Where does “Amaleke” come from?

Amaleke (Malawi Lomwe) comes from English Amalek, from English Amalec, from Koine Greek Ἀμᾱλήκ, from Hebrew עֲמָלֵק.

Amaleke (Malawi Lomwe): Amalek, grandson of Esau

Definitions

  1. Amalek, grandson of Esau

Ancestry of “Amaleke”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishAmalekThe nation said to be descended from him, living...
2EnglishAmalecThe grandson of Esau through his eldest son, in the Hebrew Bible
3Koine GreekἈμᾱλήκ—
4Hebrewעֲמָלֵק—
Every word from Hebrew עֲמָלֵק →