Genesis 14:18:1Gen.14.18.W1TAB
וּמַלְכִּי־צֶ֙דֶק֙
umalkitsedek
“and Melchizedek”
- Transliteration
- u-mal-ki-TSE-dek
- Extended
- oo-mahl-kee-TSEH-dehk
- IPA
- /uː.mal.kiː.ˈtsɛ.ðɛq/
Meaning by language
- English
- and Melchizedek
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular |
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The word
Word in context
- word
u-mal-ki-TSE-dek
- clause
u-mal-ki-TSE-dek ME-lekh sha-LEM ho-TSI LE-khem va-YA-yin
- sentence
u-mal-ki-TSE-dek ME-lekh sha-LEM ho-TSI LE-khem va-YA-yin ve-HU kho-HEN le-EL el-YON
Exegesis
The verse opens with the conjunctive nominal umalki-tsedeq {וּמַלְכִּי־צֶדֶק | û-mal-kî-ṣé-deq} ‘and Melchizedek’, linking this scene to Abram’s preceding victory.
Root and etymology
m-l-k
“to rule, be king”
In context — Genesis 14:18
And Melchizedek, king of Salem, presented bread and wine; he ministered as priest of God Most High .
About this coordinate
Genesis 14:18:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Genesis 14:18, so the Hebrew word וּמַלְכִּי־צֶ֙דֶק֙ (umalkitsedek) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Gen.14.18.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.14.18.W1.S1) and character.