{"id":1016,"date":"2009-07-12T19:47:20","date_gmt":"2009-07-13T01:47:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ldswomenofgod.com\/blog\/?p=1016"},"modified":"2020-06-01T09:07:24","modified_gmt":"2020-06-01T15:07:24","slug":"melchizedek-in-hebrew-kings-and-queens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.reliefsocietywomen.com\/blog\/2009\/07\/12\/melchizedek-in-hebrew-kings-and-queens\/","title":{"rendered":"Melchizedek in Hebrew&#8212;Kings and Queens"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">MELECH in Hebrew is KING and looks like this:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 24pt;\">\u05dd\u05dc\u05da<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The first character is a Mem, <span style=\"font-size: 24pt;\">\u05dd<\/span> , and symbolically represents the world.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The second character is a Lamed, <span style=\"font-size: 24pt;\">\u05dc<\/span> , and symbolically represents the staff or rod, even the rod of iron, which is the word of God. The most important words of God are the covenants we make with Him.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The third character is a Chaf or Kaf, <span style=\"font-size: 24pt;\">\u05da<\/span> , and symbolically represents an open or cupped shaped hand.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">ZEDEK is RIGHTEOUSNESS in Hebrew.\u00a0 Hence, Melchizedek means King of Righteousness.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Let\u2019s look at RIGHTEOUSNESS in Hebrew:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 24pt;\">\u05e6\u05d3\u05e7<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The first letter is a Tzadi, <span style=\"font-size: 24pt;\">\u05e6<\/span> , which means righteous, the literal meaning is fish hook or to hunt.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The second letter is a Dalet, <span style=\"font-size: 24pt;\">\u05d3<\/span> , which means man.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The third letter is a Qoph or Qof, <span style=\"font-size: 24pt;\">\u05e7<\/span> , which means holy or sacred, or more specifically a holy or sacred man.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Therefore, the symbolic meaning of RIGHTEOUSNESS is the formula of how an ordinary man can become a holy man by becoming a fisher or hunter of men, as Christ stated in the New Testament.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The word QUEEN in Hebrew is very similar to the word KING and is pronounced MALKAH \/ MALCAH and looks like this:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 24pt;\">\u05dd\u05dc\u05db\u05d4<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The first three characters are the same as KING.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The fourth character is a Hey, <span style=\"font-size: 24pt;\">\u05d4<\/span> , and symbolically represents many things such as name, Spirit, breath, whisper, even Christ himself.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The word QUEEN in Hebrew is like KING with one additional letter at the end, the fourth letter. 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