Melchizedek

English

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Hebrew מַלְכִּי־צֶדֶק (malki-tsédek). The name literally means “righteousness is my king”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /melˈkɪzədek/

Proper noun

Melchizedek

1. A king and priest mentioned in the book of Genesis; contemporary of Abraham.
   • 1611, 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

• Melchizedek priesthood

Translations

king and priest

• Armenian: Մելքիսեդեկ (Melkʻisedek)

  Old Armenian: Մելքիսեդեկ (Melkʻisedek), Մեղքիսեդեկ (Mełkʻisedek)

• Catalan: Melquisedec (ca)
• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 麥基洗德／麦基洗德 (mak⁶ gei¹ sai² dak¹), 麦基洗德 (mak⁶ gei¹ sai² dak¹), 默基瑟德 (mak⁶ gei¹ sat¹ dak¹) (Catholic)

  Mandarin: 麥基洗德／麦基洗德 (Màijīxǐdé), 麦基洗德 (Màijīxǐdé), 默基瑟德 (Mòjīsèdé) (Catholic)

  Min Nan: 麥基洗德／麦基洗德, 麦基洗德 (Be̍k-ki-sé-tek, Bek-ki-sián-tek), Mal-ki-che-tek

• Danish: please add this translation if you can
• Finnish: Melkisedek
• French: Melchisédek
• Georgian: please add this translation if you can
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• German: please add this translation if you can
• Greek: Μελχισεδεκ m (Melchisedek)
• Hebrew: מַלְכִּי־צֶדֶק m
• Japanese: メルキゼデク (merukizedeku)
• Korean: 멜키체덱 (melkichedek)
• Latin: Melchisedech
• Polish: Melchizedek (pl) m
• Portuguese: Melquisedeque (pt) m
• Russian: Мелхи́седек (ru) (Melxísedek)
• Spanish: Melquisedec (es), Melchîsedec
• Turkish: Melkisedek

Noun

Melchizedek (plural Melchizedeks)

1. A very large champagne bottle (named after the King) with the capacity of about 30 liters, equivalent to 40 standard bottles.