tzedakah
noun
tze·da·kah
\tsə̇ˈdȯ(ˌ)kȯ\
variants: or
tsedakah
orzedakah
\tsə̇ˈdȯ(ˌ)kȯ\Definition of tzedakah
tzedakoth
ortzedakot
ortsedakoth
ortsedakot
\tsə̇ˈdȯkəs, tsə̇ˌdäkōt(h)\: right behavior as traditionally manifested among Jews by acts of charity; broadly : charity
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Origin and Etymology of tzedakah
Hebrew ṣědāqāh, literally, righteousness
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