Amalekite

American  

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

noun

Amalekites plural

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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Other Word Forms

Inflected Forms

noun

• Amalekites
  plural
• Amalekite
  plural

Etymology

Origin of Amalekite

From Hebrew ʿămālēq Amalek + -ite ¹

Example Sentences

And I answered him, I am an Amalekite.

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

He answered, I am the son of a foreigner, an Amalekite.

From The World English Bible (WEB): 2 Samuel by Anonymous

Tell the Amalekite that thou comest from an Egyptian noble.

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

According to a second account of the death of Saul in 2 Sam. i. ff., an Amalekite came unexpectedly to Mount Gilboa.

From The History of Antiquity, Vol. II (of VI) by Duncker, Max

I am neither gangrel, nor spy, nor Amalekite, nor yet am I Zebedee Linklater.

From Salute to Adventurers by Buchan, John