְּכֵי to be cleared, to go unpunished; to clear ones self, to defend ones self. Targ. Y. Gen. 24:8. Ib. 44:16; a. e.

זְכֵי, זְכָאch. sam( Hithpa. הִזִדַּכֶּה, Nithpa. נִזְדַּכֶּה to he acquitted, to be found not guilty), 1) to be clear, pure. Targ. Job 9:15. Ib. 10:15 זְכִיתִי (some ed. זִכִּי׳, corr. acc.); a. e. 2) to go unpunished (h. נקה). Targ. Jer. 25:29; a. e. 3) to deserve welt, do good, to obtain a claim on divine favor. Lev. R. s. 34 (read:) אדם … זְכִי בי או דְכִי בי the beggar says … ‘obtain a claim through me, or ‘become pure through me, (which means) זַכֵּי גדמך בי benefit thyself through me. Ib. אנן זַכְיִין בן we shall give thee something. Ib. ז׳ בהאי אתתא give this woman (me) something. Y. Ḥag.I, 76b bot. שלח … מִזְכֵּיוכ׳ sent his son to Tiberias for his improvement (through study); Y.Pes.III, 30b bot. יזכי (corr. acc.); a. fr. 4) to become worthy of divine grace, to be privileged to enjoy, to live to see. Targ. Job 20:17; a. e.Ber.17a נשים בטאי זַכְיָין wherewith do women (who do not study the Law) deserve divine grace?Sabb.21b אי זְכָאִי if I had been worthy (if the Lord had permitted me). Lev. R. s. 25 אִי זָכִית אכלית if the Lord permit, I may eat thereof. Ib. אם זַכְיַת (תיכול) אכול if thou shalt live long enough to eat thereof. Ḥull.50a; Bets.27a, a. e. אִזְכֵּי ואסיקוכ׳ the Lord permitting I will go ; a. fr. 4) to take possession, acquire a title. B. Mets.8a מיגו דזָכֵי לנפשיה since he has a right to take possession for himself, v. מִיגּוֹ, s. v. גּוֹ.B. Kam.12b; a. fr. Pa. זַכֵּי 1) to clear (from rubbish). M. Kat. 10b; B. Bath.54a, v. זִיכֵּי. 2) to clear, acquit, justify; to leave unpunished. Targ. O. Ex. 20:7 (Y. מִזְכֵי, read: מְזַכֵּי). Targ. Cant. 7:3; a. fr. 3) to cleanse. Targ. Ps. 73:13 זַכָּאִית Ms. (ed. זַכִּית, ed. Wil. זַכְוַת, corr. acc.); a. e.Lev. R. s. 34, v. supra. 4) to win, defeat. Ab. Zar.10b; Snh.39a כל דז׳ מלכא Ms. M. (ed. למלכא) whosoever defeats the: king in argument. Ib. 107a עבדא ז׳ למריה (old ed. כפייה) the servant conquered his master. Bekh.8b אי זַכִּיתוּ לי if you defeat me: ואי זַכִּינָא בכו (read לכו) and if we defeat you. Ḥull.31b זַכַּנְהוּוכ׳ R. N. defeated the Rabbis; a. e. 5) to entitle, give possession to. Pes.78a שטרא מְזַכֵּי לבי תרי a document giving a title to both contestants, i. e. one agreeing with two opposite opinions. Ithpa. אִזְדַּכֵּי, Ithpe. אִזְדְּכֵי to be cleared, to go unpunished; to clear ones self, to defend ones self. Targ. Y. Gen. 24:8. Ib. 44:16; a. e.

