עֲמָלֵק39 proper name, of a people Amalek (on ָ֯ see LagBN 162 BaNB 160); — ancient people [Num 24:20] (twice in verse), south of Canaan — in Negeb [Num 13:29] (all J E), fierce and war-like Bedawin (compare GASmGeogr. 282 GFM[Judg 6:3]; [Judg 6:33]), foes of Israel during Exodus [Exod 17:8] + 6 t. [Exod 17] (E), [Deut 25:17]; [Deut 25:19] later marauders in Israel territory [Judg 3:13]; [Judg 6:3]; [Judg 6:33]; [Judg 7:12]; [Judg 10:12], defeated by Saul [1Sam 14:48]; [1Sam 15:2] + 9 t. [1Sam 14]; [1Sam 28:18], and by David [1Sam 30:18] (compare adjective, of a people below), [2Sam 8:12] = [1Chr 18:11], compare [Ps 83:8] also ׳הָע [2Sam 1:1] (where read עֲמָלֵק or הָעֲמָלֵקִי, see Commentaries); ׳ע [1Chr 4:43] as grandson of Esau [Gen 36:12] (P) = [1Chr 1:36]; [Gen 36:16] apparently connected with Ephraimitic territory [Judg 5:14] (compare [Judg 12:15] below; yet GFM conjecture עֵמֶק). — On Amalek see NöAmalekites {1864}; Ency. Bi. under the word.
The Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon
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