ˈaməˌleˌkīt, əˈmaləˌ- noun
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Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: Hebrew 'Ămālēqī, after 'Ămālēq (Amalek), grandson of Esau (Gen 36:12), from whom they were said to be descended
: a member of a powerful nomadic people living in the region around Kadesh south of Canaan by the time of the Exodus and wiped out by the Jews in the time of Hezekiah