Word Study · Strong's H6002 · Hebrew
עֲמָלֵק
Amaleq
am-aw-lake'
Strong's 1890 spelling: ʻĂmâlêq
“Amalek, a descendant of Esau”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
Amalek, a descendant of Esau; also his posterity and their country
Rendered in the KJV as
Amalek.
- 39occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 9 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 19inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 39 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 19
- עֲמָלֵ֑ק8
- עֲמָלֵ֔ק7
- בַּעֲמָלֵ֑ק3
- עֲמָלֵ֖ק3
- וַעֲמָלֵ֑ק2
- עֲמָלֵ֥ק2
- עֲמָלֵֽק׃2
- בַּֽעֲמָלֵ֑ק1
- בַּעֲמָלֵ֔ק1
- הָעֲמָלֵ֑ק1
- וּמֵֽעֲמָלֵ֑ק1
- וּמֵֽעֲמָלֵֽק׃1
and 7 more spellings in the ledger below.
How it is rendered · 9
- Amalek23
- and Amalek7
- against Amalek2
- and from Amalek2
- [was] in Amalek1
- of Amalek1
- on Amalek1
- the Amalek1
- with Amalek1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 6
- proper noun (a name)21
- conjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)7
- preposition + proper noun (a name)6
- conjunction (“and”) + preposition + proper noun (a name)2
- proper noun (a name)2
- the definite article (“the”) + proper noun (a name)1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HNpl · 21
- HC/Npl · 7
- HR/Npl · 6
- HC/R/Npl · 2
- HNpm · 2
- HTd/Npl · 1
All 39, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
- 1 Samuel13 of 39 · 33%
- Exodus7 of 39 · 18%
- Judges6 of 39 · 15%
- Numbers3 of 39 · 8%
- 1 Chronicles3 of 39 · 8%
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Genesis2 occurrences
- Genesis 36:12עֲמָלֵ֑קʾamalekproper noun (a name)Additionally, Timna, a concubine of Esau’s son Eliphaz, gave birth to Amalek. These are the grandsons of Esau’s wife Adah.here: Amalek
- Genesis 36:16עֲמָלֵ֑קʾamalekproper noun (a name)Korah, Gatam, and Amalek. They are the chiefs of Eliphaz in the land of Edom, and they are the grandsons of Adah.here: Amalek
Exodus7 occurrences
- Exodus 17:8עֲמָלֵ֑קʾamalekproper noun (a name)After this, the Amalekites came and attacked the Israelites at Rephidim.here: Amalek
- Exodus 17:9בַּעֲמָלֵ֑קbaamalekpreposition + proper noun (a name)So Moses said to Joshua, “Choose some of our men and go out to fight the Amalekites. Tomorrow I will stand on the hilltop with the staff of God in my hand.”here: against Amalek
- Exodus 17:10בַּעֲמָלֵ֑קbaamalekpreposition + proper noun (a name)Joshua did as Moses had instructed him and fought against the Amalekites, while Moses, Aaron, and Hur went up to the top of the hill.here: against Amalek
- Exodus 17:11עֲמָלֵֽק׃ʾamalekproper noun (a name)As long as Moses held up his hands, Israel prevailed; but when he lowered them, Amalek prevailed.here: Amalek
- Exodus 17:13עֲמָלֵ֥קʾamalekproper noun (a name)So Joshua overwhelmed Amalek and his army with the sword.here: Amalek
- Exodus 17:14עֲמָלֵ֔קʾamalekproper noun (a name)Then the LORD said to Moses, “Write this on a scroll as a reminder and recite it to Joshua, because I will utterly blot out the memory of Amalek from under heaven.”here: Amalek
- Exodus 17:16בַּֽעֲמָלֵ֑קbaamalekpreposition + proper noun (a name)“Indeed,” he said, “a hand was lifted up toward the throne of the LORD. The LORD will war against Amalek from generation to generation.”here: with Amalek
Numbers3 occurrences
- Numbers 13:29עֲמָלֵ֥קʾamalekproper noun (a name)The Amalekites live in the land of the Negev; the Hittites, Jebusites, and Amorites live in the hill country; and the Canaanites live by the sea and along the Jordan.”here: Amalek
- Numbers 24:20עֲמָלֵ֔קʾamalekproper noun (a name)Then Balaam saw Amalek and lifted up an oracle, saying: “Amalek was first among the nations, but his end is destruction.”here: Amalek
- Numbers 24:20עֲמָלֵ֔קʾamalekproper noun (a name)Then Balaam saw Amalek and lifted up an oracle, saying: “Amalek was first among the nations, but his end is destruction.”here: Amalek
Deuteronomy2 occurrences
- Deuteronomy 25:17עֲמָלֵ֑קʾamalekproper noun (a name)Remember what the Amalekites did to you along your way from Egypt,here: Amalek
- Deuteronomy 25:19עֲמָלֵ֔קʾamalekproper noun (a name)When the LORD your God gives you rest from the enemies around you in the land that He is giving you to possess as an inheritance, you are to blot out the memory of Amalek from under heaven. Do not forget!here: Amalek
Judges6 occurrences
- Judges 3:13וַעֲמָלֵ֑קvaamalekconjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)After enlisting the Ammonites and Amalekites to join forces with him, Eglon attacked and defeated Israel, taking possession of the City of Palms.here: and Amalek
- Judges 5:14בַּעֲמָלֵ֔קbaamalekpreposition + proper noun (a name)Some came from Ephraim, with their roots in Amalek; Benjamin came with your people after you. The commanders came down from Machir, the bearers of the marshal’s staff from Zebulun.here: [was] in Amalek
