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עֲמָלֵק H6002

H6002 is the Hebrew word עֲמָלֵק, transliterated ʻĂmâlêq and said am-aw-lake'. The King James Version most often renders it amalek.

Word: עֲמָלֵקTransliteration: ʻĂmâlêqSaid: am-aw-lake'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 37 verses

What it means

Amalek, a descendant of Esau; also his posterity and their country.

Where it comes from

probably of foreign origin.

How the King James Version translates it

Across 39 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

amalek 23×amalekites 14×against amalek 1×also and the amalekites 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: Amalek.

Verses using עֲמָלֵק

All 37 verses, quoted in full.

Genesis 36:12 · KJV

And Timna was concubine to Eliphaz Esau’s son; and she bare to Eliphaz Amalek: these were the sons of Adah Esau’s wife.

Genesis 36:16 · KJV

Duke Korah, duke Gatam, and duke Amalek: these are the dukes that came of Eliphaz in the land of Edom; these were the sons of Adah.

Exodus 17:8 · KJV

Then came Amalek, and fought with Israel in Rephidim.

Exodus 17:9 · KJV

And Moses said unto Joshua, Choose us out men, and go out, fight with Amalek: to morrow I will stand on the top of the hill with the rod of God in mine hand.

Exodus 17:10 · KJV

So Joshua did as Moses had said to him, and fought with Amalek: and Moses, Aaron, and Hur went up to the top of the hill.

Exodus 17:11 · KJV

And it came to pass, when Moses held up his hand, that Israel prevailed: and when he let down his hand, Amalek prevailed.

Exodus 17:13 · KJV

And Joshua discomfited Amalek and his people with the edge of the sword.

Exodus 17:14 · KJV

And the LORD said unto Moses, Write this for a memorial in a book, and rehearse it in the ears of Joshua: for I will utterly put out the remembrance of Amalek from under heaven.

Exodus 17:16 · KJV

For he said, Because the LORD hath sworn that the LORD will have war with Amalek from generation to generation.

Numbers 13:29 · KJV

The Amalekites dwell in the land of the south: and the Hittites, and the Jebusites, and the Amorites, dwell in the mountains: and the Canaanites dwell by the sea, and by the coast of Jordan.

Numbers 24:20 · KJV

And when he looked on Amalek, he took up his parable, and said, Amalek was the first of the nations; but his latter end shall be that he perish for ever.

Deuteronomy 25:17 · KJV

Remember what Amalek did unto thee by the way, when ye were come forth out of Egypt;

Deuteronomy 25:19 · KJV

Therefore it shall be, when the LORD thy God hath given thee rest from all thine enemies round about, in the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee for an inheritance to possess it, that thou shalt blot out the remembrance of Amalek from under heaven; thou shalt not forget it.

Judges 3:13 · KJV

And he gathered unto him the children of Ammon and Amalek, and went and smote Israel, and possessed the city of palm trees.

Judges 5:14 · KJV

Out of Ephraim was there a root of them against Amalek; after thee, Benjamin, among thy people; out of Machir came down governors, and out of Zebulun they that handle the pen of the writer.

Judges 6:3 · KJV

And so it was, when Israel had sown, that the Midianites came up, and the Amalekites, and the children of the east, even they came up against them;

Judges 6:33 · KJV

Then all the Midianites and the Amalekites and the children of the east were gathered together, and went over, and pitched in the valley of Jezreel.

Judges 7:12 · KJV

And the Midianites and the Amalekites and all the children of the east lay along in the valley like grasshoppers for multitude; and their camels were without number, as the sand by the sea side for multitude.

Judges 10:12 · KJV

The Zidonians also, and the Amalekites, and the Maonites, did oppress you; and ye cried to me, and I delivered you out of their hand.

1 Samuel 14:48 · KJV

And he gathered an host, and smote the Amalekites, and delivered Israel out of the hands of them that spoiled them.

1 Samuel 15:2 · KJV

Thus saith the LORD of hosts, I remember that which Amalek did to Israel, how he laid wait for him in the way, when he came up from Egypt.

1 Samuel 15:3 · KJV

Now go and smite Amalek, and utterly destroy all that they have, and spare them not; but slay both man and woman, infant and suckling, ox and sheep, camel and ass.

1 Samuel 15:5 · KJV

And Saul came to a city of Amalek, and laid wait in the valley.

1 Samuel 15:6 · KJV

And Saul said unto the Kenites, Go, depart, get you down from among the Amalekites, lest I destroy you with them: for ye shewed kindness to all the children of Israel, when they came up out of Egypt. So the Kenites departed from among the Amalekites.

1 Samuel 15:7 · KJV

And Saul smote the Amalekites from Havilah until thou comest to Shur, that is over against Egypt.

1 Samuel 15:8 · KJV

And he took Agag the king of the Amalekites alive, and utterly destroyed all the people with the edge of the sword.

1 Samuel 15:18 · KJV

And the LORD sent thee on a journey, and said, Go and utterly destroy the sinners the Amalekites, and fight against them until they be consumed.

1 Samuel 15:20 · KJV

And Saul said unto Samuel, Yea, I have obeyed the voice of the LORD, and have gone the way which the LORD sent me, and have brought Agag the king of Amalek, and have utterly destroyed the Amalekites.

1 Samuel 15:32 · KJV

Then said Samuel, Bring ye hither to me Agag the king of the Amalekites. And Agag came unto him delicately. And Agag said, Surely the bitterness of death is past.

1 Samuel 28:18 · KJV

Because thou obeyedst not the voice of the LORD, nor executedst his fierce wrath upon Amalek, therefore hath the LORD done this thing unto thee this day.

1 Samuel 30:18 · KJV

And David recovered all that the Amalekites had carried away: and David rescued his two wives.

2 Samuel 1:1 · KJV

Now it came to pass after the death of Saul, when David was returned from the slaughter of the Amalekites, and David had abode two days in Ziklag;

2 Samuel 8:12 · KJV

Of Syria, and of Moab, and of the children of Ammon, and of the Philistines, and of Amalek, and of the spoil of Hadadezer, son of Rehob, king of Zobah.

1 Chronicles 1:36 · KJV

The sons of Eliphaz; Teman, and Omar, Zephi, and Gatam, Kenaz, and Timna, and Amalek.

1 Chronicles 4:43 · KJV

And they smote the rest of the Amalekites that were escaped, and dwelt there unto this day.

1 Chronicles 18:11 · KJV

Them also king David dedicated unto the LORD, with the silver and the gold that he brought from all these nations; from Edom, and from Moab, and from the children of Ammon, and from the Philistines, and from Amalek.

Psalm 83:7 · KJV

Gebal, and Ammon, and Amalek; the Philistines with the inhabitants of Tyre;

Common questions

What does Strong's H6002 mean?

H6002 is the Hebrew word עֲמָלֵק (ʻĂmâlêq), meaning Amalek, a descendant of Esau; also his posterity and their country.

How is H6002 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it amalek (23 times), amalekites (14 times), against amalek (1 time), also and the amalekites (1 time).

How many times does H6002 appear in the Bible?

עֲמָלֵק (ʻĂmâlêq) is tagged in 37 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H6002 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: probably of foreign origin.

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