צָדוֹק
tsa.doqProper Noun (Masculine)H6659
Zadok
From: from H6663 (צָדַק); just;
Short Definition
Tsadok, the name of eight or nine Israelites
Full Lexicon Entry
A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at ; son of: Ahitub (H0285H); father of: Ahimaaz (H0290H) § Zadok = "righteous" 1) the high priest, son of Ahitub of the house of Eleazar the son of Aaron, and 11th in descent from Aaron; joined David after Saul's death and supported him against Absalom and Adonijah; anointed Solomon as king 2) a priest, son of Meraioth, father of Meshullam of the house of Ahitub; apparently a nephew of 1 3) father of Jerusha, the wife of king Uzziah and mother of king Jotham of ) son of Baana and repairer of the wall of Jerusalem in the time of Nehemiah 5) son of Immer and repairer of the wall of Jerusalem in the time of Nehemiah 6) a leader of the people in the time of Nehemiah 7) a scribe appointed by Nehemiah as one of the treasurers over the storehouse 8) a valiant warrior of the tribe of Benjamin who joined David at Hebron. Same as 1?
Grammar
Part of Speech Proper Noun (Masculine)
Morphology N:N-M-P
DescriptionProper Noun, Masculine
Occurrences
44 timesAppears 44 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:
2 Samuel
12
1 Kings
11
1 Chronicles
9
Ezk
4
Nehemiah
4
Key Passages
- 1 Chronicles 15:11
- 1 Chronicles 9:11
- 1 Kings 1:45
- 2 Samuel 15:25
- 2 Samuel 18:27
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