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Hebrew
Etymology
Unknown. Theorized by Edward Lipinski to be related to Akkadian 𒄩𒈪𒈛𒄭 (ḫamiluḫḫi),[1] itself likely a borrowing from Hurrian (ḫalvi, “enclosure”)[2]
Proper noun
עֲמָלֵק • (ʿămālēq) m[3]
- (Biblical Hebrew) son of Eliphaz by his concubine Timnah, grandson of Esau, and progenitor of a tribe of people in southern Canaan.
- (Biblical Hebrew) In reference to the land or nation of the Amalekites.
Tanach, Numbers 24:20, with translation of NASB20:וַיַּרְא אֶת־עֲמָלֵק וַיִּשָּׂא מְשָׁלוֹ וַיֹּאמַר רֵאשִׁית גּוֹיִם עֲמָלֵק וְאַחֲרִיתוֹ עֲדֵי אֹבֵד׃- And he looked at Amalek and took up his discourse and said, "Amalek was the first of the nations, But his end shall be destruction."
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