In Hebrew: 'Justice'

צֶדֶק After yesterday's fatal attack, one of the things on people's minds in this part of the world is justice - צֶדֶק.

Here's an example of צדק used in the context of a different series of events, from the summer of 2011:

הָעַם דּוֹרֵשׁ צֶדֶק חֶבְרָתִי! The people demand social justice! This three-letter word forms the root for other words such as the active-causative הִפְעִיל verb, לְהַצְדִיק- to justify, the word for righteous person - צַדִּיק in the masculine and צַדִּיקָהin the feminine - and the Hebrew equivalent for charity - צְדָקָה (in Biblical Hebrewצדקה means righteousness), among others.

It's also part of the name of an upscale neighborhood in Tel Aviv, נְוֵה צֶדֶק- literally, abode or home of justice. צדק is also the Hebrew name for the planet Jupiter.

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