Amalekite
[ am-uh-lek-ahyt, uh-mal-i-kahyt ]
/ ˈæm əˌlɛk aɪt, əˈmæl ɪˌkaɪt /
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noun, plural Am·a·lek·ites, (especially collectively) Am·a·lek·ite.
a member of the tribe of Amalek. Genesis 36:12.
adjective
of or relating to the Amalekites.
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Amalekite
/ (əˈmæləˌkaɪt) /
noun
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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