Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

amalec

/ˈæm.əˌlɛk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: amalec
IPA: /ˈæm.əˌlɛk/

10

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The grandson of Esau through his eldest son, in the Hebrew Bible.

name

The nation that purportedly traced their ancestry to this grandson.

Etymology

Via Late Latin Amālēc from Koine Greek Ἀμᾱλήκ (Amālḗk) from Biblical Hebrew עֲמָלֵק (ʾĂmālēq).

Word Breakdown

Root: Amālēc, Ἀμᾱλήκ, עֲמָלֵק

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in People.

Inflected Forms

Amalek (alternative)

Synonyms

Amalekite

Homonyms

amalek

Questions

How do you pronounce amalec?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈæm.əˌlɛk/.
What does amalec mean?: The grandson of Esau through his eldest son, in the Hebrew Bible.
Where does amalec come from?: Via Late Latin Amālēc from Koine Greek Ἀμᾱλήκ (Amālḗk) from Biblical Hebrew עֲמָלֵק (ʾĂmālēq).

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