זְכוּת f.n. NH 1 privilege, benefit. 2 legal right, title. PBH 3 favor, advantage. PBH 4 merit, virtue. NH 5 credit side of an account, asset. [Aram. זְכוּתָא, Syr. זָכוּתָא (= innocence, acquittal, victory), from זְכָא, זְכִי (= he was pure, was innocent, was free from guilt).]