Posted ByJoshua Daniels on May 31, 1999 at 11:07:43:
Here's a fun thought that occurred to me when I first learned the meaning of the phrase, "HaMalek," meaning, "The King," as in "Dovid HaMalek," "King David."
Might "Amalek" have been an ancient play on words to indulge in a little pretentious snobbery? The "Sons of Amalek," a nation that gave Israel fits off and on, may have called themselves that intending it to be taken as "Sons of the King," as in "We're WAY better than you peasants, so knuckle under."
Hmmmm???