צדקה

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Hebrew

FWOTD – 19 December 2016

Etymology

Root
צ־ד־ק (ts-d-q)

Cognate to Arabic صَدَقَة (ṣadaqa).

Pronunciation

Noun

צְדָקָה • (ts'daká) f (plural indefinite צְדָקוֹת, singular construct צִדְקַת־, plural construct צִדְקוֹת־)

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

Declension

Declension of צְדָקָה
Number Isolated forms With possessive pronouns
State Form Person singular plural
m. f. m. f.
singular indefinite צְדָקָה first צִדְקָתִי צִדְקָתֵנוּ
definite הַצְּדָקָה second צִדְקָתְךָ צִדְקָתֵךְ צִדְקַתְכֶם צִדְקַתְכֶן
construct צִדְקַת־ third צִדְקָתוֹ צִדְקָתָהּ צִדְקָתָם צִדְקָתָן
plural indefinite צְדָקוֹת first צדקותיי / צִדְקוֹתַי צִדְקוֹתֵינוּ
definite הַצְּדָקוֹת second צִדְקוֹתֶיךָ צדקותייך / צִדְקוֹתַיִךְ צִדְקוֹתֵיכֶם צִדְקוֹתֵיכֶן
construct צִדְקוֹת־ third צִדְקוֹתָיו צִדְקוֹתֶיהָ צִדְקוֹתָם צִדְקוֹתָן

References

Ladino

Etymology

From Hebrew צְדָקָה.

Noun

צדקה f (Hebrew spelling, Latin spelling sedaka)

  1. charity, righteousness

Yiddish

Etymology

From Hebrew צְדָקָה.

Noun

צדקה • (tsedoke) f

  1. charity

Derived terms

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