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Amalec
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English
Alternative forms
en Amalek
Etymology
Via en la-lat Amālēc from en grc-koi Ἀμᾱλήκ from en hbo עֲמָלֵק ʾĂmālēq.
Pronunciation
ămʹə-lĕk', en /ˈæm.əˌlɛk/
Proper noun
en biblical The grandson of Esau through his eldest son, in the Hebrew Bible.
The nation that purportedly traced their ancestry to this grandson.
en Amalekite
Translations
grandson of Esau
Greek: el Αμαλήκ m
Ancient Greek: grc Ἀμαλήκ m
Hindi: hi अमालेक m
Latin: la Amālēc m
Persian: fa عمالیق amâliq, fa عمالقه amâleqe
Portuguese: pt Amaleque m
Spanish: es Amalec m
en Biblical characters
Latin
Etymology
Via la grc-koi Ἀμᾱλήκ from la hbo עֲמָלֵק ʾĂmālēq.
Pronunciation
Amālēc 1
Proper noun
Amālēc m 1 la Late Latin Medieval Latin
la Biblical character en Amalec, en Amalek:
la male historical notably borne by Amalek, the son of Eliphaz and grandson of Esau in the Hebrew Bible
the tribe or nation which is said to be descended from Amalek#Amalekites in the Hebrew Bible Amalek; Amalekites
la Amālēcītae Amālēcītēs
la Jerome Vulgate Books of Samuel Liber I Samuelis id est I Regum (1 Samuel) 15 3 Nunc ergo vade, et percute Amalec, et demolire universa ejus: non parcas ei, et non concupiscas ex rebus ipsius aliquid, sed interfice a viro usque ad mulierem, et parvulum atque lactentem, bovem et ovem, camelum et asinum. Now therefore go, and smite Amalec, and utterly destroy all that he hath: spare him not, nor covet any thing that is his: but slay both man and woman, child and suckling, ox and sheep, camel and ass.
Related terms
la Amālēcītēs
la Amālēcīta
Descendants
en Amalec 1
pt Amalec 1
es Amalec 1
Portuguese
Proper noun
m
pt Amaleque