זְכֵי, זְכָאch. sam( Hithpa. הִזִדַּכֶּה, Nithpa. נִזְדַּכֶּה to he acquitted, to be found not guilty), 1) to be clear, pure. Targ. Job 9:15. Ib. 10:15 זְכִיתִי (some ed. זִכִּי׳, corr. acc.); a. e. 2) to go unpunished (h. נקה). Targ. Jer. 25:29; a. e. 3) to deserve welt, do good, to obtain a claim on divine favor. Lev. R. s. 34 (read:) אדם … זְכִי בי או דְכִי בי the beggar says … ‘obtain a claim through me, or ‘become pure through me, (which means) זַכֵּי גדמך בי benefit thyself through me. Ib. אנן זַכְיִין בן we shall give thee something. Ib. ז׳ בהאי אתתא give this woman (me) something. Y. Ḥag.I, 76b bot. שלח … מִזְכֵּיוכ׳ sent his son to Tiberias for his improvement (through study); Y.Pes.III, 30b bot. יזכי (corr. acc.); a. fr. 4) to become worthy of divine grace, to be privileged to enjoy, to live to see. Targ. Job 20:17; a. e.Ber.17a נשים בטאי זַכְיָין wherewith do women (who do not study the Law) deserve divine grace?Sabb.21b אי זְכָאִי if I had been worthy (if the Lord had permitted me). Lev. R. s. 25 אִי זָכִית אכלית if the Lord permit, I may eat thereof. Ib. אם זַכְיַת (תיכול) אכול if thou shalt live long enough to eat thereof. Ḥull.50a; Bets.27a, a. e. אִזְכֵּי ואסיקוכ׳ the Lord permitting I will go ; a. fr. 4) to take possession, acquire a title. B. Mets.8a מיגו דזָכֵי לנפשיה since he has a right to take possession for himself, v. מִיגּוֹ, s. v. גּוֹ.B. Kam.12b; a. fr. Pa. זַכֵּי 1) to clear (from rubbish). M. Kat. 10b; B. Bath.54a, v. זִיכֵּי. 2) to clear, acquit, justify; to leave unpunished. Targ. O. Ex. 20:7 (Y. מִזְכֵי, read: מְזַכֵּי). Targ. Cant. 7:3; a. fr. 3) to cleanse. Targ. Ps. 73:13 זַכָּאִית Ms. (ed. זַכִּית, ed. Wil. זַכְוַת, corr. acc.); a. e.Lev. R. s. 34, v. supra. 4) to win, defeat. Ab. Zar.10b; Snh.39a כל דז׳ מלכא Ms. M. (ed. למלכא) whosoever defeats the: king in argument. Ib. 107a עבדא ז׳ למריה (old ed. כפייה) the servant conquered his master. Bekh.8b אי זַכִּיתוּ לי if you defeat me: ואי זַכִּינָא בכו (read לכו) and if we defeat you. Ḥull.31b זַכַּנְהוּוכ׳ R. N. defeated the Rabbis; a. e. 5) to entitle, give possession to. Pes.78a שטרא מְזַכֵּי לבי תרי a document giving a title to both contestants, i. e. one agreeing with two opposite opinions. Ithpa. אִזְדַּכֵּי, Ithpe. אִזְדְּכֵי to be cleared, to go unpunished; to clear ones self, to defend ones self. Targ. Y. Gen. 24:8. Ib. 44:16; a. e.

