Lexical Summary Amaleq: a descendant of Esau, also his posterity Original Word: עֲמָלֵקTransliteration: Amaleq Phonetic Spelling: (am-aw-lake') Part of Speech: Proper Name Masculine Short Definition: a descendant of Esau, also his posterity Meaning: Amalek -- a descendant of Esau, also his posterity Strong's Concordance Amalek Probably of foreign origin; Amalek, a descendant of Esau; also his posterity and their country -- Amalek. Brown-Driver-Briggs H6002. Amaleq 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 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; 6:3, 33; 7:12; 10:12, defeated by Saul 1 Samuel 14:48; 15:2 9t. 1 Samuel 14; 28:18, and by David 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 12:15 below; yet GFM conjecture עֵמֶק). — On Amalek see NöAmalekites {1864}; Ency. Bi. under the word. |
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