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KING JAMES BIBLE DICTIONARY

 

Hebrew - English Dictionary

H6002 - Amalek

Strong's No.:H6002

Hebrew:עֲמָלֵק

Transliteration:ʻĂmâlêq

Phonetic:am-aw-lake'

Word Origin:Probably of foreign origin

Bible Usage:Amalek.

Part of Speech:Proper Name Masculine

Strongs
Definition:

{Amalek} a descendant of Esau; also his posterity and their country


Brown Driver
Biggs Definition:

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


Bible References:
Amalek

Translation
Occurrences:
Amalek ( 22 )
Amalekites ( 11 )

 

Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.