זְכֵי, זְכָאch. sam( Hithpa. הִזִדַּכֶּה, Nithpa. נִזְדַּכֶּה to he acquitted, to be found not guilty), 1) to be clear, pure. Targ. Job 9:15. Ib. 10:15 זְכִיתִי (some ed. זִכִּי׳, corr. acc.); a. e. 2) to go unpunished (h. נקה). Targ. Jer. 25:29; a. e. 3) to deserve welt, do good, to obtain a claim on divine favor. Lev. R. s. 34 (read:) אדם … זְכִי בי או דְכִי בי the beggar says … ‘obtain a claim through me, or ‘become pure through me, (which means) זַכֵּי גדמך בי benefit thyself through me. Ib. אנן זַכְיִין בן we shall give thee something. Ib. ז׳ בהאי אתתא give this woman (me) something. Y. Ḥag.I, 76b bot. שלח … מִזְכֵּיוכ׳ sent his son to Tiberias for his improvement (through study); Y.Pes.III, 30b bot. יזכי (corr. acc.); a. fr. 4) to become worthy of divine grace, to be privileged to enjoy, to live to see. Targ. Job 20:17; a. e.Ber.17a נשים בטאי זַכְיָין wherewith do women (who do not study the Law) deserve divine grace?Sabb.21b אי זְכָאִי if I had been worthy (if the Lord had permitted me). Lev. R. s. 25 אִי זָכִית אכלית if the Lord permit, I may eat thereof. Ib. אם זַכְיַת (תיכול) אכול if thou shalt live long enough to eat thereof. Ḥull.50a; Bets.27a, a. e. אִזְכֵּי ואסיקוכ׳ the Lord permitting I will go ; a. fr. 4) to take possession, acquire a title. B. Mets.8a מיגו דזָכֵי לנפשיה since he has a right to take possession for himself, v. מִיגּוֹ, s. v. גּוֹ.B. Kam.12b; a. fr. Pa. זַכֵּי 1) to clear (from rubbish). M. Kat. 10b; B. Bath.54a, v. זִיכֵּי. 2) to clear, acquit, justify; to leave unpunished. Targ. O. Ex. 20:7 (Y. מִזְכֵי, read: מְזַכֵּי). Targ. Cant. 7:3; a. fr. 3) to cleanse. Targ. Ps. 73:13 זַכָּאִית Ms. (ed. זַכִּית, ed. Wil. זַכְוַת, corr. acc.); a. e.Lev. R. s. 34, v. supra. 4) to win, defeat. Ab. Zar.10b; Snh.39a כל דז׳ מלכא Ms. M. (ed. למלכא) whosoever defeats the: king in argument. Ib. 107a עבדא ז׳ למריה (old ed. כפייה) the servant conquered his master. Bekh.8b אי זַכִּיתוּ לי if you defeat me: ואי זַכִּינָא בכו (read לכו) and if we defeat you. Ḥull.31b זַכַּנְהוּוכ׳ R. N. defeated the Rabbis; a. e. 5) to entitle, give possession to. Pes.78a שטרא מְזַכֵּי לבי תרי a document giving a title to both contestants, i. e. one agreeing with two opposite opinions. Ithpa. אִזְדַּכֵּי, Ithpe. אִזְדְּכֵי to be cleared, to go unpunished; to clear ones self, to defend ones self. Targ. Y. Gen. 24:8. Ib. 44:16; a. e.

צְדַק, צְדֵיקch. sam(צדקto be right, true, just; to be cleared), to be clear, just. Targ. Ps. 19:10 צְדִיקוּ Ms. (ed. זכיאו). Af. אַצְדֵּיק to justify, do justice to. Ib. 82:3.א׳דינא to acknowledge the justice of divine judgment. Taan.22b דקא מַצְדִּיק דינא אנפשיהוכ׳ Ms. M. (ed. מצדיק עליהוכ׳) that he acknowledged the justice of Gods decree over him, saying (Lam. 1:18)

צְדַק, צְדֵיקch. sam(צדקto be right, true, just; to be cleared), to be clear, just. Targ. Ps. 19:10 צְדִיקוּ Ms. (ed. זכיאו). Af. אַצְדֵּיק to justify, do justice to. Ib. 82:3.א׳דינא to acknowledge the justice of divine judgment. Taan.22b דקא מַצְדִּיק דינא אנפשיהוכ׳ Ms. M. (ed. מצדיק עליהוכ׳) that he acknowledged the justice of Gods decree over him, saying (Lam. 1:18)

