Zadok

[zey-dok]

noun

1. a priest at the time of David and Solomon. 1 Samuel 15:34–37; 1 Kings 1:7, 8.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Zadok¹

From Hebrew Ṣādhōq, possibly meraning “righteous”

Example Sentences

His “Credo” for chorus and orchestra, which capped the program proper on Thursday, recalls both Handel’s “Zadok the Priest,” the anthem traditionally associated with British coronations, and edgy mid-20th-century European modernism.

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This is where Handel composed “Zadok the Priest,” the British coronation anthem, which was recently performed for King Charles III. Here, too, Handel wrote “Messiah,” which took him about three weeks to compose.

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And Handel's Zadok the Priest at the time of the anointing was a particularly electric moment.

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To the propulsive strains of Handel’s “Zadok the Priest,” each man dropped an arm to his side, took a step sideways and fell into another perfect formation — two angled inward on each side, framed by two men facing out.

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It was in the moment the choir, organ and orchestra blasted out “Zadok the Priest,” Handel’s coronation anthem, so boldly that it startled me even though I knew it was coming.

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