Lexical Definition
עֲמָלֵקִי ʻĂmâlêqîy (am-aw-lay-kee') Amalekite N:N--PG
patronymically from עֲמָלֵק
Amalekite(-s).
- § Amalekite = see Amalek "people of lapping"
- an Amalekite (or collectively the Amalekites) or descendants of Amalek
1) descendants of Amalek, the grandson of Esau
Usage: 11 forms in 12 verses
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| עֲמָלֵקִ֗י | Amalekite | 1Sam.15.6 |
| עֲמָלֵקִ֖י | an Amalekite | 2Sam.1.8 • 2Sam.1.13 |
| עֲמָֽלֵקִ֔י | Amalekite | 1Sam.30.13 |
| מֵעֲמָלֵקִ֣י | from Amalekite | 1Sam.15.15 |
| וַעֲמָלֵקִ֣י | and Amalekite | 1Sam.30.1 |
| וְהָעֲמָלֵקִ֑י | and the Amalekite | 1Sam.27.8 |
| וְהָֽעֲמָלֵקִ֥י | and the Amalekite | Num.14.25 |
| הָעֲמָלֵקִי֙ | the Amalekite | Num.14.45 |
| הָעֲמָלֵקִֽי | the Amalekite | Judg.12.15 |
| הָעֲמָלֵקִ֨י | the Amalekite | Num.14.43 |
| הָעֲמָלֵקִ֑י | the Amalekite | Gen.14.7 |
Extended Information
group of: עֲמָלֵק
- Someone descended from Amekek
- Group of a.ma.leq (עֲמָלֵק "Amalek" עֲמָלֵק)
Brown-Driver-Briggs
עֲמָלֵקִי adjective, of a people 1Sam 30:13; 2Sam 1:13, also (as predicate) v2Sam 1:8 collective = (the) Amalekites 1Sam 15:6; 1Sam 15:15; 1Sam 30:1, elsewhere with article ׳הָע Num 14:25; Num 14:43; Num 14:45 (J; all + הַכְּנַעֲנִי), 1Sam 27:8 ׳שְׂדֵה הָע Gen 14:7 ׳הַר הָע Judg 12:15 (in Ephraim); read ׳הָע also Judg 1:16 (for הָעָם) Bu GFM, > עֲמָלֵק Hollenb Mey KitKau; on 2Sam 1:1 see foregoing.
Brown-Driver-Briggs References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Genesis | 14:7 |
| Numbers | 14:25 · 14:43 · 14:45 |
| Judges | 1:16 · 12:15 |
| 1 Samuel | 15:6 · 15:15 · 27:8 · 30:1 · 30:13 |
| 2 Samuel | 1:1 · 1:8 · 1:13 |