Lexical Definition

‎צָדוֹק‎ Tsâdôwq (tsaw-doke') Zadok ^N:N-M-P
from ‎צָדַק‎; just

Zadok.

• § Zadok = "righteous"
• Tsadok, the name of eight or nine Israelites

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 Judah
4) 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?

See Greek: Σαδώκ

Extended Information

• A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Neh.10.21

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎צָדוֺק‎, and (1Kgs 1:26) ‎צָדֹק‎₅₄ proper name, masculine (just, righteous; compare Sabean proper name ‎צדק‎ CIS^{iv, No. 287, 1.2.11.15 etc.}, DHM^{Hof Museum, No. 32}); — σαδωκ, σαδδονκ (compare Lag^{BN 225 ff.}); —

1.₄₈ priests:
a. David's time 2Sam 8:17 = 1Chr 18:16; 2Sam 15:24; 2Sam 15:25 + 23 t. Samuel Kings Chronicles, + (Solomon's time) 1Kgs 2:35 = 1Chr 29:22; 1Kgs 4:2; 1Kgs 4:4 ancestor of ‎דְּנֵי צָדוֺק‎ Ezek 40:46; Ezek 44:15; Ezek 48:11, ‎׳‎‎זֶרַע צ‎ Ezek 43:19, ‎׳‎‎בֵּית צ‎ 2Chr 31:10 descendant of Eleazar 1Chr 5:34* (twice in verse) + 5t. Chronicles.
b. 1Chr 5:38* (twice in verse), possibly =
c. 1Chr 9:11; Neh 11:11.

2. father-in-law of Uzziah 2Kgs 15:33 = 2Chr 27:11.

3. two wall-builders:
a. Neh 3:4.
b. vNeh 3:29 perhaps =
c. Neh 10:22*, and
d. ‎הַסּוֺפֵר‎ ‎׳‎‎צ‎ Neh 13:13.

Brown-Driver-Briggs References

Profile

Male • Returned leader • Israelite leader who sealed Nehemiah's covenant

Man living at the time of Exile and Return

Zadok was one of the leaders of Israel who sealed the covenant during Nehemiah's time.

• A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Neh.10.21;
• only referred to as Zadok צָדוֹק.

Zadok is listed among the leaders of Israel who sealed the covenant during the time of Nehemiah. After the completion of Jerusalem's wall and the public reading of the Law, the people of Israel made a covenant to follow God's commandments and maintain proper worship. The leaders, including Zadok, sealed this covenant, pledging their commitment to uphold the Law and the religious practices of the community. Zadok's presence among the leaders who sealed the covenant indicates his influential position within the post-exilic Jewish society.

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