{"def":{"lit":"king of righteousness","short":"Melchisedek (also Melchisedec or Malki-tsedek)","long":["the king of Peace (i.e., Salem) and priest of the most high God, who appeared in the days of Abraham","evidently, a pre-incarnate appearance of Jesus Christ"]},"deriv":"of Hebrew origin (H4442)","pronun":{"ipa":"mɛl.xi.sɛˈðɛk","ipa_mod":"me̞l.çi.se̞ˈðe̞k","sbl":"melchisedek","dic":"mel-hee-seh-THEK","dic_mod":"male-hee-say-THAKE"},"see":["H4442"]}