[Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/righteous.html) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/) / [The Judaism dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/) / righteous [← R](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/R/) # righteous «righteous» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **morally right and good, doing what is fair and honest** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it. ### part of speech adjective (righteous, more righteous, most righteous); noun (the righteous — people who are good, formal or Bible) ### meaning for a pupil 1) Righteous means morally right and good, doing what is fair and honest. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/righteous/#m1) 2) (Bible, church) A righteous person is one who lives the way God wants; Christians and Jews believe God loves the righteous. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/righteous/#m2) 3) Righteous anger is anger you feel because something is truly unfair. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/righteous/#m3) 4) (slang, US, a bit old-fashioned) Righteous can mean really great or excellent. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/righteous/#m4) ### sense in the lessons In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: In the Torah a righteous person is one who does what is just and what God wants. Noah and Abraham are called this. Interpretation: Tradition calls such a person a tzaddik. The rabbis taught that a tzaddik may still make mistakes but keeps trying to follow God. In the primary lessons: In stories it tells the reader a character is good and fair, or sometimes that a character only thinks they are good (self-righteous). In church and Bible lessons it describes people who obey God (the righteous, the path of the righteous). Phrases: righteous anger, righteous cause, self-righteous (thinking you are better than others). ### examples - Noah was in his generations a man righteous and whole-hearted; Noah walked with God. (Torah GEN.6.9, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/righteous/#x1) - Let me die the death of the righteous, and let mine end be like his! (Torah NUM.23.10, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/righteous/#x2) - And Abraham drew near, and said: 'Wilt Thou indeed sweep away the righteous with the wicked? (Torah GEN.18.23, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/righteous/#x3) - If thou be righteous, what givest thou Him? (Writings JOB.35.7, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/righteous/#x4) - Do ye indeed speak as a righteous company? (Writings PSA.58.2, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/righteous/#x5) - When the foundations are destroyed, what hath the righteous wrought? (Writings PSA.11.3, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/righteous/#x6) - The judge was a righteous man who treated everyone fairly. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/righteous/#x7) - Noah was called a righteous man in the Bible story. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/righteous/#x8) - She felt a righteous anger when the bully took the little boy's lunch. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/righteous/#x9) - The psalm says the righteous will flourish like a palm tree. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/righteous/#x10) - Fighting for clean water for the village is a righteous cause. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/righteous/#x11) - Don't be so self-righteous; you forget your homework too! [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/righteous/#x12) - (slang, US) That skateboard jump was totally righteous, dude. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/righteous/#x13) ### note Sounds like RY-chus. Not used for maths. Self-righteous is not a compliment: it means smug about being good. The opposite is unrighteous or wicked. Say «a righteous person», not «a righteous». ### In the corpora - [Noah was in his generations a man righteous and whole-hearted; Noah walked with God.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.158/) - [And Abraham drew near, and said: 'Wilt Thou indeed sweep away the righteous with the wicked?](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.465/) - [Now Abimelech had not come near her; and he said: 'Lord, wilt Thou slay even a righteous nation?](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.524/) - [Keep thee far from a false matter; and the innocent and righteous slay thou not; for I will not justify the wicked.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/EXO.654/) - [And thou shalt take no gift; for a gift blindeth them that have sight, and perverteth the words of the righteous.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/EXO.655/) ### Trees and pragmatics [Every meaning and example of «righteous» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/righteous/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.