Lexical Summary Melchisedek: Melchizedek, O.T. king of Salem Original Word: ΜελχισεδέκTransliteration: Melchisedek Phonetic Spelling: (mel-khis-ed-ek') Part of Speech: Proper Noun, Indeclinable Short Definition: Melchizedek, O.T. king of Salem Meaning: Melchizedek -- Old Testament king of Salem Strong's Concordance Melchizedek. Of Hebrew origin (Malkiy-Tsedeq); Melchisedek (i.e. Malkitsedek), a patriarch -- Melchisedec. see HEBREW Malkiy-Tsedeq Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 3198: ΜελχισέδεκΜελχισέδεκ (in Josephus, Antiquities 1, 10, 2 Μελχισεδεκης, Μελχισεδεκου), ὁ (מַלְכִּי־צֶדֶק, king of righteousness), Melchizedek, king of Salem (see under Σαλήμ) and priest of the most high God, who lived in the days of Abraham: Hebrews 5:6, 10; Hebrews 6:20; Hebrews 7:1, 10f, 15, 17, 21 (R G L); cf. Genesis 14:18ff; Psalm 109:4 |