Amalek
Americannoun
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the son of Eliphaz and grandson of Esau.
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a nomadic tribe or nation descended from Amalek and hostile to Israel.
Example Sentences
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In the Torah, Amalek refers to descendants of Esau who are known as the Israelites’ sworn enemy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 12, 2026
In the Tanakh, or Hebrew Bible, Amalek is a nation whose soldiers ambushed the Israelites as they made their way to the Promised Land.
From Salon ● Nov. 13, 2023
The only problem with that formulation is that according to the Talmud we can no longer identify the descendants of Amalek, since over time they were dispersed among the nations.
From Newsweek ● Jul. 30, 2012
Indeed, Amalek himself was a descendant of Esau, Isaac’s mistreated and wayward son.
From Newsweek ● Jul. 30, 2012
In the meantime, Amalek announced to his tribe that at sunset the encampment would break up, and they would commence their return to the Syrian wilderness, through the regions eastward of the Dead Sea.
From Tancred Or, The New Crusade by Benjamin Disraeli, Earl of Beaconsfield
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