מַלְכִּי־צֶדֶק
Malki-Sedeq (Malkî-Ṣedeq)
/mal-kee-TSEH-dek/
“Melchizedek, King of Righteousness”
King of Salem and priest of God Most High (Genesis 14:18); prototypical royal priest to whose eternal order the Davidic Messiah belongs (Psalm 110:4).
Lexical & Etymological Analysis
Root & Derivation
From מֶלֶךְ (H4428) king and צֶדֶק (H6664) righteousness.
Traditional English Renderings (KJV/AV)
Melchizedek
Septuagint (LXX) & New Testament Conceptual Bridges
Cross-Testament BridgeHow this lemma bridges Old Testament Hebrew and New Testament Koine Greek through the Septuagint (LXX) translation tradition.
LXX conceptual translation: מַלְכִּי־צֶדֶק (Melchizedek, King of Righteousness) -> Μελχισεδέκ (Melchizedek)
Key Biblical Occurrences (4)
Foundational passages where מַלְכִּי־צֶדֶק (Malki-Sedeq) carries significant theological or narrative weight.