Meaning of Tsadi (צ) Hebrew Letter

Tsadi is the eighteenth Hebrew letter. It has standard and final forms and is pronounced ts in Modern Hebrew. Traditional pictographic teaching associates it with a hook or catching action.

Pronunciation and form

Pronounced: TSAH-dee. Sound: ts. Historically emphatic; pronounced ts in Modern Hebrew; has a final form

Traditional meaning and association

Tsadi is traditionally associated with Hook / Catch; related teaching associations include Righteous / Pursue. These traditional pictures should be distinguished from the letter’s role as a consonant in actual Hebrew words.

Biblical Hebrew word examples

צדק (Tzedek) — Righteousness / Justice Deuteronomy 16:20
ציון (Tsiyon) — Zion 2 Samuel 5:7
צאן (Tson) — Flock Genesis 4:2
צור (Tsur) — Rock Deuteronomy 32:4

Scripture connections and Messiah

צדק — TZEDEK · RIGHTEOUSNESS
Tsadi begins tzedek, righteousness. Paul says Jesus became righteousness for those who are in Him.
1 Corinthians 1:30
ציון — TSIYON · ZION
Tsadi begins Zion. Romans 9 cites the stone laid in Zion and centers the passage in faith in Messiah.
Romans 9:33

Psalm 119 study passage

The acrostic stanza for Tsadi is Psalm 119:137–144. Read the first verse of this stanza in the TOC Bible reader.