Strong's H4442 (Hebrew)[edit | edit source]

Lemma: מַלְכִּי־צֶדֶק (Malkîy-Tsedeq)

Pronunciation: mal-kee-tseh'-dek

POS: mal-kee-tseh'-dek Morph: n-pr-m

Exegesis: from and ; king of right;

Definition: from מֶלֶךְ and צֶדֶק; king of right; Malki-Tsedek, an early king in Palestine; Melchizedek.

KJV Usage: Melchizedek.

Senses[edit | edit source]

• 1. Melchizedek = "my king is Sedek"
• 2. 1) 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

Cross References[edit | edit source]

• GREEK G3198

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