Amalekite

[ am-uh-lek-ahyt, uh-mal-i-kahyt ]

/ ˈæm əˌlɛk aɪt, əˈmæl ɪˌkaɪt /

noun, plural Am·a·lek·ites, (especially collectively) Am·a·lek·ite.

a member of the tribe of Amalek. Gen. 36:12.

adjective

of or relating to the Amalekites.

Origin of Amalekite

< Hebrew ʿămālēq Amalek + -ite¹

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Examples from the Web for amalekite

The Amalekite, from whom he had twice bought some goat's-milk for her, lived in a but which Paulus could easily reach.
Homo Sum, Complete|Georg Ebers
An Egyptian, therefore, and an Amalekite stood in a very different relationship to Israel.
Life and Times of David|Charles Henry Mackintosh
Saul had spared only one Amalekite, and had smitten the rest.
The History of England from the Accession of James II.|Thomas Babington Macaulay
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

He neglected the praying agitators, and therefore they called him Agag, the Amalekite, commanding the host of Israel.
The Loyalists, Vol. 1-3|Jane West

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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