H569: אַמְרָפֶל
ʼAmrâphel · pronounced am-raw-fel' · “Amraphel”
Definition
Amraphel, a king of Shinar
KJV translates it as: Amraphel.
Word origin: of uncertain (perhaps foreign) derivation;
Extended definition
A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.14.1
§ Amraphel = "sayer of darkness: fall of the sayer"
the king of Shinar (Babylon) (perhaps Hammurabi c 2100 BC)
§ Amraphel = "sayer of darkness: fall of the sayer"
the king of Shinar (Babylon) (perhaps Hammurabi c 2100 BC)
Brief lexicon based on BDB via STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0).
How H569 is translated
- amraphel ×2
Bible verses with H569 (ʼAmrâphel)
ʼamrâphel appears in 2 verses.
- Genesis 14:1
And it came to pass in the days of Amraphel king of Shinar, Arioch king of Ellasar, Chedorlaomer king of Elam, and Tidal king of nations;
- Genesis 14:9
With Chedorlaomer the king of Elam, and with Tidal king of nations, and Amraphel king of Shinar, and Arioch king of Ellasar; four kings with five.