An Arab tribe that lived in the desert of Paran between the Arabah and the Mediterranean, and at one time seem to have ranged as far north as Mount Ephraim (Judg. 5: 14; Judg. 12: 15). The Amalekites were at constant war with the Hebrews from the time of Moses (Ex. 17: 8, etc.), till their power was broken by Saul and David (1 Sam. 15; 1 Sam. 27: 8; 1 Sam. 30; 2 Sam. 8: 12), and their last remnant was destroyed by the Simeonites (1 Chr. 4: 43).