zaddik

or tzad·dik

[ Sephardic Hebrew tsah-deek; Ashkenazic Hebrew, English tsah-dik ]

/ Sephardic Hebrew tsɑˈdik; Ashkenazic Hebrew, English ˈtsɑ dɪk /

noun, plural zad·di·kim [Sephardic Hebrew tsah-dee-keem; Ashkenazic Hebrew, English tsah-dee-kim, -dik-im]. /Sephardic Hebrew tsɑ diˈkim; Ashkenazic Hebrew, English tsɑˈdi kɪm, -ˈdɪk ɪm/. Hebrew.

a person of outstanding virtue and piety.

the leader of a Hasidic group.

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Origin of zaddik

ṣaddīg, literally, “righteous”

Words nearby zaddik

Zachariah, Zacharias, Zachary, Zacynthus, Zadar, zaddik, Zadkine, Zadok, zaffer, zafirlukast, zaftig

Example sentences from the Web for zaddik

All and everything that the Zaddik does and thinks has a decided influence upon the382 upper and lower worlds.
History of the Jews, Vol. V (of 6)|Heinrich Graetz
The wealthy Chassidim regarded it as a duty to support the Zaddik liberally.
History of the Jews, Vol. V (of 6)|Heinrich Graetz
The Zaddik, however miserly he might be, had to assist the poor and distressed with his revenues.
History of the Jews, Vol. V (of 6)|Heinrich Graetz
The Deity reveals Himself especially in the acts of the Zaddik; even his most trifling deeds are to be considered important.
History of the Jews, Vol. V (of 6)|Heinrich Graetz

Whoever desired to enter upon a hazardous transaction consulted the Zaddik as an oracle, and had to pay for his counsel.
History of the Jews, Vol. V (of 6)|Heinrich Graetz

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