Amalec
Meanings
name
- The grandson of Esau through his eldest son, in the Hebrew Bible.
- The nation that purportedly traced their ancestry to this grandson.
Pronunciation
Word forms
Etymology
Via Late Latin Amālēc from Koine Greek Ἀμᾱλήκ (Amālḗk) from Biblical Hebrew עֲמָלֵק (ʾĂmālēq).
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