עֲמָלֵקʻĂmâlêq

proper name [of a people]: Amalek, ancient people, south of Canaan (Numbers 24:20; Numbers 13:29; Judges 6:3; Judges 6:33; Exodus 17:8)

Pronunciation: am-aw-lake' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H6002

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 39 times in the Bible.

  • Genesis 36:12 Timna, the concubine of Esau’s son Eliphaz, gave birth to a son named Amalek. These are the descendants of Esau’s wife Adah.
  • Genesis 36:16 Korah, Gatam, and Amalek. These are the clan leaders in the land of Edom who descended from Eliphaz. All these were descendants of Esau’s wife Adah.
  • Exodus 17:8 While the people of Israel were still at Rephidim, the warriors of Amalek attacked them.
  • Exodus 17:9 Moses commanded Joshua, “Choose some men to go out and fight the army of Amalek for us. Tomorrow, I will stand at the top of the hill, holding the staff of God in my hand.”
  • Exodus 17:10 So Joshua did what Moses had commanded and fought the army of Amalek. Meanwhile, Moses, Aaron, and Hur climbed to the top of a nearby hill.
  • Exodus 17:11 As long as Moses held up the staff in his hand, the Israelites had the advantage. But whenever he dropped his hand, the Amalekites gained the advantage.
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Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).