Amraphel אַמְרָפֶל
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| אַמְרָפֶל | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | amraphel |
| Strong's number | H569 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | name of a man |
| Gloss | Amraphel |
| Occurrences | 2 in 2 verses |
Amraphel (Hebrew אַמְרָפֶל, Strong's H569) is a name of a man in the Old Testament, glossed “Amraphel”. It occurs 2 times.
Definition
A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.14.1
§ Amraphel = "sayer of darkness: fall of the sayer"
the king of Shinar (Babylon) (perhaps Hammurabi c 2100 BC)
§ Amraphel = "sayer of darkness: fall of the sayer"
the king of Shinar (Babylon) (perhaps Hammurabi c 2100 BC)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | amraphel (2) |
|---|---|
| BSB | amraphel (2) |
Verses
Every verse with Amraphel, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Genesis
- Genesis 14:1And it came to pass in the days of Amraphel king of Shinar, Arioch king of Ellasar, Chedorlaomer king of Elam, and Tidal king of nations;In those days Amraphel king of Shinar, Arioch king of Ellasar, Chedorlaomer king of Elam, and Tidal king of Goiim
- Genesis 14:9With Chedorlaomer the king of Elam, and with Tidal king of nations, and Amraphel king of Shinar, and Arioch king of Ellasar; four kings with five.against Chedorlaomer king of Elam, Tidal king of Goiim, Amraphel king of Shinar, and Arioch king of Ellasar—four kings against five.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).