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Zadoc (given name)

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Gender
  
Male

Meaning
  
just / righteous

Word/name
  
Hebrew

Related names
  
Zadok (alternate spelling)

Zadoc (also spelt Zadock or Zadok) is a given name, originally from Hebrew, meaning "just" or "righteous". It was originally the name of several biblical figures.

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Biblical

  • Zadok, Hebrew High Priest of King David and King Solomon
  • The father of Jerusha, wife of King Uzziah, and mother of King Jotham
  • "The scribe" set over the treasuries of the temple by Nehemiah along with a priest and a Levite
  • The sons of Baana, one of those who assisted in rebuilding the wall of Jerusalem

    • Other

  • Zadoc P. Beach, American politician
  • Zadok Ben-David (born 1949), Israeli artist
  • Zadoc Benedict, American businessman
  • Zadok Casey (1796–1862), American politician
  • Zadock Cook (1769–1863), American politician
  • Zadoc Dederick, American inventor
  • Zadok Domnitz (born 1933), Israeli chess player
  • Zadok HaKohen (1823–1900), Polish rabbi
  • Zadoc Kahn (1839–1905), French rabbi
  • Zadok Magruder (1729–1811), American farmer and patriot
  • Zadok Malka (born 1964), Israeli football player
  • Zadock Pratt (1790–1871), American tanner and politician
  • Zadock Thompson (1796–1856), American naturalist
  • Zadoc Weatherford (1888–1983), American politician

    • References

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