Tzadik/Zadik/Sadiq [tsaˈdik] (Hebrew: צדיק, "Righteous one", pl. tzadikim [tsadiˈkim] צדיקים ṣadiqim) is a title given to people considered Righteous, such as Biblical figures and later Spiritual Masters. The root of the word ṣadiq, is ṣ-d-q (צדק tzedek), which means "Justice" or "Righteousness".
Tzadik is also the root of the word tzedakah ('charity', literally 'righteousness'). The term tzadik "Righteous", and its associated meanings, developed in Rabbinic thought from its Talmudic contrast with hasid ("Pious" Honorific), to its exploration in Ethical literature, and its esoteric spiritualisation in the Mystical Tradition.
Since the late 17th century, in Hasidic Judaism, the institution of the Mystical Tzadik as a divine channel assumed central importance, combining popularization of (hands-on) Jewish mysticism with social movement for the first time. Adapting former Kabbalistic theosophical terminology, Hasidic thought internalised mystical experience, emphasising deveikut attachment to its Rebbe leadership, who embody and channel the Divine flow of blessing to the world .... (Wiki)