- Judges 6:3וַֽעֲמָלֵ֛קvaamalekconjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)Whenever the Israelites would plant their crops, the Midianites, Amalekites, and other people of the east would come up and invade them,here: and Amalek
- Judges 6:33וַעֲמָלֵ֛קvaamalekconjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)Then all the Midianites, Amalekites, and other people of the east gathered together, crossed over the Jordan, and camped in the Valley of Jezreel.here: and Amalek
- Judges 7:12וַעֲמָלֵ֤קvaamalekconjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)Now the Midianites, Amalekites, and all the other people of the east had settled in the valley like a swarm of locusts, and their camels were as countless as the sand on the seashore.here: and Amalek
- Judges 10:12וַֽעֲמָלֵק֙vaamalekconjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)Sidonians, Amalekites, and Maonites oppressed you and you cried out to Me, did I not save you from their hands?here: and Amalek
1 Samuel13 occurrences
- 1 Samuel 14:48עֲמָלֵ֑קʾamalekproper noun (a name)He fought valiantly and defeated the Amalekites, delivering Israel from the hands of its plunderers.here: Amalek
- 1 Samuel 15:2עֲמָלֵ֖קʾamalekproper noun (a name)This is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘I witnessed what the Amalekites did to the Israelites when they ambushed them on their way up from Egypt.here: Amalek
- 1 Samuel 15:3עֲמָלֵ֗קʾamalekproper noun (a name)Now go and attack the Amalekites and devote to destruction all that belongs to them. Do not spare them, but put to death men and women, children and infants, oxen and sheep, camels and donkeys.’”here: Amalek
- 1 Samuel 15:5עֲמָלֵ֑קʾamalekproper noun (a name)Saul came to the city of Amalek and lay in wait in the valley.here: Amalek
- 1 Samuel 15:6עֲמָלֵֽק׃ʾamalekproper noun (a name)And he warned the Kenites, “Since you showed kindness to all the Israelites when they came up out of Egypt, go on and get away from the Amalekites. Otherwise I will sweep you away with them.” So the Kenites moved away from the Amalekites.here: Amalek
- 1 Samuel 15:7עֲמָלֵ֑קʾamalekproper noun (a name)Then Saul struck down the Amalekites all the way from Havilah to Shur, which is east of Egypt.here: Amalek
- 1 Samuel 15:8עֲמָלֵ֖קʾamalekproper noun (a name)He captured Agag king of Amalek alive, but devoted all the others to destruction with the sword.here: Amalek
- 1 Samuel 15:18עֲמָלֵ֔קʾamalekproper noun (a name)and sent you on a mission, saying, ‘Go and devote to destruction the sinful Amalekites. Fight against them until you have wiped them out.’here: Amalek
- 1 Samuel 15:20עֲמָלֵ֔קʾamalekproper noun (a name)“But I did obey the LORD,” Saul replied. “I went on the mission that the LORD gave me. I brought back Agag king of Amalek and devoted the Amalekites to destruction.here: Amalek
- 1 Samuel 15:20עֲמָלֵ֖קʾamalekproper noun (a name)“But I did obey the LORD,” Saul replied. “I went on the mission that the LORD gave me. I brought back Agag king of Amalek and devoted the Amalekites to destruction.here: Amalek
- 1 Samuel 15:32עֲמָלֵ֔קʾamalekproper noun (a name)Then Samuel said, “Bring me Agag king of the Amalekites.” Agag came to him cheerfully, for he thought, “Surely the bitterness of death is past.”here: Amalek
- 1 Samuel 28:18בַּעֲמָלֵ֑קbaamalekpreposition + proper noun (a name)Because you did not obey the LORD or carry out His burning anger against Amalek, the LORD has done this to you today.here: on Amalek
- 1 Samuel 30:18עֲמָלֵ֑קʾamalekproper noun (a name)So David recovered everything the Amalekites had taken, including his two wives.here: Amalek
2 Samuel2 occurrences
- 2 Samuel 1:1הָעֲמָלֵ֑קhaamalekthe definite article (“the”) + proper noun (a name)After the death of Saul, David returned from the slaughter of the Amalekites and stayed in Ziklag two days.here: the Amalek
- 2 Samuel 8:12וּמֵֽעֲמָלֵ֑קumeamalekconjunction (“and”) + preposition + proper noun (a name)from Edom and Moab, from the Ammonites and Philistines and Amalekites, and from the spoil of Hadadezer son of Rehob, king of Zobah.here: and from Amalek
1 Chronicles3 occurrences
- 1 Chronicles 1:36וַעֲמָלֵֽק׃ סvaamalekconjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)The sons of Eliphaz: Teman, Omar, Zepho, Gatam, and Kenaz; and by Timna, Amalek.here: and Amalek
- 1 Chronicles 4:43לַעֲמָלֵ֑קlaamalekpreposition + proper noun (a name)and struck down the remnant of the Amalekites who had escaped. And they have lived there to this day.here: of Amalek
- 1 Chronicles 18:11וּמֵֽעֲמָלֵֽק׃umeamalekconjunction (“and”) + preposition + proper noun (a name)and King David dedicated these to the LORD, along with the silver and gold he had carried off from all these nations—from Edom and Moab, and from the Ammonites, Philistines, and Amalekites.here: and from Amalek