6002. Amaleq
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Amaleq: a descendant of Esau, also his posterity
Original Word: עֲמָלֵק
Part of Speech: Proper Name Masculine
Transliteration: Amaleq
Phonetic Spelling: (am-aw-lake')
Short Definition: Amalek

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from amal
Definition
a desc. of Esau, also his posterity
NASB Translation
Amalek (25), Amalekites (14).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
עֲמָלֵק39 proper name, of a people Amalek (on ָ֯ see LagBN 162 BaNB 160); — ancient people Numbers 24:20 (twice in verse), south of Canaan — in Negeb Numbers 13:29 (all J E), fierce and war-like Bedawin (compare GASmGeogr. 282 GFMJudges 6:3,33), foes of Israel during Exodus Exodus 17:8 6t. Exodus 17 (E), Deuteronomy 25:17,19; later marauders in Israel territory Judges 3:13; Judges 6:3,33; Judges 7:12; Judges 10:12, defeated by Saul 1 Samuel 14:48; 1 Samuel 15:2 9t. 1 Samuel 14; 1 Samuel 28:18, and by David 1 Samuel 30:18 (compare

adjective, of a people below), 2 Samuel 8:12 = 1 Chronicles 18:11, compare Psalm 83:8; also ׳הָע 2 Samuel 1:1 (where read עֲמָלֵק or הָעֲמָלֵקִי, see Commentaries); ׳ע 1 Chronicles 4:43; as grandson of Esau Genesis 36:12 (P) = 1 Chronicles 1:36; Genesis 36:16; apparently connected with Ephraimitic territory Judges 5:14 (compare Judges 12:15 below; yet GFM conjecture עֵמֶק). — On Amalek see NöAmalekites {1864}; Ency. Bi. under the word.



Strong's
Amalek

Probably of foreign origin; Amalek, a descendant of Esau; also his posterity and their country -- Amalek.

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