Quick Definition
Amalek
Biblical Persons & Places
Amalek
Edomite living at the time of the Patriarchs
A man of the Edomites living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.36.12;
only referred to as Amalek (עֲמָלֵק);
son of Eliphaz and Timna;
a brother of Teman, Omar, Zepho, Gatam, Kenaz and Korah.
Amalek
Amalek
A location in Edom first mentioned at Gen.14.7;
referred to as Amalek or Amalekite or "valley" (KJV= Amalek) (עֲמָלֵק), or Amalekite (עֲמָלֵקִי).
Strong's Definition
Amalek, a descendant of Esau; also his posterity and their country
Derivation: probably of foreign origin;
KJV Usage: Amalek.
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
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
Amalek = "dweller in a valley"
people in southern Canaan
2) descendants of Amalek
Also named: a.ma.le.qi (עֲמָלֵקִי "Amalekite" H6003)
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
עֲמָלֵק
‛ămâlêq
BDB 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
Part of Speech: noun proper masculine
A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: probably of foreign origin
Total KJV Occurrences: 24