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· Biblical Hebrew
עֲמָלֵק
2 English words descend from Biblical Hebrew
עֲמָלֵק
, most common first.
Amalek
The nation said to be descended from him, living mostly in the Negev and some later migrating to Israel.
Amalec
The grandson of Esau through his eldest son, in the Hebrew Bible.