עֲמָלֵקִי

a.ma.le.qiNounH6003

Amalekite

From: patronymically from H6002 (עֲמָלֵק);

Short Definition

an Amalekite (or collectively the Amalekites) or descendants of Amalek

Full Lexicon Entry

Someone descended from Amekek Group of a.ma.leq (*עֲמָלֵק *"Amalek" H6002) § Amalekite, of Amalek "people of lapping" descendants of Amalek, the grandson of Esau

Grammar

Part of Speech Noun

Morphology N:N--PG

DescriptionN:N--PG

Occurrences

12 times

Appears 12 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:

1 Samuel
5
Numbers
3
2 Samuel
2
Genesis
1
Judges
1

Key Passages

  • 1 Samuel 15:6
  • 1 Samuel 27:8
  • 1 Samuel 30:13
  • 2 Samuel 1:13
  • Judges 12:15

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Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.