Hebrews 7:1
New Testament • 12 words with Strong's data
"For this Melchisedec, king of Salem, priest of the most high God, who met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings, and blessed him;"
Word-by-Word Analysis
Μελχισεδέκ
Melchisedék
Melchisedek (i.e. Malkitsedek), a patriarch
שָׁלֵם
Shâlêm
Shalem, an early name of Jerusalem
כֹּהֵן
kôhên
literally one officiating, a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman)
עֶלְיוֹן
ʻelyôwn
an elevation, i.e. (adj.) lofty (compar.); as title, the Supreme
אֱלֹהִים
ʼĕlôhîym
gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of...
קָרָה
qârâh
to light upon (chiefly by accident); causatively, to bring about; specifically, to impose timbers (for roof or floor)
אַבְרָהָם
ʼAbrâhâm
Abraham, the later name of Abram
נָכָה
nâkâh
to strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively)
בָרַךְ
bârak
to kneel; by implication to bless God (as an act of adoration), and (vice-versa) man (as a benefit); also (by euphemism) to curse (God or the king, as...
Key Terms in This Verse
קָרָה qârâh
to light upon (chiefly by accident); causatively, to bring about; specifically, to impose timbers (for roof or floor)
Study H7136 →נָכָה nâkâh
to strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively)
Study H5221 →בָרַךְ bârak
to kneel; by implication to bless God (as an act of adoration), and (vice-versa) man (as a benefit); also (by euphemism) to curse (God or the king, as treason)
Study H1288 →עֶלְיוֹן ʻelyôwn
an elevation, i.e. (adj.) lofty (compar.); as title, the Supreme
Study H5945 →כֹּהֵן kôhên
literally one officiating, a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman)
Study H3548 →Cross References
I will cry unto God most high; unto God that performeth all things for me.
Whither the forerunner is for us entered, even Jesus, made an high priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec.
Wherewith shall I come before the LORD, and bow myself before the high God? shall I come before him with burnt offerings, with calves of a year old?
O thou king, the most high God gave Nebuchadnezzar thy father a kingdom, and majesty, and glory, and honour:
And they remembered that God was their rock, and the high God their redeemer.
And cried with a loud voice, and said, What have I to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of the most high God? I adjure thee by God, that thou torment me not.
In Salem also is his tabernacle, and his dwelling place in Zion.
I thought it good to shew the signs and wonders that the high God hath wrought toward me.
The same followed Paul and us, and cried, saying, These men are the servants of the most high God, which shew unto us the way of salvation.
And he was driven from the sons of men; and his heart was made like the beasts, and his dwelling was with the wild asses: they fed him with grass like oxen, and his body was wet with the dew of heaven...
Yet they tempted and provoked the most high God, and kept not his testimonies:
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