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

And I answered him, I am an Amalekite.

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

But he was not an Arab nor an Amalekite; he was one of the chosen people.

From I.N.R.I. A prisoner's Story of the Cross by Rosegger, Peter

And I said I am an Amalekite, and then he said: Stand upon me and slay me, for I am full of anguish, and yet my soul is in me.

From Bible Stories and Religious Classics by Wells, Philip P.

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)

Thence it turned northward again through the oasis of En-mishpat or Kadesh-barnea, and after smiting the Amalekite Beduin, as well as the Amorites in Hazezon-tamar, made its way into the vale of Siddim.

From Patriarchal Palestine by Sayce, A. H. (Archibald Henry)