Job: Righteous or Just?
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Question
Hello. Could you please tell me if God calls Job righteous at the very beginning of the book, or is there another word used?
Answer
Shalom!
Thank you for your question.
If I understood your question correctly: at the beginning of the Book of Job, Job himself is described with the words "tamim" (תמים) and "yashar" (ישר), which can be translated as "sincere" and "upright."
The word "righteous" ("tzadik", צדיק) is not mentioned in the first chapter of the Book of Job.