tse.deq denotes the right standard pursued in judgment and conduct, and the righteousness attributed to persons, cities, and God’s acts.

The noun most often marks the right standard for judging, governing, dealing honestly, and living uprightly. It also appears as a quality associated with individuals and communities, and in clauses where righteousness is brought near, goes forth, or is linked with God’s saving and sustaining action.

1. Right judgment and upright dealing · dominant

   The absolute noun names the standard required in public judgment and conduct: in Deuteronomy 16:18 the APB renders judges judging the people with “righteous justice,” and Deuteronomy 16:20 repeats the noun in the command to pursue it. The same setting includes honest weights and measures in Deuteronomy 25:15, judging the poor in Isaiah 11:4, and condemnation of building without it or withholding wages in Jeremiah 22:13.

   Deuteronomy 16:18Deuteronomy 16:20Deuteronomy 25:15Isaiah 11:4Jeremiah 22:13Ezekiel 45:10
2. Righteousness attributed to persons or places · common

   The noun can characterize a person’s conduct or a community’s public identity. In Ecclesiastes 7:15 the construct form occurs in the clause about a righteous man perishing in his righteousness; in Job 29:14 the APB renders the speaker as clothed with righteousness; and Isaiah 62:1 depicts Jerusalem’s righteousness going forth like brightness. Construct forms also occur in possessive expressions such as “my righteousness” in Job 35:2 and “the judgments of your righteousness” in Psalm 119:106.

   Ecclesiastes 7:15Job 29:14Job 35:2Isaiah 62:1Jeremiah 31:23Psalm 119:106
3. Righteousness brought forth or displayed by God · occasional

   In several clauses the noun is presented as something God brings, reveals, or uses in action. Daniel 9:24 speaks of bringing in everlasting righteousness; Isaiah 45:8 has the heavens pour it down and the earth bring forth salvation; and Isaiah 51:5 places “my righteousness” near alongside salvation going out. In Isaiah 58:8, the construct form is rendered as righteousness going before the addressed people.

   Daniel 9:24Hosea 10:12Isaiah 45:8Isaiah 51:5Isaiah 58:8Isaiah 41:10

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across these verses, the APB commonly uses “righteousness” and sometimes places it beside or within clauses concerning “justice,” uprightness, honest measures, salvation, or judgment. Because the APB is a whole-verse translation, these English expressions confirm the clauses’ settings rather than fixing a separate rendering for every token.