"עמלק" meaning in Hebrew

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Proper name

Forms: עֲמָלֵק [canonical], ʿămālēq [romanization]
Etymology: Unknown. Theorized by Edward Lipinski to be related to Akkadian 𒄩𒈪𒈛𒄭 (ḫamiluḫḫi), itself likely a borrowing from Hurrian [script needed] (ḫalvi, “enclosure”) Etymology templates: {{der|he|akk|𒄩𒈪𒈛𒄭|tr=ḫamiluḫḫi}} Akkadian 𒄩𒈪𒈛𒄭 (ḫamiluḫḫi), {{der|he|xhu|t=enclosure|tr=ḫalvi}} Hurrian [script needed] (ḫalvi, “enclosure”) Head templates: {{he-noun|g=m|tr=ʿămālēq|wv=עֲמָלֵק}} עֲמָלֵק • (ʿămālēq) m
  1. (Biblical Hebrew) son of Eliphaz by his concubine Timnah, grandson of Esau, and progenitor of a tribe of people in southern Canaan. Tags: Biblical-Hebrew
    Sense id: en-עמלק-he-name-n~Aj8bQE Categories (other): Biblical Hebrew, Hebrew entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Hebrew entries with incorrect language header: 45 55
  2. (Biblical Hebrew) In reference to the land or nation of the Amalekites. Tags: Biblical-Hebrew
    Sense id: en-עמלק-he-name-bAhtQS2i Categories (other): Biblical Hebrew, Hebrew entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Hebrew entries with incorrect language header: 45 55 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 44 56 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 42 58
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