צְדַק, צְדֵיקch. sam(צדקto be right, true, just; to be cleared), to be clear, just. Targ. Ps. 19:10 צְדִיקוּ Ms. (ed. זכיאו). Af. אַצְדֵּיק to justify, do justice to. Ib. 82:3.א׳דינא to acknowledge the justice of divine judgment. Taan.22b דקא מַצְדִּיק דינא אנפשיהוכ׳ Ms. M. (ed. מצדיק עליהוכ׳) that he acknowledged the justice of Gods decree over him, saying (Lam. 1:18)

צְדַק, צְדֵיקch. sam(צדקto be right, true, just; to be cleared), to be clear, just. Targ. Ps. 19:10 צְדִיקוּ Ms. (ed. זכיאו). Af. אַצְדֵּיק to justify, do justice to. Ib. 82:3.א׳דינא to acknowledge the justice of divine judgment. Taan.22b דקא מַצְדִּיק דינא אנפשיהוכ׳ Ms. M. (ed. מצדיק עליהוכ׳) that he acknowledged the justice of Gods decree over him, saying (Lam. 1:18)

רָשַׁע(b. h.; cmp. רָשָׁה) ( to be powerful, to do violence, be wicked. Yalk. Koh. 976 (ref. to Koh. 7:17) אלא אם רָשַׁעְתָּ אל תִּרְשַׁע הרבה (omitted in Sabb.31b) but it means, if thou hast once done wrong, do not therefore do more wrong. Hif. הִרְשִׁיעַ 1) to declare in the wrong, to condemn. Snh.10a אלא מעתה והצדיקו שנים והִרְשִׁיעוּ שניםוכ׳ if this be so (that you can derive from ושפטום, Deut. 25:1, that there must be two judges and one in addition to make a majority vote possible) then ‘and they shall justify (ib.) indicates two, ‘and they shall condemn (ib.) means two, hence you would require seven judges for a court! 2) to charge with wrong-doing, accuse. Ib. עדים שהרשיעו את הצדיקוכ׳ if (false) witnesses accused an innocent person, and other witnesses came and justified him. B. Kam.64b (ref. to Ex. 22:8) ולא המַרְשִׁיעַ עצמו “he whom the judges shall condemn shall pay double”, but not he who accuses himself. Ib. (ref. to Ex. ib. 3) פרט למרשיעוכ׳ to the exemption of him who ; a. fr. 3) to do wrong. Tanḥ. Dbarim 3; Yalk. Deut. 805 (play on רשעתים, Jud. 3:8) הם הרשיעו עלינו שתי רשעיות they (the Aramæans) did us two wrongs.

רָשַׁע(b. h.; cmp. רָשָׁה) ( to be powerful, to do violence, be wicked. Yalk. Koh. 976 (ref. to Koh. 7:17) אלא אם רָשַׁעְתָּ אל תִּרְשַׁע הרבה (omitted in Sabb.31b) but it means, if thou hast once done wrong, do not therefore do more wrong. Hif. הִרְשִׁיעַ 1) to declare in the wrong, to condemn. Snh.10a אלא מעתה והצדיקו שנים והִרְשִׁיעוּ שניםוכ׳ if this be so (that you can derive from ושפטום, Deut. 25:1, that there must be two judges and one in addition to make a majority vote possible) then ‘and they shall justify (ib.) indicates two, ‘and they shall condemn (ib.) means two, hence you would require seven judges for a court! 2) to charge with wrong-doing, accuse. Ib. עדים שהרשיעו את הצדיקוכ׳ if (false) witnesses accused an innocent person, and other witnesses came and justified him. B. Kam.64b (ref. to Ex. 22:8) ולא המַרְשִׁיעַ עצמו “he whom the judges shall condemn shall pay double”, but not he who accuses himself. Ib. (ref. to Ex. ib. 3) פרט למרשיעוכ׳ to the exemption of him who ; a. fr. 3) to do wrong. Tanḥ. Dbarim 3; Yalk. Deut. 805 (play on רשעתים, Jud. 3:8) הם הרשיעו עלינו שתי רשעיות they (the Aramæans) did us two wrongs.