HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H6002
עֲמָלֵק
a.ma.leq — Amalek
Amalek = "dweller in a valley" people in southern Canaan 2) descendants of Amalek Also named: a.ma.le.qi (עֲמָלֵקִי "Amalekite" H6003)
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Amalek
Original Hebrew / Aramaic / Greek connected to this term
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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H464
אֱלִיפַז
e.li.phaz — Eliphaz
A man of the Edomites living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.36.4; son of: Esau (H6215) and Adah (H5711H); half-brother of: Reuel (H7467), Jeush (H3266), Jalam (H3281) and Korah (H7141); married to Timna (H8555); father of: Teman (H8487), Omar (H0201), Zepho (H6825), Gatam (H1609), Kenaz (H7073), Amalek (H6002H) and Korah (H7141H) § Eliphaz = "my God is (fine) gold" 1) Esau's son, father of Teman 2) the Temanite friend of Job
14 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H6003
עֲמָלֵקִי
a.ma.le.qi — Amalekite
Someone descended from Amekek Group of a.ma.leq (עֲמָלֵק "Amalek" H6002) § Amalekite, of Amalek "people of lapping" descendants of Amalek, the grandson of Esau
12 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H7073
קְנַז
qe.naz — Kenaz
A man of the Edomites living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.36.11; son of: Eliphaz (H0464); brother of: Teman (H8487), Omar (H0201), Zepho (H6825), Gatam (H1609), Amalek (H6002H) and Korah (H7141H) § Kenaz = "hunter" 1) son of Eliphaz and grandson of Esau; one of the dukes of Edom 2) a brother of Caleb and father of Othniel
11 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H8487
תֵּימָן
te.man — Teman
A man of the Edomites living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.36.11; son of: Eliphaz (H0464); brother of: Omar (H0201), Zepho (H6825), Gatam (H1609), Kenaz (H7073), Amalek (H6002H) and Korah (H7141H) § Teman = "south" 1) son of Eliphaz, grandson of Esau, and one of the dukes of Edom 2) the tribe descended from 1 noted for the wisdom of its people 3) the region occupied by the descendants of 1, located east of Idumea
10 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H8555
תִּמְנָע
tim.na — Timna
A woman living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.36.12; married to Eliphaz (H0464); mother of: Amalek (H6002H) § Timna or Timnah = "restrained" 1) a chief or duke of Esau and of Edom 2) the concubine of Eliphaz, the son of Esau 3) daughter of Seir the Horite and sister of Lotan
6 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H90
אֲגָג
a.gag — Agag
A man living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, only mentioned at Num.24.7 § Agag = "I will overtop" king of Amalek, spared by Saul but slain by Samuel
6 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H1609
גַּעְתָּם
ga.tam — Gatam
A man of the Edomites living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.36.11; son of: Eliphaz (H0464); brother of: Teman (H8487), Omar (H0201), Zepho (H6825), Kenaz (H7073), Amalek (H6002H) and Korah (H7141H) § Gatam = "a burnt valley" fourth son of Eliphaz and grandson of Esau and one of the dukes of Eliphaz
3 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H201
אוֹמָר
o.mar — Omar
A man of the Edomites living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.36.11; son of: Eliphaz (H0464); brother of: Teman (H8487), Zepho (H6825), Gatam (H1609), Kenaz (H7073), Amalek (H6002H) and Korah (H7141H) § Omar = "speaker" or "eloquent" grandson of Esau
3 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H5294
נְעַרְיָה
ne.ar.yah — Neariah
A man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ch.3.22; son of: Shemaiah (H8098B); brother of: Hattush (H2407), Igal (H3008I), Bariah (H1282) and Shaphat (H8202I); father of: Elioenai (H0454B), Hizkiah (H2396H) and Azrikam (H5840) § Neariah = "servant of Jehovah" 1) one of the 6 sons of Shemaiah in the line of the royal family of David of the tribe of Judah in the time after the captivity 2) son of Ishi and one of the captains of the 500 Simeonites who, in the days of king Hezekiah of Judah, drove out the Amalekites from Mount Seir
3 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H6410
פְּלַטְיָ֫הוּ
pe.lat.yah — Pelatiah
A man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.3.21; son of: Hananiah (H2608L); brother of: Jeshaiah (H3470B), Rephaiah (H7509), Arnan (H0770), Obadiah (H5662H) and Shecaniah (H7935) § Pelatiah = "Jehovah delivers" 1) son of Hananiah and grandson of Zerubbabel 2) a Simeonite in the days of king Hezekiah of Judah who was one of the captains of 500 men who defeated the Amalekites who had escaped 3) one of the heads of the people who sealed the covenant with Nehemiah 4) son of Benaiah and one of the princes of the people against whom Ezekiel was ordered to prophesy doom
3 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H6825
צְפוֹ, צְפִי
tse.pho — Zepho
A man of the Edomites living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.36.11; son of: Eliphaz (H0464); brother of: Teman (H8487), Omar (H0201), Gatam (H1609), Kenaz (H7073), Amalek (H6002H) and Korah (H7141H) § Zepho or Zephi = "watch-tower" son of Eliphaz and grandson of Esau and one of the chiefs of the Edomites
3 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H2923
טְלָאִים
te.la.im — Telaim
§ Telaim = "lambs" a place in Judah where Saul mustered his forces before attacking Amalek
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H6552
פִּרְעָתוֹן
pir.a.ton — Pirathon
Pirathon = "princely" a town in Ephraim in the mount of the Amalekite perhaps modern 'Ferata' located 1.5 miles (2.5 km) south from Jaffa on the road to Nablus Also named: pir.a.to.ni (פִּרְעָתוֹנִי "Pirathon" H6553)
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3071
יְהֹוָה נִסִּי
ye.ho.vah nis.si — YHWH/Jehovah-nissi
Jehovah-nissi = "Jehovah is my banner" the name given by Moses to the altar which he built in commemoration of the discomfiture of the Amalekites
0 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →Historical dictionary entry
Dweller in a valley, the son of Eliphaz and grandson of Esau (Gen. 36:12; 1 Chr. 1:36); the chief of an Idumean tribe (Gen. 36:16). His mother was a Horite, a tribe whose territory the descendants of Esau had seized.
Scripture references
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.