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Zadok — the meaning of the Hebrew name צָדוֹק

צָדוֹק

Tsâdôwq · pronounced tsaw-doke' · Strong's H6659 · a man

Zadok means just.

Built from

צָדַק tsâdaq (from, H6663) — to be (causatively, make) right (in a moral or forensic sense) open in the lexicon ›

Strong's definition

from H6663; just; Tsadok, the name of eight or nine Israelites.

First appearance

2Sam 8:17 And Zadok the son of Ahitub, and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar, were the priests; and Seraiah was the scribe; (KJV)

Every verse that names Zadok

50 occurrences in 50 verses — 2 Samuel, 1 Kings, 2 Kings, 1 Chronicles, 2 Chronicles, Ezra, Nehemiah, Ezekiel

2Sam 8:172Sam 15:242Sam 15:252Sam 15:272Sam 15:292Sam 15:352Sam 15:362Sam 17:152Sam 18:192Sam 18:222Sam 18:272Sam 19:122Sam 20:251Kgs 1:81Kgs 1:261Kgs 1:321Kgs 1:341Kgs 1:381Kgs 1:391Kgs 1:441Kgs 1:451Kgs 2:351Kgs 4:21Kgs 4:42Kgs 15:331Chr 5:341Chr 5:381Chr 6:381Chr 9:111Chr 12:291Chr 15:111Chr 16:391Chr 18:161Chr 24:31Chr 24:61Chr 24:311Chr 27:171Chr 29:222Chr 27:12Chr 31:10Ezra 7:2Neh 3:4Neh 3:29Neh 10:22Neh 11:11Neh 13:13Ezek 40:46Ezek 43:19Ezek 44:15Ezek 48:11

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