HebrewH2538Proper Noun (Masculine)
חָמוּל
cha.mul
“Hamul”
3Occurrences
H2538Strong's #
Proper Noun (Masculine)Part of Speech
Definition
Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)
Chamul, an Israelite
from H2550 (חָמַל); pitied;
Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
A man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at ; son of: Perez (H6557); brother of: Hezron (H2696H) Also named: cha.mu.li (*חָמוּלִי *"Hamulite" H2539) § Hamul = "spared" the younger son of Pharez, Judah's son by Tamar
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Grammar & Morphology
Part of Speech
Proper Noun (Masculine)
Morphology Code
N:N-M-P
Full Description
Proper Noun, Masculine
Occurrences
חָמוּל appears 3 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
1 Chronicles
1
Genesis
1
Numbers
1
Key Passages
1 Chronicles 2:5BSB
The sons of Perez:Hezron and Hamul.
Genesis 46:12BSB
The sons of Judah: Er, Onan, Shelah, Perez, and Zerah; but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan.The sons of Perez: Hezron and Hamul.
Numbers 26:21BSB
And these were the descendants of Perez:the Hezronite clan from Hezronand the Hamulite clan from Hamul.
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