Strong H569אַמְרָפֶל
Amraphel
- Transliteration
- 'amrâphel
- Pronunciation
- am-raw-fel'
- Morphology
- Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person
Definition
Of uncertain (perhaps foreign) derivation;
{Amraphel} a king of Shinar: - Amraphel.
{Amraphel} a king of Shinar: - Amraphel.
Meaning of the name
Amraphel = "sayer of darkness: fall of the sayer"
Detailed definition
A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.14.1
In the biblical story
Amraphel
King of Shinar, ally of Chedorlaomer
Amraphel, king of Shinar, was one of the four kings who joined forces with Chedorlaomer in the battle against the five kings of the Plain.
In the Bible
Strong H569 appears in 2 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- amraphel2
First verses
- 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;
- 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.