Tsade

ṣ · emphatic ts

Numeric value: 90
Final form: ץ
Earlier form: Information unavailable
Pictograph: possibly a plant, fish-hook, or a person on their side

Pictographic senses (tradition)

Picture: a person lying on their side (or a fish hook)

Concrete: hook · trail · side · a man bowed

Extended: to hunt · to pursue · need · righteousness as a straight path

History

Origin is uncertain; several proposals exist.

Common misconceptions

Frequently linked to "righteousness" through tsedeq; that is a word, not the letter.

Words containing this letter

אָבֵל מִצְרַיִםאֶבֶץאִבְצָןאֲדֹנִי־צֶדֶקאוּץאוֹצָראֲחִימַעַץאֱלִיצוּראֱלִיצָפָןאָלַץאָמוֹץאַמִּיץאָמַץאָמֹץאֹמֶץאַמְצָהאַמְצִיאֲמַצְיָהאֶצְבּוֹןאָצִילאַצִּילאָצַלאֵצֶלאָצֵל