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

• Amalekite
  plural
• Amalekites
  plural

Etymology

Origin of Amalekite

From Hebrew ʿămālēq Amalek + -ite ¹

Example Sentences

The Amalekite of the Old Testament is the Bedâwi of to-day.

From Early Israel and the Surrounding Nations by Sayce, A. H. (Archibald Henry)

How like the story of David and the Amalekite in Ziklag!

From The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 2 by Yule, Henry

Agag, i.e., the fiery one, is not a proper name, but a surname of all Amalekite kings.

From Christology of the Old Testament: And a Commentary on the Messianic Predictions, Vol. 1 by Hengstenberg, Ernst Wilhelm

He said, I am a young man of Egypt, servant to an Amalekite; and my master left me, because three days ago I fell sick.

From The World English Bible (WEB): 1 Samuel by Anonymous

The Amalekite alone continued what he had always been, the untamable nomad of the southern desert.

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