period that the community that housed the Dead Sea scrolls called their most prominent leader the “Teacher of Righteousness,” a person whom many regard as the founder of the sect. 6665. צִדְקָה ṣiḏqāh: An Aramaic feminine noun meaning righteousness. The word occurs only in Daniel 4:27[24] where it signifies righteousness as positive action by which a person breaks off from sin. The Hebrew word in that verse is parallel to a Hebrew word meaning to show mercy. Daniel warned Nebuchadnezzar that