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DEEP KJV WORD STUDY

Righteousness

Begin with the exact English word as it appears in the King James Bible. Follow its whole-Bible usage, book distribution, related indexed forms, Webster 1828, every occurrence, and the occurrence-specific Hebrew/Aramaic/Greek mappings behind it.

306exact KJV occurrences 207Old Testament 99New Testament 40books containing the word 9mapped Strong's IDs 304occurrence-specific Strong's links
FIRST OCCURRENCE

Genesis 15:6

And he believed in the LORD; and he counted it to him for righteousness.

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LAST OCCURRENCE

Revelation 19:11

And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war.

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KJV DISTRIBUTION

Where righteousness appears.

This is exact English-word usage from the canonical KJV token index, not a Strong's estimate.

Genesis 22 verses Leviticus 11 verses Deuteronomy 66 verses 1 Samuel 11 verses 2 Samuel 22 verses 1 Kings 22 verses 2 Chronicles 11 verses Job 88 verses Psalms 7170 verses Proverbs 2120 verses Ecclesiastes 22 verses Isaiah 5250 verses Jeremiah 87 verses Ezekiel 1310 verses Daniel 55 verses Hosea 32 verses Amos 33 verses Micah 22 verses Zephaniah 11 verses Zechariah 11 verses Malachi 22 verses Matthew 76 verses Luke 11 verses John 22 verses Acts 44 verses Romans 3933 verses 1 Corinthians 22 verses 2 Corinthians 77 verses Galatians 44 verses Ephesians 33 verses Philippians 43 verses 1 Timothy 11 verses 2 Timothy 33 verses Titus 11 verses Hebrews 77 verses James 33 verses 1 Peter 22 verses 2 Peter 44 verses 1 John 33 verses Revelation 22 verses
ORIGINAL-LANGUAGE MAP

Which Hebrew, Aramaic, or Greek words stand behind this KJV word?

These relationships come from exact verse + token-position mappings. We do not assume that one English spelling always equals one Strong's number. A single English token can also carry more than one source tag, so the Strong's-link total can exceed the number of English occurrences.

HebrewH6666
צְדָקָה

tsᵉdâqâh · tsed-aw-kaw'

125 times translated as this KJV form157 total Strong's occurrences

n-f

rightness (abstractly), subjectively (rectitude), objectively (justice), morally (virtue) or figuratively (prosperity)

Strong's KJV usage: justice, moderately, right(-eous) (act, -ly, -ness).

Other KJV renderings

Strong's first: Genesis 15:6Strong's last: Malachi 4:2

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HebrewH3072
יְהֹוָה צִדְקֵנוּ

Yᵉhôvâh tsidqênûw · ye-ho-vaw' tsid-kay'-noo

2 times translated as this KJV form2 total Strong's occurrences

n-pr-m

Jehovah-Tsidkenu, a symbolical epithet of the Messiah and of Jerusalem

Strong's KJV usage: the Lord our righteousness.

Strong's first: Jeremiah 23:6Strong's last: Jeremiah 33:16

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GreekG2118
εὐθύτης

euthýtēs · yoo-thoo'-tace

1 times translated as this KJV form1 total Strong's occurrences

rectitude

Strong's KJV usage: :--righteousness.

Strong's first: Hebrews 1:8Strong's last: Hebrews 1:8

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AramaicH6665
צִדְקָה

tsidqâh · tsid-kaw'

1 times translated as this KJV form1 total Strong's occurrences

n-f

beneficence

Strong's KJV usage: righteousness.

Strong's first: Daniel 4:27Strong's last: Daniel 4:27

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EVERY OCCURRENCE

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306 occurrences match the current filters. Each row keeps its exact KJV token position so Original Word and TSK remain occurrence-specific.

Romans 9:31
G1343

But Israel, which followed after the law of righteousness, hath not attained to the law of righteousness.

Romans 9:31
G1343

But Israel, which followed after the law of righteousness, hath not attained to the law of righteousness.

Romans 10:3
G1343

For they being ignorant of God's righteousness, and going about to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted themselves unto the righteousness of God.

Romans 10:3
G1343

For they being ignorant of God's righteousness, and going about to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted themselves unto the righteousness of God.

Romans 10:3
G1343

For they being ignorant of God's righteousness, and going about to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted themselves unto the righteousness of God.

Romans 10:4
G1343

For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to every one that believeth.

Romans 10:5
G1343

For Moses describeth the righteousness which is of the law, That the man which doeth those things shall live by them.

Romans 10:6
G1343

But the righteousness which is of faith speaketh on this wise, Say not in thine heart, Who shall ascend into heaven? (that is, to bring Christ down from above:)

Romans 10:10
G1343

For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.

Romans 14:17
G1343

For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink; but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost.

1 Corinthians 1:30
G1343

But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption:

1 Corinthians 15:34
G1346

Awake to righteousness, and sin not; for some have not the knowledge of God: I speak this to your shame.

2 Corinthians 3:9
G1343

For if the ministration of condemnation be glory, much more doth the ministration of righteousness exceed in glory.

2 Corinthians 5:21
G1343

For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.

2 Corinthians 6:7
G1343

By the word of truth, by the power of God, by the armour of righteousness on the right hand and on the left,

2 Corinthians 6:14
G1343

Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness?

2 Corinthians 9:9
G1343

(As it is written, He hath dispersed abroad; he hath given to the poor: his righteousness remaineth for ever.

2 Corinthians 9:10
G1343

Now he that ministereth seed to the sower both minister bread for your food, and multiply your seed sown, and increase the fruits of your righteousness;)

2 Corinthians 11:15
G1343

Therefore it is no great thing if his ministers also be transformed as the ministers of righteousness; whose end shall be according to their works.

Galatians 2:21
G1343

I do not frustrate the grace of God: for if righteousness come by the law, then Christ is dead in vain.

Galatians 3:6
G1343

Even as Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness.

Galatians 3:21
G1343

Is the law then against the promises of God? God forbid: for if there had been a law given which could have given life, verily righteousness should have been by the law.

Galatians 5:5
G1343

For we through the Spirit wait for the hope of righteousness by faith.

Ephesians 4:24
G1343

And that ye put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness.

Ephesians 5:9
G1343

(For the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth;)

WEBSTER’S 1828

English meaning and historical usage.

Dictionary data is kept visibly separate from Scripture and from lexical Strong's data.

righteousness

RIGHTEOUSNESS, noun ri'chusness.

1. Purity of heart and rectitude of life; conformity of heart and life to the divine law. righteousness as used in Scripture and theology, in which it is chiefly used, is nearly equivalent to holiness, comprehending holy principles and affections of heart, and conformity of life to the divine law. It includes all we call justice, honesty and virtue, with holy affections; in short, it is true religion.

2. Applied to God, the perfection or holiness of his nature; exact rectitude; faithfulness.

3. The active and passive obedience of Christ, by which the law of God is fulfilled. Daniel 9:7.

4. Justice; equity between man and man. Luke 1:75.

5. The cause of our justification.

The Lord our righteousness Jeremiah 23:6.

Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). A conservative base-form lookup may be used when the exact inflected KJV form is not a Webster headword.

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