Bible Names

Amalek: meaning of the name

Amalek means “a people that licks up.”
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (1869)boy name

Amalek in Hebrew and Greek

עֲמָלֵק H6002

ʻĂmâlêq (am-aw-lake') — Amalek, a descendant of Esau; also his posterity and their country

probably of foreign origin;

Who named Amalek in the Bible

Places named Amalek

Amalek in Scripture

“Amalek” appears in 23 verses of the King James Version; here are the first 8.

  • Genesis 36:12

    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

    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

    Then came Amalek, and fought with Israel in Rephidim.

  • Exodus 17:9

    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

    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

    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

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

  • Exodus 17:14

    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.