Amalek
עֲמָלֵקStrong’s H6002amaleq (a-ma-leq)
Appears in 37 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Amaleq is the Hebrew word usually translated “amalek”, “against amalek” and “from amalek”. It appears in 37 verses of the Old Testament.
“And Timna was concubine to Eliphaz Esau’s son; and she bare to Eliphaz Amalek: these were the sons of Adah Esau’s wife.”
Meaning
- Descendants of Amalek
- Son of Eliphaz by his concubine Timnah, grandson of Esau, and progenitor of a tribe of people in southern Canaan
- Descendants of Amalek
How it's translated
- amalek 24
- and amalek 7
- against amalek 2
- and from amalek 2
- with amalek 1
- in amalek 1
- on amalek 1
- of amalek 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 1 Samuel 12
- Exodus 7
- Judges 6
- 1 Chronicles 3
- Genesis 2
- Numbers 2
9 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- Genesis 36:16Duke Korah, duke Gatam, and duke Amalek: these are the dukes that came of Eliphaz in the land of Edom; these were the sons of Adah.
- Exodus 17:8Then came Amalek, and fought with Israel in Rephidim.
- Exodus 17:9And Moses said unto Joshua, Choose us out men, and go out, fight with Amalek: to morrow I will stand on the top of the hill with the rod of God in mine hand.
- Exodus 17:10So Joshua did as Moses had said to him, and fought with Amalek: and Moses, Aaron, and Hur went up to the top of the hill.
- Exodus 17:11And it came to pass, when Moses held up his hand, that Israel prevailed: and when he let down his hand, Amalek prevailed.
- Exodus 17:13And Joshua discomfited Amalek and his people with the edge of the sword.
Hebrew dictionary
עֲמָלֵק amaleq · Amalek
Amalek = "dweller in a valley" people in southern Canaan 2) descendants of Amalek Also named: a.ma.le.qi (עֲמָלֵקִי "Amalekite" H6003)
עֲמָלֵק amaleq · Amalek
A man of the Edomites living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.36.12; son of: Eliphaz (H0464) and Timna (H8555); brother of: Teman (H8487), Omar (H0201), Zepho (H6825), Gatam (H1609), Kenaz (H7073) and Korah (H7141H) § Amalek = "dweller in a valley" 1) son of Eliphaz by his concubine Timnah, grandson of Esau, and progenitor of a tribe of people in southern Canaan 2) descendants of Amalek
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.