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Strong H2538חָמוּל

Hamul

Transliteration
châmûl
Pronunciation
khaw-mool'
Morphology
Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person

Definition

From H2550; pitied;
{Chamul} an Israelite: - Hamul.

Meaning of the name

Hamul = "spared"

Detailed definition

A man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Gen.46.12;
son of: Perez (H6557);
brother of: Hezron (H2696H)
Also named: cha.mu.li (חָמוּלִי "Hamulite" H2539)

In the biblical story

Hamul

Son of Perez, grandson of Judah.

Hamul was a son of Perez and a grandson of Judah, mentioned in the genealogies of Genesis, Numbers, and 1 Chronicles.

In the Bible

Strong H2538 appears in 3 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • hamul3

First verses

  1. Genesis 46:12
    And the sons of Judah; Er, and Onan, and Shelah, and Pharez, and Zerah: but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. And the sons of Pharez were Hezron and Hamul.
  2. Numbers 26:21
    And the sons of Pharez were; of Hezron, the family of the Hezronites: of Hamul, the family of the Hamulites.
  3. 1 Chronicles 2:5
    The sons of Pharez; Hezron, and Hamul.
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