Melchizedek
מַלְכִּי־צֶ֫דֶקStrong’s H4442malki-tsedeq (mal-ki-tse-deq)
Appears in 2 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Malki-tsedeq is the Hebrew word usually translated “-zedek” and “melchi-”. It appears in 2 verses of the Old Testament.
“And Melchizedek king of Salem brought forth bread and wine: and he was the priest of the most high God.”
Meaning
- A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.14.18
How it's translated
- -zedek 2
- and melchi- 1
- melchi- 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Genesis 1
- Psalms 1
2 books in all.
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Hebrew dictionary
מַלְכִּי־צֶ֫דֶק malki-tsedeq · Melchizedek
A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.14.18 Also named: Melchisedek (Μελχισεδέκ "Melchizedek" G3198) § Melchizedek = "my king is Sedek" king of Salem and priest of the Most High God to whom Abram paid tithe after the battle he fought to free Lot; 'the order of Melchizedek' the order of the priesthood to which Christ belongs
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.