H4442 H4442
Melchizedek (personal name: 'my king is righteousness')
The mysterious king of Salem and priest of El Elyon (God Most High) who blessed Abraham after his victory over the eastern kings. The name means 'my king is righteousness' or 'king of righteousness.' Melchizedek appears only twice in the Old Testament—Genesis 14:18 and Psalm 110:4—yet became profoundly significant in later biblical and Christian theology as a type of eternal priesthood. His sudden appearance without genealogy or succession, combined with his dual role as king-priest, made him a unique figure. The New Testament book of Hebrews extensively develops his typological significance.
Senses
1. sense 1 — Personal name of the king of Salem and priest of God Most High who blessed Abraham (Genesis 14:18) and to whom Abraham gave a tenth. Psalm 110:4 invokes his priestly order as eternal and royal. The name's meaning ('my king is righteousness' or 'king of righteousness') carries theological weight. His mysterious appearance without genealogy and his dual king-priest role made him a powerful type in later theology. Cross-linguistic evidence shows consistent transliteration (Melchizedek, Melquisedec, Malki-Tsedeq). 2×
AR["مَلكي-صادِق", "وَ-مَلْكِي-صَادِقُ"]·ben["আর-মল্কীসেদক", "মল্কী-সেদকের"]·DE["Malki-Tsedeq", "und-Malki-Zedek"]·EN["Malki-Tsedeq", "and-Melchizedek"]·FR["de-Melchisédek", "et-Melchisédek"]·heb["ו-מלכיצדק", "מלכיצדק"]·HI["और-मलकि-तसेदेक", "मल्कीसेदेक"]·ID["Melkisedek", "dan-Melkisedek"]·IT["Melchisedec", "e-Melchisedec"]·jav["Lan-Malkisédek", "Mèlkisèdèk"]·KO["그리고-멜기세덱이", "멜기세덱-의"]·PT["E-Malki-Tsedeq", "de-Melquisedeque"]·RU["Мельхиседека", "и-Мелхиседек"]·ES["Melquisedec", "Y-Melquisedec"]·SW["Melkizedeki", "Na-Melkizedeki"]·TR["Malkisedek'in", "Ve-Melkisedek"]·urd["اور-ملکی-صدق-نے", "ملکی-صدق"]
Related Senses
G3588 1. definite article (18298×)H0853 1. definite direct object marker (10915×)G2532 1. (8312×)H3068 1. YHWH (the divine name) (6522×)H0834a 1. relative pronoun (who/which/that) (4839×)H3588a 1. causal: because, for (3498×)G1161 1. and (2806×)H3478 1. Israel (proper name and nation) (2507×)G4771 1. you (plural address) (1853×)H1931 1. personal pronoun he/she/it (1431×)G3739 1. relative pronoun who/which/that (1149×)H1732 1. David (proper name) (1075×)H2088 1. this, this one (demonstrative) (1059×)G1063 1. (1047×)G3778 1. this thing, these things (1003×)H???? 2. (1002×)G2424 1. (924×)G3754 1. that (content clause) (881×)H2009 1. presentative particle: behold, look (881×)H0589 1. I (first person singular pronoun) (874×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† מַלְכִּי־צֶ֫דֶק n.pr.m. king of שָׁלֵם (q.v.), (my king is Ṣedeḳ)—Gn 14:18 ψ 110:4. 𝔊 Μελχισεδεκ.