Amalec

== English == === Alternative forms === Amalek === Etymology === Via Late Latin Amālēc from Koine Greek Ἀμᾱλήκ (Amālḗk) from Biblical Hebrew עֲמָלֵק (ʾĂmālēq). === Pronunciation === enPR: ămʹə-lĕk', IPA(key): /ˈæm.əˌlɛk/ === Proper noun === Amalec (biblical) The grandson of Esau through his eldest son, in the Hebrew Bible. The nation that purportedly traced their ancestry to this grandson. ==== Synonyms ==== (nation descended from Amalec):: Amalecites, Amalekites ==== Derived terms ==== Amalecite ==== Translations ==== == Latin == === Etymology === Via Koine Greek Ἀμᾱλήκ (Amālḗk) from Biblical Hebrew עֲמָלֵק (ʾĂmālēq). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [aˈmaː.ɫeːk] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [aˈmaː.lek] === Proper noun === Amālēc m (indeclinable) (Late Latin, Medieval Latin) (biblical) Amalec, Amalek: a male given name of historical usage, notably borne by Amalek, the son of Eliphaz and grandson of Esau in the Hebrew Bible the tribe or nation which is said to be descended from Amalek; Amalekites Synonyms: Amālēcītae, Amālēcītēs ==== Related terms ==== Amālēcītēs Amālēcīta ==== Descendants ==== → English: Amalec → Portuguese: Amalec → Spanish: Amalec == Portuguese == === Proper noun === Amalec m alternative form of Amaleque