zaddik

[ Sephardic Hebrew tsah-deek; Ashkenazic Hebrew, English tsah-dik ]

/ Sephardic Hebrew tsɑˈdik; Ashkenazic Hebrew, English ˈtsɑ dɪk /

a person of outstanding virtue and piety.

the leader of a Hasidic group.

Origin of zaddik

ṣaddīg literally, righteous

zachariah, zacharias, zachary, zacynthus, zadar, zaddik, zadkine, zadok, zaffer, zaftig, zafu

All and everything that the Zaddik does and thinks has a decided influence upon the382 upper and lower worlds.

History of the Jews, Vol. V (of 6) |Heinrich Graetz
The wealthy Chassidim regarded it as a duty to support the Zaddik liberally.

History of the Jews, Vol. V (of 6) |Heinrich Graetz
The Zaddik, however miserly he might be, had to assist the poor and distressed with his revenues.

History of the Jews, Vol. V (of 6) |Heinrich Graetz
The Deity reveals Himself especially in the acts of the Zaddik; even his most trifling deeds are to be considered important.

History of the Jews, Vol. V (of 6) |Heinrich Graetz

Whoever desired to enter upon a hazardous transaction consulted the Zaddik as an oracle, and had to pay for his counsel.

History of the Jews, Vol. V (of 6) |Heinrich Graetz