Lexicon :: Strong's H6002 - ʿămālēq

עֲמָלֵק

Transliteration

ʿămālēq

Pronunciation

am-aw-lake'

Part of Speech

proper masculine noun

Root Word (Etymology)

Probably of foreign origin

Strong's Info

Strong’s Definitions

עֲמָלֵק ʻĂmâlêq, am-aw-lake'; probably of foreign origin; Amalek, a descendant of Esau; also his posterity and their country:—Amalek.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 39x

The KJV translates Strong's H6002 in the following manner: Amalek (24x), Amalekites (15x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 39x

The KJV translates Strong's H6002 in the following manner: Amalek (24x), Amalekites (15x).

Outline of Biblical Usage [?]

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

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)

עֲמָלֵק ʻĂmâlêq, am-aw-lake'; probably of foreign origin; Amalek, a descendant of Esau; also his posterity and their country:—Amalek.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Lexicon [?] (Jump to Scripture Index)

STRONGS H6002: Abbreviations

עֲמָלֵק ₃₉ proper name, of a people Amalek (on ָ֯ see Lag^{BN 162} Ba^{NB 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 GASm^{Geogr. 282} GFM^{Judges 6:3, 33}), foes of Israel during Exodus Exodus 17:8 + 6 times 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 + 9 times 1 Samuel 14; 1 Samuel 28:18, and by David 1 Samuel 30:18 (compare H6003 adjective, of a people), 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 [H6003 Judges 12:15]; yet GFM conjecture עֵמֶק). — On Amalek see Nö^{Amalekites {1864}; Ency. Bi. under the word}.

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