tzedakah

noun

tze·​da·​kah

variants or tsedakah or zedakah

tsə̇ˈdȯ(ˌ)kȯ

plural tzedakoth or tzedakot or tsedakoth or tsedakot

tsə̇ˈdȯkəs,

tsə̇ˌdäkōt(h)

: right behavior as traditionally manifested among Jews by acts of charity

broadly : charity

Word History

Etymology

Hebrew ṣědāqāh, literally, righteousness

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