Strong H6659H6659Iצָדוֹק

Zadok

One of the 7 senses of Strong H6659

Transliteration
tsâdôq
Pronunciation
tsaw-doke'
Morphology
Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person

Definition

A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ch.6.12;
son of: Ahitub (H285I);
father of: Shallum (H7967L)

Meaning of the name

Zadok = "righteous"

General definition

From H6663; just;
{Tsadok} the name of eight or nine Israelites: - Zadok.

In the biblical story

Zadok

Postexilic high priest, descendant of Zadok

Zadok was a high priest who served in Jerusalem after the Babylonian exile.

In the Bible

Strong H6659I appears in 4 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • zadok4

First verses

  1. 1 Chronicles 6:12
    And Ahitub begat Zadok, and Zadok begat Shallum,
  2. 1 Chronicles 9:11
    And Azariah the son of Hilkiah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Zadok, the son of Meraioth, the son of Ahitub, the ruler of the house of God;
  3. Ezra 7:2
    The son of Shallum, the son of Zadok, the son of Ahitub,
  4. Nehemiah 11:11
    Seraiah the son of Hilkiah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Zadok, the son of Meraioth, the son of Ahitub, was the ruler of the house of God.
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