אַמְרָפֶל
am.ra.phelProper Noun (Masculine)H0569
Amraphel
From: of uncertain (perhaps foreign) derivation;
Short Definition
Amraphel, a king of Shinar
Full Lexicon Entry
A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at § Amraphel = "sayer of darkness: fall of the sayer" the king of Shinar (Babylon) (perhaps Hammurabi c 2100 BC)
Grammar
Part of Speech Proper Noun (Masculine)
Morphology N:N-M-P
DescriptionProper Noun, Masculine
Occurrences
2 timesAppears 2 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:
Genesis
2
Key Passages
- Genesis 14:1
- Genesis 14:9
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