Amalekite

American  

[am-uh-lek-ahyt, uh-mal-i-kahyt] / ˈæm əˌlɛk aɪt, əˈmæl ɪˌkaɪt /

noun

plural

Amalekites,

plural

Amalekite

1. a member of the tribe of Amalek.

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adjective

1. of or relating to the Amalekites.

Amalekite British  

/ əˈmæləˌkaɪt /

noun

1. Old Testament a member of a nomadic tribe descended from Esau (Genesis 36:12), dwelling in the desert between Sinai and Canaan and hostile to the Israelites: they were defeated by Saul and destroyed by David (I Samuel 15–30)

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Etymology

Origin of Amalekite

From Hebrew ʿămālēq Amalek + -ite ¹

Example Sentences

The third scene opens with the interview between David and the Amalekite who brings the tidings of the death of Saul and Jonathan.

From The Standard Oratorios Their Stories, Their Music, And Their Composers by Upton, George P. (George Putnam)

The proud Amalekite fell from his lofty eminence, and the exiled Jew was lifted from his sackcloth and ashes and placed next the throne.

From The Assembly of God Miscellaneous Writings of C. H. Mackintosh, volume III by Mackintosh, C. (Charles) H. (Henry)

And he said, I am a young man of Egypt, servant to an Amalekite; and my master left me, because three days agone I fell sick.

From The Bible, Old and New Testaments, King James Version by

The servant in his enthusiasm and the importance of his mission told the Amalekite that he came from a prince of Egypt.

From The Yoke A Romance of the Days when the Lord Redeemed the Children of Israel from the Bondage of Egypt by Miller, Elizabeth

He first flames out in fierce wrath upon the lying Amalekite, who had hurried with the tidings and sought favour by falsely representing that he had killed the king on the field.

From The Life of David As Reflected in His Psalms by Maclaren, Alexander