Home › Words › A › amalekamalek/ˈæm.əˌlɛk/amalek · name — the biblical grandson of Esau.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).amalek is pronounced /ˈæm.əˌlɛk/.EtymologyBorrowed from Biblical Hebrew עֲמָלֵק (ʾĂmālēq).nameThe biblical grandson of Esau.nounThe nation said to be descended from him, living mostly in the Negev and some later migrating to Israel.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.amalekite 80% match — A descendant of the Biblical Amalek. vs amalek →jerahmeelite 58% match — A member of a people living in the Negev, presumably descended from Jerahmeel, the son of Hezron and great-grandson of Judah. They are mentioned in connection with King David. vs amalek →agag 58% match — A Northwest Semitic name or title applied to a biblical king, possibly a dynastic name of the kings of Amalek. vs amalek →ishmaelite 56% match — Any descendant of Ishmael. vs amalek →alaman 54% match — A member of the Alemanni people. vs amalek →elkoshite 53% match — A member of a minor biblical tribe mentioned in Nahum 1:1. vs amalek →ephraimite 53% match — An allegiant of the Israelite tribal patriarch Ephraim, a member of the tribe purportedly descended from him, or an inhabitant of the Northern Kingdom of Israel (930–720 B.C.), in which the tribe of Ephraim was preëminent. vs amalek →hamathite 52% match — A descendant of Canaan, according to Genesis 10:18 and 1 Chronicles 1:16, inhabiting the Kingdom of Hamath, located in what is now western Syria and northern Lebanon. vs amalek →