H4442 — מַלְכִּי־צֶ֫דֶק

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