ʼAmrâphel — H569

Definition

masculine proper noun

Amraphel, a king of Shinar

1. Amraphel = "sayer of darkness: fall of the sayer"
2. the king of Shinar (Babylon) (perhaps Hammurabi c 2100 BC)

Usually translated as

Amraphel

Origin

of uncertain (perhaps foreign) derivation

Occurrences

ʼAmrâphel occurs 2 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Genesis (2)

• Genesis 14:1 — And it came to pass in the days of Amraphel (אַמְרָפֶ֣ל) king of Shinar, Arioch king of Ellasar, Chedorlaomer king of Elam, and Tidal king of nations;
• Genesis 14:9 — With Chedorlaomer the king of Elam, and with Tidal king of nations, and Amraphel (וְאַמְרָפֶל֙) king of Shinar, and Arioch king of Ellasar; four kings with five.