Amalec

English

Alternative forms

• Amalek

Etymology

Via Late Latin Amālēc from Koine Greek Ἀμᾱλήκ (Amālḗk) from Biblical Hebrew עֲמָלֵק (ʾĂmālēq).

Pronunciation

• enPR: ămʹə-lĕk', IPA^(key): /ˈæm.əˌlɛk/

Proper noun

Amalec

1. (biblical) The grandson of Esau through his eldest son, in the Hebrew Bible.
2. The nation that purportedly traced their ancestry to this grandson.

Synonyms

• (nation descended from Amalec):: Amalecites, Amalekites

Derived terms

• Amalecite

Translations

grandson of Esau

• Greek: Αμαλήκ m (Amalík)

  Ancient: Ἀμαλήκ m (Amalḗk)

• Latin: Amālēc m
• Portuguese: Amaleque m
• Spanish: Amalec m

Latin

Etymology

Via Koine Greek Ἀμᾱλήκ (Amālḗk) from Biblical Hebrew עֲמָלֵק (ʾĂmālēq).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /aˈmaː.leːk/, [äˈmäːɫ̪eːk]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /aˈma.lek/, [äˈmäːlek]

Proper noun

Amālēc m (indeclinable) (Late Latin, Medieval Latin)

1. (biblical) Amalec, Amalek:
   1. A male given name of historical usage, notably borne by Amalek, the son of Eliphaz and grandson of Esau in the Hebrew Bible
   2. the tribe or nation which is said to be descended from Amalek; Amalekites

      Synonyms: Amālēcītae, Amālēcītēs

      • 405 CE, Jerome, Vulgate 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

• Amālēcītēs
• Amālēcīta

Descendants

• → English: Amalec
• → Portuguese: Amalec
• → Spanish: Amalec

Portuguese

Proper noun

Amalec m

1. Alternative form of Amaleque