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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Origin of Amalekite

From Hebrew ʿămālēqAmalek + -ite¹

Words nearby Amalekite

Amakrokokroko, amakwerekwere, amal., amalaka, Amalek, Amalekite, Amalfi, amalgam, amalgamate, amalgamation, Amalia

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How to use Amalekite in a sentence

How, then, could a faithful Israelite ever bow to an Amalekite?
Notes on the Book of Deuteronomy, Volume II|Charles Henry Mackintosh
King Saul obeyed the injunction, save that he spared the life of Agag, the Amalekite king, and some of the finest animals.
International Law. A Treatise. Volume I (of 2)|Lassa Francis Oppenheim
He had none of that eagerness to occupy the throne on which the Amalekite reckoned as a universal instinct of human nature.
The Expositor's Bible: The Second Book of Samuel|W. G. Blaikie
An Israelite might have had a chance of mercy, but an Amalekite had none—the man was condemned to instant death.
The Expositor's Bible: The Second Book of Samuel|W. G. Blaikie

More recently, it had been one of the places selected by David to receive a portion of the Amalekite spoil.
The Expositor's Bible: The Second Book of Samuel|W. G. Blaikie

British Dictionary definitions for Amalekite

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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