tzedakah
noun
tze·da·kah
variants or tsedakah or zedakah
tsə̇ˈdȯ(ˌ)kȯ
plural tzedakoth or tzedakot or tsedakoth or tsedakot
tsə̇ˈdȯkəs,
tsə̇ˌdäkōt(h)
: right behavior as traditionally manifested among Jews by acts of charity
broadly : charity
Word History
Etymology
Hebrew ṣědāqāh, literally, righteousness