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Strong's H6002 עֲמָלֵק (amaleq)

Amaleq means “Amalek” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Strong's Number H6002
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 37
Books 9

Strong's H6002 Quick Answer

Strong's H6002 עֲמָלֵק (`Amaleq) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. `Amaleq (am-aw-lake') n/p. 1. Amalek, a descendant of Esau 2. also his posterity and their country It has 37 linked Bible usages across 9 books. Visible English usage signals include amalek, their, and also. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
`Amaleq (am-aw-lake') n/p. 1. Amalek, a descendant of Esau 2. also his posterity and their country
Usage
37 linked usages
Books
9 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
amalek, their, and also

Meaning and Definition

`Amaleq (am-aw-lake') n/p. 1. Amalek, a descendant of Esau 2. also his posterity and their country [probably of foreign origin] KJV: Amalek.

Original Word
עֲמָלֵק
Transliteration
`Amaleq
Morphology
name

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H6002. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)

Amalek

Usage: Amalek = "dweller in a valley" people in southern Canaan 2) descendants of Amalek Also named: a.ma.le.qi (עֲמָלֵקִי "Amalekite" H6003)

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How Strong's H6002 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render `Amaleq, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

Amalek Genesis 36:12 23× also Judges 10:12 their Judges 7:12

How Strong's H6002 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 37 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H6002 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's H6002 in the Old Testament

37 indexed usages in Old Testament.

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.

Usage Excerpts

First 37 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H6002.

Genesis 36:12 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, KJV
Then came Amalek, and fought with Israel in Rephidim.
Exodus 17:9 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, KJV
And Joshua discomfited Amalek and his people with the edge of the sword.
Exodus 17:14 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, KJV
For he said, Because the LORD hath sworn that the LORD will have war with Amalek from generation to generation.
Numbers 13:29 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, KJV
Remember what Amalek did unto thee by the way, when ye were come forth out of Egypt;
Deuteronomy 25:19 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, KJV
And Saul came to a city of Amalek, and laid wait in the valley.
1 Samuel 15:6 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, KJV
And Saul smote the Amalekites from Havilah until thou comest to Shur, that is over against Egypt.
1 Samuel 15:8 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, KJV
And David recovered all that the Amalekites had carried away: and David rescued his two wives.
2 Samuel 1:1 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, KJV
The sons of Eliphaz; Teman, and Omar, Zephi, and Gatam, Kenaz, and Timna, and Amalek.
1 Chronicles 4:43 Old Testament, KJV
And they smote the rest of the Amalekites that were escaped, and dwelt there unto this day.
1 Chronicles 18:11 Old Testament, 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.
Psalms 83:7 Old Testament, KJV
Gebal, and Ammon, and Amalek; the Philistines with the inhabitants of Tyre;

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H6002, grouped by book.

Genesis 2 usages, Old Testament
Exodus 7 usages, Old Testament
Numbers 2 usages, Old Testament
Deuteronomy 2 usages, Old Testament
Judges 6 usages, Old Testament
1 Samuel 12 usages, Old Testament
2 Samuel 2 usages, Old Testament
1 Chronicles 3 usages, Old Testament
Psalms 1 usage, Old Testament

Strong's H6002 FAQ

What does amaleq (עֲמָלֵק) mean?

Amaleq (Strong's H6002) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "Amalek". `Amaleq (am-aw-lake') n/p. 1. Amalek, a descendant of Esau 2. also his posterity and their country

How many times is amaleq (עֲמָלֵק) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 37 linked usages for Strong's H6002 across 9 books.

Where can I study amaleq (עֲמָלֵק) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H6002 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate amaleq (עֲמָלֵק)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as amalek, their, and also. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.