Word Study · Strong's H569 · Hebrew
אַמְרָפֶל
Amraphel
am-raw-fel'
Strong's 1890 spelling: ʼAmrâphel
“Amraphel, a king of Shinar”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
Amraphel, a king of Shinar
Rendered in the KJV as
Amraphel.
- 2occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 1 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 2inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 2 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 2
- אַמְרָפֶ֣ל1
- וְאַמְרָפֶל֙1
How it is rendered · 2
- Amraphel1
- and Amraphel1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 2
- conjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)1
- proper noun (a name)1
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- HC/Npm · 1
- HNpm · 1
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The ledger of occurrences
Genesis2 occurrences
- Genesis 14:1אַמְרָפֶ֣לʾamrafelproper noun (a name)In those days Amraphel king of Shinar, Arioch king of Ellasar, Chedorlaomer king of Elam, and Tidal king of Goiimhere: Amraphel
- Genesis 14:9וְאַמְרָפֶל֙veamrafelconjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)against Chedorlaomer king of Elam, Tidal king of Goiim, Amraphel king of Shinar, and Arioch king of Ellasar—four kings against five.here: and Amraphel