LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · masculine

Amālēc

Amālēc m (indeclinable)
Classical[aˈmaː.ɫeːk]Ecclesiastical[aˈmaː.lek]

Meaning

  1. Late LatinMedieval Latinindeclinablea male given name of historical usage, notably borne by Amalek, the son of Eliphaz and grandson of Esau in the Hebrew Bible
  2. Late LatinMedieval Latinindeclinablethe tribe or nation which is said to be descended from Amalek; Amalekites
    Nunc ergo vade, et percute Amalec, et demolire universa ejus: non parcas ei, et non concupiscas ex rebus ipsius aliquid, sed interfice a viro usque ad mulierem, et parvulum atque lactentem, bovem et ovem, camelum et asinum.Now therefore go, and smite Amalec, and utterly destroy all that he hath: spare him not, nor covet any thing that is his: but slay both man and woman, child and suckling, ox and sheep, camel and ass.c. 347 CE – 420 CE, Hieronymus, Vulgate Liber I Samuelis id est I Regum (1 Samuel).15.3

Origins

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

Descendants
  • EnglishAmalec
  • PortugueseAmalec
  • SpanishAmalec

Quick answers

What does Amālēc mean in Latin?
Amālēc, a proper noun, means “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”.
How do you pronounce Amālēc?
In classical Latin, [aˈmaː.ɫeːk]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [aˈmaː.lek].