Melchizedek — the meaning of the Hebrew name מַלְכִּי־צֶדֶק

מַלְכִּי־צֶדֶק

Malkîy-Tsedeq · pronounced mal-kee-tseh'-dek · Strong's H4442 · a man

Melchizedek means king of right.

Built from

מֶלֶךְ melek (from, H4428) — a king open in the lexicon ›

צֶדֶק tsedeq (and, H6664) — the right (natural, moral or legal) open in the lexicon ›

from H4428 and H6664; king of right; Malki-Tsedek, an early king in Palestine.

Gen 14:18 And Melchizedek king of Salem brought forth bread and wine: and he was the priest of the most high God. (KJV)

2 occurrences in 2 verses — Genesis, Psalms

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Definitions from Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (public domain); occurrences from the Westminster Leningrad Codex via Hebrew Explorer's interlinear.

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