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Melchi

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GREEK · G3197

Μελχί

Melchi — Melchi

Μελχεί (Rec. -χί), indecl., ὁ (Heb. מֶלֶךְ), Melchi: Luk.3:24, 28.† (AS)

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3548

כֹּהֵן

ko.hen — priest

1) priest, principal officer or chief ruler 1a) priest-king (Melchizedek, Messiah) 1b) pagan priests 1c) priests of Jehovah 1d) Levitical priests 1e) Zadokite priests 1f) Aaronic priests 1g) the high priest Aramaic equivalent: ka.hen (כָּהֵן "priest" H3549)

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H4441

מַלְכִּיָּהוּ

mal.kiy.yah — Malchijah

A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.6.40; son of: Jeatherai (H2979); father of: Baaseiah (H1202) § Malchijah or Malchiah or Melchiah = "my king is Jehovah" 1) the father of Pashur in the time of Jeremiah 2) the son of Hammelech into whose dungeon Jeremiah was cast 3) the head of the 5th course of priests in the time of David 4) one of the priests who was at the reading of the law by Ezra, sealed the covenant with Nehemiah, and was at the dedication of the wall with Nehemiah 5) a Levite ancestor of Asaph and descendant of Levi through Gershon 6) son of Parosh who put away a foreign wife in the time of Ezra 7) son of Harim who put away a foreign wife and helped repair the wall and the Tower of Ovens in the time of Ezra and Nehemiah 8) son of Rechab, leader of the district of Beth Haccerem, who helped repair the Refuse Gate in the time of Nehemiah 9) a goldsmith who helped repair the wall in the time of Nehemiah

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GREEK · G3017

Λευΐ

Leui — Levi

Λευεί (indecl.) and Λευείς (Rec. -υΐ, -υΐς), genitive Λευεί, accusative -είν, ὁ (Heb. H3878) Levi; 1. the son of Jacob: Heb.7:5, 9, Rev.7:7. 2. Son of Melchi: Luk.3:24. 3. Son of Simeon: Luk.3:29. 4. Son of Alphæus (cf. Μαθθαῖος): Mrk.2:14 (WH, mg., Ἰάκωβον), Luk.5:27, 29.† (AS)

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GREEK · G3198

Μελχισεδέκ

Melchisedek — Melchizedek

Μελχισεδέκ indecl., ὁ (Heb. מַלְכִּי־צֶדֶק), Melchizedek: Heb.5:6, 10 6:20 7:1, 10-11 7:15, 17.† (AS)

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H4444

מַלְכִּישׁוּעַ

mal.ki.shu.a — Malchi-shua

A man of the tribe of Benjamin living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Sa.14.49; son of: Saul (H7586G) and Ahinoam (H0293); brother of: Jonathan (H3083H), Abinadab (H0041H), Merab (H4764) and Michal (H4324); half-brother of: Ish-bosheth (H0378), Armoni (H0764) and Mephibosheth (H4648H) § Malchishua or Melchishua = "my king is wealth" a son of king Saul of Israel

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H4442

מַלְכִּי־צֶ֫דֶק

mal.ki-tse.deq — Melchizedek

A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.14.18 Also named: Melchisedek (Μελχισεδέκ "Melchizedek" G3198) § Melchizedek = "my king is Sedek" king of Salem and priest of the Most High God to whom Abram paid tithe after the battle he fought to free Lot; 'the order of Melchizedek' the order of the priesthood to which Christ belongs

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H8004

שָׁלֵם

sha.lem — Salem

Salem = "peace" the place of which Melchizedek was king most Jewish commentators affirm that it is the same as Jerusalem Another name of ye.ru.sha.laim (יְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵם "Jerusalem" H3389)

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GREEK · G3018

Λευΐς

Leuis — Levi

Λευεί (indecl.) and Λευείς (Rec. -υΐ, -υΐς), genitive Λευεί, accusative -είν, ὁ (Heb. H3878) Levi; 1. the son of Jacob: Heb.7:5, 9, Rev.7:7. 2. Son of Melchi: Luk.3:24. 3. Son of Simeon: Luk.3:29. 4. Son of Alphæus (cf. Μαθθαῖος): Mrk.2:14 (WH, mg., Ἰάκωβον), Luk.5:27, 29.† (AS)

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Historical dictionary entry

My king. (1.) The son of Addi, and father of Neri (Luke 3:28). (2.) Luke 3:24.

Scripture references

Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.

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