Etymology

tzaddik

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Today it means: A very righteous person, especially a Hassidic spiritual leader. Full definition →

Hebrew צַדִּיק ← Yiddish צדיק
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  1. Yiddish · derived fromצדיק
  2. Hebrew · derived fromצַדִּיק“righteous person”
  3. English todaytzaddik

From Hebrew צַדִּיק (tsadík, “righteous person”). Many pronunciations have come under the influence of Yiddish צדיק (tsadek).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.