Bible Names

Melchizedek: meaning of the name

Melchizedek means “king of justice.”
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (1869)

Melchizedek in Hebrew and Greek

מַלְכִּי־צֶדֶק H4442

Malkîy-Tsedeq (mal-kee-tseh'-dek) — Malki-Tsedek, an early king in Palestine

from H4428 (מֶלֶךְ) and H6664 (צֶדֶק); king of right;

Melchizedek in Scripture

“Melchizedek” appears in 2 verses of the King James Version.

  • Genesis 14:18

    And Melchizedek king of Salem brought forth bread and wine: and he was the priest of the most high God.

  • Psalms 110:4

    The Lord hath sworn, and will not repent, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchizedek.