Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
Amalekite
Usage: Someone descended from Amekek Group of a.ma.leq (עֲמָלֵק "Amalek" H6002) § Amalekite, of Amalek "people of lapping" descendants of Amalek, the grandson of Esau
Strong's Number
H6003
Language
Hebrew
Linked Usages
12
Books
5
Strong's H6003 Quick Answer
Strong's H6003 עֲמָלֵקִי (`Amaleqiy) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. `Amaleqiy (am-aw-lay-kee') adj. 1. an Amalekite, (collectively) the Amalekites 2. descendants of Amalek It has 12 linked Bible usages across 5 books. Visible English usage signals include amalekites and amalekite. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
- Meaning
- `Amaleqiy (am-aw-lay-kee') adj. 1. an Amalekite, (collectively) the Amalekites 2. descendants of Amalek
- Usage
- 12 linked usages
- Books
- 5 indexed books
- Corpus
- Old Testament
- Usage Words
- amalekites and amalekite
Meaning and Definition
`Amaleqiy (am-aw-lay-kee') adj. 1. an Amalekite, (collectively) the Amalekites 2. descendants of Amalek [patronymically from H6002] KJV: Amalekite(-s). Root(s): H6002
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H6003. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's H6003 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render `Amaleqiy, 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.
Amalekites
Numbers 14:25
8×
Amalekite
1 Samuel 30:13
3×
How Strong's H6003 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 12 linked usages.
- The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.
Strong's H6003 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 H6003 in the Old Testament
12 indexed usages in Old Testament.
And they returned, and came to Enmishpat, which is Kadesh, and smote all the country of the Amalekites, and also the Amorites, that dwelt in Hazezontamar.
(Now the Amalekites and the Canaanites dwelt in the valley.) Tomorrow turn you, and get you into the wilderness by the way of the Red sea.
For the Amalekites and the Canaanites are there before you, and ye shall fall by the sword: because ye are turned away from the LORD, therefore the LORD will not be with you.
Usage Excerpts
First 12 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H6003.
And they returned, and came to Enmishpat, which is Kadesh, and smote all the country of the Amalekites, and also the Amorites, that dwelt in Hazezontamar.
(Now the Amalekites and the Canaanites dwelt in the valley.) Tomorrow turn you, and get you into the wilderness by the way of the Red sea.
For the Amalekites and the Canaanites are there before you, and ye shall fall by the sword: because ye are turned away from the LORD, therefore the LORD will not be with you.
Then the Amalekites came down, and the Canaanites which dwelt in that hill, and smote them, and discomfited them, even unto Hormah.
And Abdon the son of Hillel the Pirathonite died, and was buried in Pirathon in the land of Ephraim, in the mount of the Amalekites.
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.
And Saul said, They have brought them from the Amalekites: for the people spared the best of the sheep and of the oxen, to sacrifice unto the LORD thy God; and the rest we have utterly destroyed.
And David and his men went up, and invaded the Geshurites, and the Gezrites, and the Amalekites: for those nations were of old the inhabitants of the land, as thou goest to Shur, even unto the land of Egypt.
And it came to pass, when David and his men were come to Ziklag on the third day, that the Amalekites had invaded the south, and Ziklag, and smitten Ziklag, and burned it with fire;
And David said unto him, To whom belongest thou? and whence art thou? And he said, I am a young man of Egypt, servant to an Amalekite; and my master left me, because three days agone I fell sick.
And he said unto me, Who art thou? And I answered him, I am an Amalekite.
And David said unto the young man that told him, Whence art thou? And he answered, I am the son of a stranger, an Amalekite.
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H6003, grouped by book.
Genesis 1 usage, Old Testament
Numbers 3 usages, Old Testament
Judges 1 usage, Old Testament
1 Samuel 5 usages, Old Testament
2 Samuel 2 usages, Old Testament
Strong's H6003 FAQ
What does amaleqi (עֲמָלֵקִי) mean?
Strong's H6003 is a Hebrew entry for H6003 עֲמָלֵקִי (`Amaleqiy). `Amaleqiy (am-aw-lay-kee') adj. 1. an Amalekite, (collectively) the Amalekites 2. descendants of Amalek
How many times is amaleqi (עֲמָלֵקִי) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 12 linked usages for Strong's H6003 across 5 books.
Where can I study amaleqi (עֲמָלֵקִי) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H6003 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
What English words translate amaleqi (עֲמָלֵקִי)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as amalekites and amalekite. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.