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Melchizedek
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melchizedek
English
Alternative forms
en Melchizedec, en Melchisedek, en Melchisedec, en Melchisedech
Etymology
From en he malkî-ṣed̠eq מַלְכִּי־צֶדֶק. The name literally means “righteousness is my king”.
Pronunciation
en /mɛlˈkɪzədɛk/ UK,GA
en En-US Melchizedek.ogg US
Proper noun
en Q219395en biblical character A king and priest mentioned in the book of Genesis; contemporary of Abraham.
en 1611 w:King James Version of the Bible Genesis 14:18 And Melchizedek king of Salem brought forth bread and wine: and he was the priest of the most high God.
Derived terms
en Melchizedekian Melchizedekian Melchizedek priesthood
Translations
king and priest
Arabic: ar مَلِك السَّلَام m
Armenian: hy Մելքիսեդեկ
Old Armenian: xcl Մելքիսեդեկ, xcl Մեղքիսեդեկ
Bulgarian: bg Мелхиседек m
Catalan: ca Melquisedec
Cherokee: chr ᎹᎵᎩᏏᏕᎩ, chr ᎺᎵᎩᏌᏕᎩ
Chinese:
Cantonese: yue 麥基洗德 mak6 gei1 sai2 dak1, yue 默基瑟德 mak6 gei1 sat1 dak1 Catholic
Hokkien: nan-hbl 麥基洗德 Be̍k-ki-sé-tek, Bek-ki-sián-tek, nan-hbl Mal-ki-che-tek
Mandarin: cmn 麥基洗德 Màijīxǐdé, cmn 默基瑟德 Mòjīsèdé Catholic
Danish: da
Finnish: fi Melkisedek
French: fr Melchisédech m, fr Melchisédek m, fr Melkisédeq m
Georgian: ka
German: de Melchisedek, de Melchisedech
Greek: el Μελχισεδέκ m
Ancient Greek: grc Μελχισεδέκ m
Hebrew: he מַלְכִּי־צֶדֶק m
Hindi: hi मेल्कीसेदेक m
Hungarian: hu Melkizedek, hu Melkisédek
Italian: it Melchisedecco, Melchidesech
Japanese: ja メルキゼデク merukizedeku
Korean: ko ^멜키체덱
Latin: la Melchisedech
Polish: pl Melchizedek m
Portuguese: pt Melquisedeque m
Romanian: ro Melhisedec m
Russian: ru Мелхи́седек
Spanish: es Melquisedec, es Melchîsedec
Swedish: sv Melkisedek
Turkish: tr Melkisedek
Noun
A very large champagne bottle (named after the King) with the capacity of about 30 liters, equivalent to 40 standard bottles.
en Wine bottles
Polish
pl:
Etymology
pl :lbor la:Melchisedech<ety:uder<grc:Μελχισέδεκ<ety:uder<he:מַלְכִּי־צֶדֶק<tr:malkî-ṣed̠eq>>>>> 3 1
Pronunciation
melchizedek
Proper noun
m-pr
en Melchizedek king and priest mentioned in the book of Genesis; contemporary of Abraham
Declension
s
Derived terms
pl adjective Melchizedekowy
pl noun melchizedek
Further reading
pl Biblical characters