Amalek
a.ma.leq is a proper name used chiefly for the people who fought Israel, and more rarely for an individual and a city.
The proper name most often identifies a people encountered as opponents of Israel, including their fighting, oppression, and later defeat. It also names an individual in genealogical and chief lists, and occurs in the designation of a city.
Senses in use
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The people opposing Israel · dominant
Tagged as a proper noun, the form identifies the party that came to fight Israel at Rephidim in Exodus 17:8; Exodus 17:13 then renders Joshua's defeat of Amalek and his people. In Deuteronomy 25:17 the APB renders the command to remember what Amalek did on the journey from Egypt, while 1 Samuel 15:3 places the name under Saul's command to strike and destroy.
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An individual in genealogical and chief lists · rare
The proper noun appears as the one borne to Eliphaz in Genesis 36:12 and among Eliphaz's sons in 1 Chronicles 1:36. Genesis 36:16 also lists chief Amalek among the chiefs of Eliphaz.
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A city designation · rare
In 1 Samuel 15:5, the tagged proper noun occurs in the phrase rendered by the APB as “the city of Amalek,” where Saul advances and waits in the valley.
In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB commonly retains the name as “Amalek,” while several conflict passages use “Amalekites” for the people, as in 1 Samuel 15:7. These English forms present the verse's referents rather than a fixed translation of each token.