. . . "Tzadik/Zadik/Sadiq [tsa\u02C8dik] (Hebrew: \u05E6\u05D3\u05D9\u05E7\u200E, \"righteous one\", pl. tzadikim [tsadi\u02C8kim] \u05E6\u05D3\u05D9\u05E7\u05D9\u05DD \u1E63adiqim) is a title given to personalities in Jewish tradition considered righteous, such as Biblical figures and later spiritual masters. The root of the word \u1E63adiq, is \u1E63-d-q (\u05E6\u05D3\u05E7 tzedek), which means \"justice\" or \"righteousness\", also the root of tzedakah ('charity', literally 'righteousness')."@en . . .