חָמוּלChâmûwl

proper name, masculine: grandson of Judah (Genesis 46:12; 1 Chronicles 2:5; Numbers 26:1)

Pronunciation: khaw-mool' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H2538

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 3 times in the Bible.

  • Genesis 46:12 The sons of Judah were Er, Onan, Shelah, Perez, and Zerah (though Er and Onan had died in the land of Canaan). The sons of Perez were Hezron and Hamul.
  • Numbers 26:21 These were the subclans descended from the Perezites: The Hezronites, named after their ancestor Hezron. The Hamulites, named after their ancestor Hamul.
  • 1 Chronicles 2:5 The sons of Perez were Hezron and Hamul.

Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).